♪ ♪ >> WELCOME TO THE SECOND OF OUR POLITICAL CANDIDATE FORUMS IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 8 GENERAL ELECTION.

THIS FORM OF COOPERATIVE OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF TALLAHASSEE, WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA.

OUR CANDIDATES TODAY ARE RUNNING FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT TWO.

I AM FROM WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA I'VE JOINED BY WILLIAM HATFIELD FROM THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT AND DANIELLE IRWIN FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FROM TALLAHASSEE.WE WILL BE QUESTIONING THE CANDIDATES ON VARIOUS TOPICS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GROUNDRULES AND THEN WE WILL MEET THE CANDIDATES.

>> THE CANDIDATES FOR LEON COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT TO SITTING LEFT FROM RIGHT ARE KRISTIN AND HANNAH.

A REMINDER FOR THOSE WATCHING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLEASE HIT THE SHARE BUTTON DISCUSSION.

HERE IS HOW THE FORUMS WILL WORK.

WHICH CANDIDATE GETS TO ANSWER FIRST.

WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS SO WE WILL ASK CANDIDATES TO KEEP YOUR ANSWERS BRIEF.

WE WILL BE IN HERE AND OUT WITHIN AN HOUR.

WE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION.

YOU WILL KNOW WHEN YOU'RE TIME IS UP BECAUSE YOU WILL HEAR THIS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO A DEAD STOP, BUT FINISHED YOUR SENTENCE AND MOVE ON.

WE WILL HAVE A LIGHTNING ROUND WHERE WE ASK YOU TO KEEP IT TO ONE SENTENCE.

SIXTY SECONDS TO MAKE THE CASE DIRECTLY TO VOTERS AND CHECK YOUR WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION.

>> IF YOU'RE ASKING ON FACEBOOK, TYPE THEM IN THE COMMENT THAT WE WILL GET TO AS MANY AS WE CAN.

TIME IS VERY LIMITED AND YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES, YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED IF YOU MAKE IT BRIEF, POLITE AND APPLICABLE TO ALL CANDIDATES.

CANDIDATES COME AT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE BEGIN?

LET'S JUMP IN WITH THE FIRST QUESTION.

THAT IS ME.

WHAT MAKES YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE IN THIS RACE?

HANNAH.

WE WILL START WITH YOU.

READY FIVE SECONDS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.

IT IS TRULY AN HONOR.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING TUNED IN TODAY.

I LOVE OUR DISTRICTS.

THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE THERE AS WELL.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR DISTRICT TOO LONG BEFORE THERE WAS A RACE TO RUN.

I HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND, I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING WITH LOCAL LEVEL ISSUES.

WALK ABILITY ISSUES, FOOD SECURITY ISSUES, LITERACY ISSUES.

IT GOES ON FROM THERE.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN TRUST ME THAT I'M HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND I'M HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL.

THIS IS WHERE MY FAMILY IS.

I HUSBAND IS HERE.

OUR BOYS ARE HERE.

FOURTH GENERATION IN THE DISTRICT.

I TRULY AM THE RIGHT WANT TO SERVE YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU.

CHRISTIAN, WHAT MAKES YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?

BE BACK THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I AM EXCITED.

DISTRICT TWO IS A UNIQUE PLACE.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS.

I FEEL LIKE I AM THE BEST CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT DISTRICT TOO BECAUSE I HAVE COME UP HAVEN A DECADE.IT'S WHERE I BUILT MY BUSINESS, IT IS WHERE I BUILT MY RELATIONSHIPS.

IT IS A VERY DIVERSE DISTRICT.

IT EXPANDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PART OF LEON COUNTY.

VERY DISTINCT ISSUES.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT DISTRICT TO BEING LEFT BEHIND.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST EVIDENCE OF THAT?

>> I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE AREA CODE, I MEAN ZIP CODE, THE MOST IMPOVERISHED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

I THINK IT IS A DIRECT SIGN THAT WE NEED SOMEONE THAT CAN PUSH FOR BETTER JOBS AND STRONGER ECONOMIC VITALITY.

