James B. Renninger
Available reports...
  • M2 3/10/2020
  • M3 4/10/2020
  • M4 5/11/2020
  • M5 6/10/2020
  • P1 6/19/2020
  • P2 7/3/2020
  • P3 7/17/2020
  • P4 7/24/2020
  • P5 7/31/2020
  • P6 8/7/2020
  • P7 8/14/2020
  • G1 8/28/2020
  • TR 11/16/2020

Contact Information

Address
2347 Oak Ct
Orange Park, FL - 32073
Phone
904-264-5121
Candidate's Statement

Jim Renninger began residence in Orange Park more than 35 years ago when he was assigned as a U.S. Navy pilot at Cecil Field. Renninger successfully completed 26 years in the USN and attained the rank of Captain, retiring in 1998. Significant assignments included three commands and one Chief of Staff tour: Command tours consisted of Squadron Command in VS-24 - Cecil Field; Replacement Air Group (RAG) Command in VS-27 - Cecil Field; Wing Commander, Sea Strike Wing One - Cecil Field; and Chief of Staff for the USS George Washington (CVN-73) Battlegroup, serving Admiral Mike Mullen (who subsequently was assigned as the Chief of Naval Operations and finally as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). He is most noted for earning an Air Medal through superb airmanship and the first-ever barrier landing on an aircraft carrier in an S-3B saving the $32 million aircraft and four lives from certain disaster. 

After retirement he worked as a financial planner (1998-2002) and served Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) where he was assigned as Director of the Aviation Center of Excellence at Cecil Airport (2002-2010) where his testimony to Congress on March 30, 2007 was critical to authorization and development of the Air Traffic Control education and training program at FSCJ. His last assignment was as Dean of Workforce Programs at the Downtown Campus (2010-2013). 

He has a long history of service to the community where he was elected three times to Orange Park Town Council, serving nine years and as Mayor twice, Vice Mayor, and Councilman terming out of office in May 2016. He also served as the President of Northeast Florida League of Cities. He is currently on the board of Penney Farms Retirement Community and on the boards of Portofino Condominium Association in Pensacola and the Seasons Condominiums in Orange Park Florida. He is a member of the Clay County Republican Executive Committee, Republican Men's Club and past President of the Navy League, Jacksonville Council. He is a member of Grace Anglican Church on Fleming Island and serves in various social and professional organizations. CAPT Renninger has served honorably and collaboratively to produce results that improve the quality of life in the Northeast Florida Region. 

He is currently a businessman with a variety of real estate assets and is a co-manager/co-founder of the consulting business Grant Development & Management located in Orange Park.

CAPT Renninger is married to Dr. Phyllis Renninger for over 50 years and has four children and six grandchildren. All four children graduated from Orange Park High School and attended Florida Universities. 


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