On February 6th, Joe Burgess, principal of Chiles High School and candidate for Leon County School Superintendent released a statement in support of teacher pay raises, stating, “It’s time to pay teachers a livable wage.” This announcement was released as negotiations between the Leon Classroom Teacher Association (LCTA) and the Leon County School District remain […]
The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections show six candidates have surpassed $50,000 with more than six months until the first vote will be cast. You can review candidate donors here. The six candidates with over $50,000 in contributions include: -Superintendent Rocky Hanna -Leon County Commission At-Large candidate, Commissioner […]
City Commissioner Jack Porter announced on Monday that she is seeking re-election to her seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. She filed the formal paper work with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections on February 24. She announced her plans on Twitter. Porter tweeted, “We’ve got unfinished business, y’all I’m officially running for re-election!” The […]
The re-election campaign of Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch is reporting that the campaign collected a total of $62,815 in contributions from over 200 donors in the first month of fundraising. Welch announced is intention to run for re-election earlier this year. During Welch’s initial run for office in 2020, Welch raised $56,056 with approximately […]
Tallahassee Mayor Mayor John Dailey held off a challenge from Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, winning by just under 4,000 votes. Leon County Commission Incumbent Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox won re-election over Josh Johnson. Also, two new faces will be introduced later this month to fill the seats vacated by Dozier (District 5) and […]
All the TV commercials. mailers and social media posts have been deployed and election day awaits. Listed below are three issues that separate the two mayoral candidates, Mayor John Dailey and former Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier. Progressive Endorsements Both Dailey and Dozier are registered Democrats, as are all members of the city commission. However, […]
A mailer sent by the Saving Our City PC in support of Kristin Dozier’s mayoral campaign – five days before election day – claims “John Dailey…Decreased police funding.” The mailer appears to be funded – at least in part – by Kristin Dozier’s personal funds. Richard Murphy – the President of the Big Bend Chapter […]
With seven days to go before election day the auguries in Senate District Three look bad for incumbent State Senator Loranne Ausley. The stars are aligned for Republican challenger Corey Simon to take the win. There are thirteen counties in Senate District Three. All but one county, Wakulla, have a higher percentage of Republicans voting […]
The Florida Democrat Party and the Leon County Democrat Party are at odds over the upcoming election for Mayor of Tallahassee. On October 26th, the Florida State Democrat Chairman Manny Diaz announced his endorsement of Mayor Candidate John Dailey along with several other endorsements in local elections throughout the State. Although this is a non-partisan […]
For years, local Tallahassee elections have avoided the influence of national progressive groups with extreme positions. Previously, these groups have focused on larger metro areas like Austin, Seattle, and Portland. However, during this election cycle Tallahassee voters are being targeted by groups that openly support the defund the police movement, attack capitalism, and label themselves […]