Pensacola’s mayor has announced he will not seek reelection. Mayor Ashton Hayward said in a news release that he believes the best leaders are not career politicians but citizen servants and he has decided not to seek a third term as mayor of Pensacola. Elected in 2010 as Pensacola’s first strong Mayor under the new charter he was reelected in 2014. He thanked his wife An, his son Aiden, and his parents, for the sacrifices they have made while allowing him to serve.