Ashton Hayward
Ashton Hayward | |
|---|---|
Hayward in 2015 | |
| 62nd Mayor of Pensacola | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – November 27, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Wiggins |
| Succeeded by | Grover C. Robinson IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashton James Hayward III April 15, 1969 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Anneken "An" Hayward
(m. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Real estate developer, politician |
Ashton James Hayward III (born April 15, 1969) is an American real estate developer and politician who served as the 62nd mayor of Pensacola from 2011 to 2018. He is currently the president of the Andrews Research and Education Foundation. He was the first mayor elected under the "strong mayor" form of government adopted in 2009, which shifted the mayoral duties away from a ceremonial leader to that of the city's chief executive and decision-maker.