>> THANK YOU.

HANNAH, SAME QUESTION TO YOU.

>> BEFORE I START I WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE A PROUD COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE AMAZING THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN A DISTRICT TWO.

IF YOU KNOCK ON DOORS, PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU THAT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET BETTER.

WHAT I HEAR OVER AND OVER AS WE WANT TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE WHERE WE LIVE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

I BELIEVE I HAVE THE SKILL SET TO DO THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT AND CONTINUE THE LEGACY AND LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE.

>> HANNAH, STAYING WITH YOU, WHAT IS YOUR OPPONENT BIGGEST LIABILITY IN THIS RACE?

>> THE THREE THINGS THAT STICK OUT THE VERY MOST TO ME AND TO THE VOTERS AS WELL, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.MY OPPONENT HERE JUST SHOWED UP TO THE DISTRICT WHEN A SEAT WAS OPEN.

THAT IS EVIDENCE IN THE FACT THAT 98% OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE FROM THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TALLAHASSEE.

THAT IS BECAUSE WHERE HE SPENDS HIS TIME.

THAT IS WHERE HIS RELATIONSHIPS ARE.

IT SHOULD SAY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT HAVE NOT DONATED TO HIM DIRECTLY.

ALSO THE FACT THAT HE CHANGED THIS PARTY AFFILIATION TO RUN IT WE SHOULD BE COMING TO VOTERS OPEN AND HONEST.

>> SAME QUESTION.

WHAT IS YOUR OPPONENT'S BIGGEST LIABILITY IN THIS RACE?

YOU HAVE ABOUT 45 SECONDS.

>> I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIABILITIES.

WHEN KNOCKING ON DOORS, NEIGHBORS AND CONSTITUENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT A LACK.

THEY WANT TO SEE BETTER PAYING JOBS.

MY OPPONENT DOES NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO CREATE JOBS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOMS WHICH ARE PUBLIC ENDORSEMENTS OF FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST TWEETS THAT DO NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF OUR DISTRICT.

MY FOCUS IS ON THE PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE NEED TO CLEAR BETTER PAYING JOBS.

BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A BETTER EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH.

A FULL-TIME JOB.

TELLING US WHAT YOUR DAY JOB IS CURRENTLY AND WHETHER YOU WILL CONTINUE IN THAT.

WHETHER YOU WILL PURSUE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.

>> I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR.

I HAVE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM CAMPAIGNING FULL-TIME.

I CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUES AND DISTRICT TO.

>> CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE?

>> I AM IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS.

I HAVE BARS.

THOSE PREDOMINATELY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEPARATE MY TIME.

HANDLED DURING THE DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT.

>> SAME QUESTION.

>> I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYONE MY FIRST PRIORITY WILL BE DISTRICT TWO.

I WORK AT A COMMUNICATIONS FIRM.

I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT I SERVE.

WE MOVE BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS FORWARD, MAKE SURE TO STAY INVOLVED IN EVERY RESOURCE POSSIBLE SO I CAN BRING THOSE BACK TO OUR DISTRICT.

DISTRICT TWO WILL BE MY FIRST PRIORITY.

I WANT TO NOTE, WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE THERE.

>> REALLY QUICKLY, CAN YOU NAME HOTEL RESTAURANT, AND THEN CAN YOU NAME THE FIRM, PLEASE.

>> RECESS CLYDES WAREHOUSE THE GOVERNORS IN AND WE HAVE A RESTAURANT IN THE SO-CALLED DESIGN PHASE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OUR FAMILY OWNS CROWE'S CORNER.

>> OKAY.

>> GREAT.

HANNAH, WE WILL START WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.

WAS AMAZON A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY AND AS THEY DIAL BACK EXPANSION PLANS, HOW WILL YOU ENSURE THEY STAND BY THEIR DEAL BETTER IN THEM 2.5 MILLION IN INCENTIVES.

>> I THINK AMAZON WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

A WONDERFUL INDUSTRY COMING IN.

IT IS CREATING JOBS.

THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO BE DOING IN THE CAPITAL CITY.

