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TALLAHASSEE & LEON COUNTY

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CITY OF TALLAHASSEE

CITY COMMISSIONERS

(Four-year terms)

City Hall
300 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
All phones: (850) 891-8181

City Commissioners Seat Term Ends
Photo of Mark Mustian Mark Mustian Seat 1 2012
mark.mustian@talgov.com
Photo of Andrew Gillum Andrew Gillum,
Mayor Pro-Tem
Seat 2 2012
andrew.gillum@talgov.com
Photo of Nancy Miller Nancy Miller Seat 3 2014
nancy.miller@talgov.com
Photo of John Marks John Marks, Mayor Seat 4 2014
john.marks@talgov.com
Photo of Gil Ziffer Gil Ziffer Seat 5 2014
gil.ziffer@talgov.com

CITY MANAGER (Appointed)

Photo of Anita Favors Thompson Anita Favors Thompson 891-8200
citymanager@talgov.com

City Commissioners must live in the city and are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections. Meetings are usually held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month at 4:00 PM in the City Commission Chambers, City Hall.

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LEON COUNTY

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

(Four-year terms; all expire in November)

Leon County Courthouse
301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
All phones: (850) 606-5300

County Commissioners Seat Term Ends
Photo of Bill Proctor Bill Proctor District 1 2014
proctorb@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of Jane G. Sauls Jane G. Sauls District 2 2012
saulsj@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of John E. Dailey John E. Dailey,
Chair
District 3 2012
daileyj@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of Bryan Desloge Bryan Desloge District 4 2012
deslogeb@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of Kristin Dozier Kristin Dozier District 5 2014
dozierk@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of Akin Akinyemi Akin Akinyemi,
Vice Chair
At-Large 2012
akinyemia@leoncountyfl.gov
Photo of Nick Maddox Nick Maddox At-Large 2014
maddoxn@leoncountyfl.gov

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR (Appointed)

Photo of Vincent S. Long Vincent S. Long 606-5300
LongV@leoncountyfl.gov

Leon County Commission meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 3:00 PM in the Leon County Commission Chambers in the County Courthouse. Five of the Commissioners must live in and be elected from their own Districts; an additional two are elected at-large.

COUNTY OFFICERS

(Four-year terms; all expire in January)
County Officer Phone Term Ends
Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Bob Inzer (D)
bbinzer@leoncountyfl.org
577-4000 2012
Property Appraiser:
Bert Hartsfield (D)
bhartsfield@leonpa.org
488-6102 2012
Sheriff:
Larry Campbell (D)
campbell@leoncountyfl.gov
922-3300 2012
Supervisor of Elections:
Ion Sancho (NPA)
ion@leoncountyfl.gov
606-8683 2012
Tax Collector:
Doris Maloy (D)
maloyd@leoncountyfl.gov
488-4735 2012

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISORS

615 Paul Russell Road
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Four-year terms; nonpartisan; elected County-wide in Leon County only. They take office the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January and meet the 1st Monday of each month at noon.

Supervisor District Term Ends
Brian Acosta
(904) 410-6465
District 1 2012
Stan Peacock
893-7681
District 2 2014
Misty Penton
562-5374
District 3 2012
Wayne Bertsch
251-1835
District 4 2014
Blas J. Gomez
385-6226
District 5 2012

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LEON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Leon County Schools Administration

2757 W. Pensacola Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32304
487-7110

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

(Four-year term; expires in November)

Jackie Pons (D)
ponsj@leonschools.net
487-7147 2012

SCHOOL BOARD

(Four-year terms; all expire in November)
All phones (850) 487-7110

Member District Term Ends
Forrest Van Camp
vancampf@leonschools.net
District 1 2014
Dee Crumpler, Chair
crumplerd@leonschools.net
District 2 2012
Maggie Lewis-Butler
lewisbutler@leonschools.net
District 3 2014
DeeDee Rasmussen,
Vice Chair
rasmussend@leonschools.net
District 4 2012
Joy Bowen
jbowen91@comcast.net
District 5 2014

Each school board member must reside in and be elected from his or her own District. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM. All board meetings will be held at the Howell District Conference Center, 3955 West Pensacola Street.

