Candidates for City Commission
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Learn about who represents you in Tallahassee.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Jacqueline "Jack" PorterSeat 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Curtis RichardsonSeat 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Jeremy MatlowSeat 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Dianne Williams-CoxSeat 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
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About City Commission
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Commission
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Candidate must be a qualified elector of the city.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- Filing fee is 1% of position salary; signature requirement is 500.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county supervisor of election's office.
- Where to file
- PO Box 8600, Tallahassee, FL 32314
- Filing phone
- 850-606-8683
- Step 3
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