Meeting/Event Information

Join the Tallahassee Bar Association as we host the 2024 Candidates Forum on July 24 at the Stearns Weaver Miller offices in Tallahassee.  This event is for TBA members only and seating is limited to the first 50 registrations.  Invitations to participate have been extended to all qualifying candidates in all Leon County contested races including City Commission Seat 1, City Commission Seat  2, City Commission Seat 4, County Commission Seat 2, County Commission At Large 2, Superintendent of Schools, School Board Seat 2, School Board Seat 4, Leon County Property Appraiser and County Judge. This forum will offer all non-judicial candidates 2 minutes to introduce themselves and share their opinions.  A debate will be held for the judicial candidates only.

Candidates who have confirmed their attendance are:

Superintendent:  Rocky Hanna, Joe Burgess, Star Swain

School Board, District 2: Rosanne Wood

School Board, District 4:  Jeremy Rogers

City Commission, Seat 2: Curtis Richardson, Bernard Stevens, Jr., Dorothy Inman Johnson

City Commission, Seat  1: Louis Dilbert, Jack Porter, Rudy Ferguson

County Commission, Seat 4: Brian Welch, Isaac Montilla

County Commission, At Large Group 1: David Hawkins

Property Appraiser: Ken Preston, Akin Akinyemi

Judge:  Cydnee Brown, Robert Churchill, LaShawn Riggans

Legislative:  Daryl Parks, Allison Tant, Spencer Brass

Submit your question for Judicial candidates ONLY: https://tallahasseebar.org/survey.php?id=67

Arrive early to meet the candidates at 5:30, introductions begin at 6pm.  Drinks and appetizers will be served.

If your membership has expired and you would like to renew, please contact Alva Smith at [email protected].