Gilroy Usher Sr. Called Out by His Son

Gilroy Usher Sr. and his namesake son are at odds again, and like the previous times, it’s on Facebook. Gilroy Usher Jr. posted on his Facebook timeline, “In Port, ppl (people) had things better under Boots.”

Boots is Anthony “Boots” Martinez, the former UDP area representative for Port Loyola, the division Usher Sr. currently represents and wants to represent again.

Usher Jr. doubled down on his father’s performance as an area representative, adding criticism in the comments.

Martinez re-entered politics, announcing his candidacy for the Port Loyola Division under the U.D.P. banner.

In the 2020 general election, Usher Sr. bested the U.D.P.’s ” Philip Willoughby by 793 votes. In the 2015 general election, Martinez bested Usher Sr. by 76 votes.