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STATE OF FLORIDA

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(Four-year terms; all expire in January)

The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399

Official Phone Term Ends
Governor
Rick Scott (R)
rick.scott@eog.myflorida.com
488-7146 2015
Lieutenant Governor
Jennifer Carroll (R)
jennifer.carroll@eog.myflorida.com
488-7146 2015
Attorney General
Pam Bondi (R)
pam.bondi@myfloridalegal.com
245-0140 2015
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Atwater (R)
jeff.atwater@myfloridacfo.com
413-2806 2015
Commissioner of Agriculture
Adam Putnam (R)
adam.putnam@freshfromflorida.com
617-7701 2015

STATE SENATORS

(Four-year terms; all expire in November)

The Florida Senate
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
www.flsenate.gov

Senator District Term Ends
Bill Montford (D)
487-5004
bill.montford.web@flsenate.gov
District 6 2014
Charles Dean (R)
487-5017
dean.charles.web@flsenate.gov
District 3 2012

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

(Two-year terms; all expire in November)

Florida House of Representatives
The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
www.myfloridahouse.com

Representative District Term Ends
Marti Coley (R)
488-2873
marti.coley@myfloridahouse.gov
District 7 2012
Alan Williams (D)
488-1798
alan.williams@myfloridahouse.gov
District 8 2012
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D)
488-0965
michelle.rehwinkel@myfloridahouse.gov
District 9 2012

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

(Four-year terms; all expire in January; appointed)

2540 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850
http://www.floridapsc.com

Commissioner Term Ends
Eduardo E. Balbis
413-6038
commissioner.balbis@psc.state.fl.us
2015
Ronald A. Brisé
413-6036
commissioner.brise@psc.state.fl.us
2014
Julie Imanuel Brown
413-6042
commissioner.brown@psc.state.fl.us
2015
Lisa Polak Edgar
413-6044
commissioner.edgar@psc.state.fl.us
2012
Art Graham, Chair
413-6040
commissioner.graham@psc.state.fl.us
2014

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

(All Terms End in November)

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(Four-Year Terms)

Official Term Ends
PRESIDENT:
Barack Obama (D)
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
president@whitehouse.gov

(202) 456-141
2012
VICE PRESIDENT
Joseph Biden (D)
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
vice_president@whitehouse.gov

(202) 456-1414
2012

THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

UNITED STATES SENATORS
(Six-Year Terms)

Marco Rubio (R)
Dirksen Senate Office Building, B40A
Washington, D.C. 20510
http://rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

D.C.: (202) 224-3041 Pensacola:(850) 433-2603
2016
Bill Nelson (D)
716 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20510
http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact

D.C.: (202) 224-5274
Tallahassee: (850) 942-8415
2012


UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
(Two-year terms)

Second Congressional District:
Steve Southerland (R)
1229 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
southerland.house.gov/contact-me/email-me

D.C.: (202) 225-5235
Panama City: (850) 785-0812
2012
Fourth Congressional District:
Ander Crenshaw (R)
440 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
www.crenshaw.house.gov

D.C.: (202) 225-2501
Jacksonville: (904) 598-0481
2012

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THE COURTS

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

(Appointed by the Governor, justices run for merit retention at the end of six-year terms. Each term starts in early January)

500 S. Duval Street
Tallahasee, FL 32399-1925
www.floridasupremecourt.org

(850) 488-0125

Charles T. Canady,
Chief Justice
2016
Jorge Labarga 2016
R. Fred Lewis 2012
Barbara J. Pariente 2012
James E. C. Perry 2016
Ricky Polston 2016
Peggy A. Quince 2012

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES

(Appointed by the Governor, judges run for merit retention at the end of six-year terms. Each term starts in early January)

