The results of a Tallahassee Bar Association (TBA) poll shows that judicial candidate Amanda Wall received the highest percentage of qualified responses when compared to her competitors. The poll asks members of the TBA to rate the candidates in two categories – legal ability and temperament. Wall received a 96% qualified rating for legal ability […]
Florida House candidate Allison Tant appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Sept. 29. Tant, a Democrat, is running against Republican Jim Kallinger for the House District 9 seat. Tant formerly chaired the Florida Democratic Party. She is also a disability rights advocate, and she recently helped launch Independence Landing, […]
Second Circuit Judge candidate Amanda Wall appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Oct. 1. The Circuit Judge race is nonpartisan, and Wall is running against Tiffany Baker. The race went to runoff in the primaries, with Baker getting 37% percent of the vote and Wall 25%. Wall, who has […]
This past Tuesday, Leon County Superintendent candidate Dr. Pam Hightower appeared on Above the Fold, hosted by Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart. During the interview, Hightower discussed her professional background, top priorities and her opinion on incumbent Superintendent Rocky Hanna’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion began with Hightower recounting her experience in the […]
Leon County Commission candidate Carolyn Cummings appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Tuesday to discuss her campaign. Cummings is running against Kelly Otte which will be decided on Nov. 3. At the beginning of the episode, Cummings was asked about her position on the referendum on the 2020 ballot […]
Brian Welch appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart today to discuss his campaign for Leon County Commissioner, District 4. Welch is running against incumbent Bryan Desloge. Tallahassee Reports previously published a candidate profile detailing Welch’s background and campaign. At the beginning of the episode, Welch discussed how he thinks he […]
Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier appeared on The Greg Tish Show on RealTalk 93.3 and addressed a number of local issues. Tish asked Dozier about the status of public participation in Leon County Commission meetings. Dozier said that there will be a process in place for citizens to call in and comment in real-time during […]
Unofficial results indicate challenger Jack Porter has defeated incumbent Elaine Bryant with 50.65% of the vote in the race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1. Porter avoided a run-off by approximately 200 votes. In the race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2, incumbent Curtis Richardson received 48.27% of vote and will face Bill Schack in […]
The Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1 race, which has three candidates on the ballot, has shaped into a two-person race between incumbent Elaine Bryant and candidate Jack Porter. Bryant was appointed to the City Commission in December 2018 to replace Scott Maddox. She has lived in Tallahassee for 40 years and worked in many fields, […]
In September 2019, Melissa Villar filed to run for Leon County Commissioner At Large, Group 1. She is joined in the race by Jeff Hendry, Scott Flowers, Danielle Irwin, Kelly Otte, Robin Colson, and Carolyn Cummings. Incumbent Mary Ann Lindley is retiring. Villar currently serves as Executive Director of NORML Tallahassee, a marijuana reform organization, […]