Superintendent Jim Paul Says He Won’t Seek Re-election

February 16, 2008

NorthEscambia.com has learned that Escambia County School Superintendent Jim Paul will drop out of the race for that office.

“Next week I will formally notify the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office that I will not seek a third term as Superintendent of Schools in Escambia County.” Paul said. “I will have no further comment on this matter.”

Paul was arrested January 10 near Clearwater, FL, and charged with DUI after his blood alcohol level was tested at 0.128. The legal limit in Florida is 0.08. Deputies said they spotted Paul’s rental car speeding and “weaving dramatically”.

“I didn’t feel in anyway that I was unable to drive,” he told NorthEscambia.com in an exclusive interview on January 11, just one day after his arrest. “But I’m sure everybody says that who’s had drinks and gets behind the wheel of a car.”

Paul’s next court hearing on his Pinellas County DUI charge has been set for March 25.

“There is no excuse, there’s no rational explanation for what happened. I did something that was against the law. And it was nobody’s fault but my own,” was Paul’s opening statement in his exclusive NorthEscambia.com interview. Click here to hear this comment from Paul in mp3 format.

To hear Paul’s complete exclusive interview with NorthEscambia.com, click here.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News