2000 Drayton Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
www.1dca.org

(850) 487-1000

Robert T. Benton II,
Chief Judge
2014
Nikki Ann Clark 2016
Marguerite H. Davis 2014
Paul M. Hawkes 2016
Charles J. Kahn, Jr. 2016
Joseph Lewis, Jr. 2014
Simone Marstiller 2012
Philip J. Padovano 2016
L. Clayton Roberts 2014
Lori S. Rowe 2016
Bradford L. Thomas 2012
William A. VanNortwick, Jr. 2014
Peter D. Webster 2012
T. Kent Wetherell 2016
James R. Wolf 2016

SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES

(Nonpartisan elections for six-year terms; each term starts in early January)

301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1803
http://leoncountyfl.gov/2ndcircuit

(850) 577-4401

Dawn Caloca-Johnson Group 11 2016
John C. Cooper Group 8 2014
Angela C. Dempsey Group 16 2014
Charles W. Dodson Group 4 2014
Charles A. Francis, Chair Group 13 2014
Jackie L. Fulford Group 5 2016
Karen Gievers Group 9 2016
James C. Hankinson Group 14 2016
Terry Lewis Group 12 2012
George S. Reynolds III Group 1 2012
N. Sanders Sauls Group 6 2014
Frank E. Sheffield Group 7 2014
James O. Shelfer Group 3 2012
Jonathan Sjostrom Group 15 2016
Josephine M. Tamayo Group 2 2014
Mark E. Walker Group 10 2014

LEON COUNTY COURT JUDGES

(Nonpartisan election for six-year terms; term starts in early January)

301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Leon County Judges (2nd Circuit)

(850) 577-4401

Augustus D. Aikens, Jr. Seat 4 2012
Ronald W. Flury Seat 3 2012
Judith W. Hawkins Seat 2 2012
Nina Ashenati Richardson Seat 5 2014
Robert Wheeler Seat 1 2012

PUBLIC DEFENDER - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

(Partisan election for a four-year term; term starts in November after General Election)

301 S. Monroe Street, Suite 401
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1803
www.leoncountyfl.gov/pd

(850) 606-1000

Nancy Daniels (D)
nancyd@leoncountyfl.gov
2012

STATE ATTORNEY - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

(Partisan election for a four-year term; term starts in November after General Election)

301 S. Monroe Street, Suite 475
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2550
www.sao2fl.org/

(850) 606-6000

William N. Meggs (D)
meggs@leoncountyfl.gov
2012

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REGISTERING TO VOTE

To register to vote in Leon County you must:

  1. be a citizen of the United States.
  2. be a resident of Florida.
  3. be 18 years of age before election day.
  4. be in full possession of your civil rights.

To register, simply fill out the Florida Voter Registration Application form. Anyone in the state of Florida can register to vote using this form, any day of the week, including Sundays and holidays.

These forms are available online at www.leonvotes.org or at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 315 South Calhoun Street, Suite 110, or at any of the following businesses: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, all public libraries, public assistance offices, armed forces recruiting offices, offices that serve persons with disabilities, all public schools and most banks in Tallahassee. Call (850) 606-8683 to locate the site most convenient for you. Special registration drives are also held throughout the year at area events such as Springtime Tallahassee, 4th of July Celebration, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, and the North Florida Fair.

You must be registered 29 days prior to the election to vote in that election.

If you are sixteen, you can pre-register. A voter registration card will be mailed at your eighteenth birthday.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

QUESTIONS?

  • Leon County Supervisor of Elections606-8683
  • City Hall891-0000
  • County Administration606-5300
  • School Administation487-7110
  • State Information488-1234

For information on registering to vote, requesting an absentee ballot, election dates and polling locations, go to www.leonvotes.org.

To determine your county commission, school board, legislative or congressional district, go to www.leonvotes.org.

For information on Florida state government and state agencies, go to www.myflorida.com.

For information on Florida Statutes, the Florida Legislature and pending legislation, go to www.leg.state.fl.us

Other local government websites:

  • City of Tallahassee: www.talgov.com
  • Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us
  • School Board: www.leon.k12.fl.us
  • Sheriff: http://lcso.leonfl.org
  • Tax Collector: www.leontaxcollector.net
  • Property Appraiser: www.leonpa.org
  • Clerk of the Court: www.clerk.leon.fl.us
  • Supervisor of Elections: www.leonvotes.org

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