On Tuesday, November 20th, the Leon County Commission swore in three returning commissioners and one new member. Rick Minor, who won his race in August to represent District 3, was the only newly elected commissioner. Minor works as the CEO of the Second Harvest of the Big Bend. He is also a former chief of […]
Two of the three races for seats on the Leon County School Board are headed to a runoff. Incumbent school board member Joy Bowen was able to avoid a run-off in the District 5 race with 53.2% of vote. Bowen received 3,867 votes while Bowen’s only challenger, Marcus Nicolas, tallied 3,401 votes. District 4 incumbent […]
The race for Leon County Commission District 3 is headed for a recount. The unofficial results, listed below, show that Rick Minor finished with 8,234 votes or 50.43% of the total vote. Emily Fritz finished second with 5,443 votes or 33.3%. Emily Fritz posted on her campaign Facebook that because the margin was “less than half […]
The race for Leon county commission district 3 features five candidates. Listed below is a table that provides information on work experience, endorsements, straw poll results, public office experience, and campaign contributions for each candidate. There is a guide to the abbreviations at the bottom of the table. Four of the five candidates discussed the […]