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Jim Marquardt
Nonpartisan · Florida · 2026Biography
Jim Marquardt is general manager of the Gardens Hotel in Key West and previously worked as executive director of commercial broadcast copyright licensing for ASCAP in New York, per the Keys News candidate profile. He has lived in Key West since 1999 and serves as vice chair of the Inns of the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys and Key West, per the same profile.
Top Priorities
- Balance affordability with needed infrastructure investment
- Explore solar and other renewable technologies where financially sound
- Improve public communication on major expenditures and rate changes
Per the Keys News candidate profile.
On the ballot
Key West Utility Board Member, Seat A · Florida · 2026
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