Local Politics: Mayor Dailey, Matlow Choose Candidates in City Races
The longstanding tradition of local elected officials remaining publicly “neutral” in elections that involve colleagues has fallen victim to the battle for…
Local Races
Leon County Commissioner Caban Announces Bid For Re-Election
On Friday, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban announced his bid for re-election for County Commission District 2. Caban defeated Hannah Crow in…
Local Political Briefs: City Districts, Law Enforcement, Teacher Pay Raises, District 4
As the local political campaign season gets underway, ahead of the 2024 primary & general elections, TR will periodically provide information on…
Superintendent Candidate Joe Burgess Supports Teacher Pay Raise
On February 6th, Joe Burgess, principal of Chiles High School and candidate for Leon County School Superintendent released a statement in support…
Local Campaign Reports Show Six Candidates Surpass $50K
The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections show six candidates have surpassed $50,000 with more than…
City Commissioner Jack Porter Files for Re-election
City Commissioner Jack Porter announced on Monday that she is seeking re-election to her seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. She filed…
Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch Raises $62K in First Month of Campaign
The re-election campaign of Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch is reporting that the campaign collected a total of $62,815 in contributions from…
Local Election Winners: Three Incumbents and Three New Faces
Tallahassee Mayor Mayor John Dailey held off a challenge from Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, winning by just under 4,000 votes. Leon…
Three Issues that Separate Dailey and Dozier: Progressive Endorsements, Stadium Votes & the City Manager
All the TV commercials. mailers and social media posts have been deployed and election day awaits. Listed below are three issues that…
Police Union Responds to Dozier Mailer: “Dailey Never Cut Police Funding”
A mailer sent by the Saving Our City PC in support of Kristin Dozier’s mayoral campaign – five days before election day…
In the Arena: General Election Turnout Indicators
With seven days to go before election day the auguries in Senate District Three look bad for incumbent State Senator Loranne Ausley. …
Florida Democrat Chair’s Endorsement of John Dailey sparks controversy with Leon County Democrats
The Florida Democrat Party and the Leon County Democrat Party are at odds over the upcoming election for Mayor of Tallahassee. On…