As the primary election draws closer, a number of organizations that have an interest in local elections choose to interview candidates and make decisions about public endorsements. In addition, at times, elected officials and influential members of the community will also publicly endorse candidates. Jeremy Matlow, a candidate for city commission seat 3, announced last […]
Mayoral candidate Dustin Daniels has secured the support of three prominent local African-American leaders in his campaign to lead the city of Tallahassee for the next four years. Tallahassee Reports was sent an image of a campaign postcard which was recently placed on the windshields of cars at local churches. The postcard features pictures of […]
The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) held a mayoral forum Tuesday during their monthly luncheon meeting at the Capital City Country Club. The straw ballot (only NEBA members could participate) after the session showed that three votes separated the winner, Leon County Commissioner John Dailey, and second place finisher Michelle Rewhinkel Vasilinda. The […]
Does Dustin Daniel’s non-response to an interview request mean Daniels, if elected as Tallahassee’s new mayor, will continue at least one policy of his former boss, Mayor Andrew Gillum — Gillum’s contentious, combative attitude toward Tallahassee Reports? Hopefully not. Tallahassee Reports reached out to Daniels to include him in the paper’s ongoing political profiles of […]
One thing is for certain, voters in Tallahassee will have a lot of options to choose from when it comes time to select a new mayor in August. And those options expanded on Friday when former state legislator and Tallahassee Community College professor Michelle Rewinkel Vasilinda filed the necessary paper work to become a candidate. […]
On the Voice of Freedom Today morning show on RealTalk 93.3 this morning, Leon County Commissioner and mayoral candidate John Dailey told show host Greg Marr that he wants to write the next chapter in Tallahassee’s history. Dailey, noting that at least three seats on the city commission will have have new elected officials after […]
Earlier this month, Lisa Brown, one of four candidates for City Commission Seat 3, sat down with Steve Stewart for an interview on “Above the Fold,” a local news program on RealTalk 93.3FM. During the interview Brown discussed priorities and specific ideas for meeting challenges facing Tallahassee. Brown is a Tallahassee native, who lived and […]
In the first campaign report since filing to run for mayor of Tallahassee, current Leon County Commissioner John Dailey brought in $91,171 in April. This includes $10,446 rolled over from his county commission campaign for district 3. A review of the Dailey’s report shows 374 donations totaling approximately $80,725. One of Dailey ‘s donors was […]
TALLAHASSEE — To Dianne Williams-Cox, a candidate for Tallahassee Commission Seat 5, life is like a baseball game and Tallahassee is like a pitcher caught in a slump. “When a pitcher gets in trouble on the mound, I don’t think you should pull the pitcher. I think you should pause, talk with the pitcher, and […]
TALLAHASSEE — Some have compared Tallahassee to Gotham, the fictional, corrupt, crime-riddled metropolis of comic book, movie and television fame. Bob Lotane, candidate for City Commission Seat 5, doesn’t buy into that characterization. Lotane, a public relations (PR) and communications expert said, “I’m not willing to stipulate Tallahassee is this horrible place, this Gotham, needing […]