NOW OUR JOB AS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY SAID WAS GOING TO HAPPEN HAPPENS.

WE STAY TRUE TO THAT.

WE REMAINED INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND WE EVEN NEED TO BEGIN THINKING HOW WILL WE BRING RESOURCES AROUND AMAZON.

HOW WILL WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE TRANSPORTATION.

THAT WE DON'T JUST PUT SOMETHING DOWN AND LEAVE IT.

WE NEED TO BUILD AROUND IT.

AROUND THINGS LIKE AMAZON THAT COME TO OUR COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK AMAZON COMING TO OUR COUNTY WAS GREAT.

IT DOES HOLD OTHER BUSINESSES ACCOUNTABLE ON WAGES AND COMPETITION.

I AM A BELIEVER THAT COMPETITION BRIDGES CHAMPIONS.

WE NEED MORE BUSINESSES.

WE NEED TO CREATE MORE JOBS IN LEON COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT.

THEY ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT THEY SAY THEY WILL DO.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AMAZON COMING TO OUR COUNTY.

>> IF WE COULD FOUNTAIN TO PUBLIC SAFETY FOR JUST A MOMENT, THIS WILL BE A 452ND RESPONSE FROM EACH OF YOU.

ACCORDING TO A RUNNING COUNT, 15 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND AT LEAST 63 HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE COURSE OF 89 SHOOTING INCIDENTS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

WHAT IS ONE THINK THAT YOU WOULD DO AND MAKE A PLEDGE TO HELP STANCH THE BLOODSHED.

>> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE GOING OUT AND BATTLING CRIME EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER WE CANNOT POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF CRIME.

WE KNOW FROM THE ANATOMY OF THE HOMICIDE THAT CRIME IS TIED TO POVERTY AND SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS WITH OUR YOUTH THAT SHOW I DID EARLY AGE.

IN ORDER TO BATTLE CRIME WE NEED TO FOCUS AND MAKE IT A BIGGER PRIORITY ON MAKING SURE OUR YOUTH HAVE SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS TO KEEP THEM OUT OF TROUBLE AT AN EARLY AGE.

>> I HAVE TWO STEPSONS AND FAMILY AND THE PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY ON THE CHILDREN, THEY HAVE NAMES.

IT IS HORRIBLE.

IT IS SADDENING.

THE FIRST THING AS SOMEONE IN PUBLIC OFFICE AS A PUBLIC SERVANT WILL SAY, I AM HERE, I WILL WALK ALONGSIDE OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I WILL ENSURE THAT IN THE INITIATIVES THAT THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE THESE ISSUES, I WILL BE RIGHT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE REACHING EVERY PART OF MY DISTRICT AND THAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEM, CAN USE THEM.

I AM A BIG BELIEVER THAT RESOURCES HAVE TO GET RACKLEY TO THE PEOPLE.

MY OPPONENT IS CORRECT.

WE HAVE TO TACKLE THIS FROM THE GROUND UP.

I WILL BE THERE DOING THAT.

I LOVE THE IDF COMMUNITY POLICING IN OUR DISTRICT.

>> A QUICK PIVOT WHILE WE ARE TALKING TO YOU FOLKS.

A SOURCE OF PROMISE F YOU BOTH HAVE INDICATED.

THIS WILL BE A 452ND RESPONSE AGAIN.

HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LEON COUNTY.

NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT, BUT ACTUALLY MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT IT TRULY LIVES UP TO THAT PROMISE FOR A COMMUNITY THAT STRUGGLES WITH ITS SPOT KIND OF IN THE TOP 20 OF IMPOVERISHED AREAS IN THE ENTIRE STATE.

HOW DO WE DO THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

RECONFIGURING OR LOOKING AT, BEING CREATIVE WITH THE URBAN SERVICE AREA AND WHERE WE CAN MOVE, EXTENT AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPPLY TO HAPPEN IN ALL PARTS OF LEON COUNTY.

THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE.

BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE HONEST AND TRANSPARENT WITH OUR DEVELOPERS, WORKING AT BRINGING MORE IN, BRINGING IN MORE COMPETITION.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL DEVELOPERS.

TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT WILL BE PIVOTABLE.TRULY A HOLDING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MAKING THE PROCESS MORE SEAMLESS.

WE ARE INCENTIVIZING GOOD DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO SEE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN AND NOT JUST BRING DEVELOPMENT BUT QUALITY OF LIFE.

THEY ARE COMING WITH HOUSES AND PARKS AND BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

NOT JUST SOMETHING FOR THEIR POCKET.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.

GOING UP MY FAMILY FORECLOSED ON OUR CHILDHOOD HOME.

I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE PERSONALLY TO STRUGGLE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT IS NOT A ONE SHOE FITS ALL SOLUTION.

I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE BRIDGING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT BUILDING MORE HOMES AND INCREASING DENSITY.

THERE IS A HOUSING SHORTAGE IN LEON COUNTY.

WE NEED TO BUILD MORE HOMES.

ALSO, WHEN DEVELOPERS ARE BUILDING LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK WITH THEM IN ORDER TO SET ASIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO THAT IT DOES WORK FOR EVERYONE.

>> WHILE WE ARE ON THAT TOPIC, A QUICK FOLLOW-UP, CHRISTIAN, YOU FIRST ON THIS AND THEN YOU HANNAH.

WHAT IS ONE DEVELOPMENT DOING IT RIGHT AND ONE IN THE AREA THAT IS DOING IT NOT SO RIGHT?

>> I WILL TRY TO PERTAIN THESE AS CLOSE AS I CAN TO THE DISTRICT.

THE AIRPORT GATEWAY PROJECT IS A PROJECT I BELIEVE IS DONE RIGHT.

SUCH AN AREA IN OUR DISTRICT THAT COULD USE TAX DOLLARS TO ENHANCE THAT PART OF THE DISTRICT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AROUND IT.

A DEVELOPMENT THAT I WOULD NOT SAY I'M NOT A FAN OF BUT I AM SKEPTICAL ON.

A DEVELOPMENT ON WOODVILLE HIGHWAY AND CAPITAL CIRCLE ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT WILL ENCROACH ON OUR RESIDENTS.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE.

THE AIRPORT GATEWAY WILL BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

SOMETHING IN PLACE HAPPENING CURRENTLY, YOU CAN SEE, FEEL, TOUCH, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY SOUTHWOOD THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WALK ABILITY, ACCESS FOR JUST THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO, SAFE PLACES FOR KIDS TO GO, YOU CAN GO TO THE GROCERY STORE CLOSE BY, THE COMMUNITY ASPECT THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN THAT AREA IS ONE THAT SHOULD BE REPLICATED AND TAILORED IN OTHER AREAS.

WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT NOT JUST WHERE SOUTHWOOD IS.

I SAY THAT TO SAY, LET'S RING IT THERE.

>> ONE FINAL FOLLOW-UP FOR EACH OF YOU.

LET'S DO 30 SECONDS ON THIS ONE.

IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT, WHAT WOULD THAT BE AND WHY?

>> LAND DEVELOPMENT MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER TO CHANGE WHAT THE CURRENT LAND USE IS.

IF WE SEE THAT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HAD, AND THERE ARE DEVELOPERS AND WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE THE NEEDLE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

I WILL IN THE SAME BREATH SAY, ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT I CARE OVER AND OVER WE WANT TO PRESERVE AND ENHANCE APPROPRIATELY.IT IS SMART STRATEGIC WEALTH HONORING WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE LIVE.

>> CHRISTIAN.

>> I DISAGREE WITH MY OPPONENT.

I THINK THAT WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS CONTRARY BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO TRULY PRESERVE A COMMUNITY, IT SHOULD NOT BE EASIER TO CHANGE CODE.

THAT IS WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING WHEN WE ARE KNOCKING ON DOORS.

BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE.

PEOPLE UPSET THAT THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE UPSETTING HUGE DEVELOPMENTS POP UP NEXT TO THEM.

A CHECK BOX FORMAT, IF THEY WANT TO GO ON A PROJECT, THEY SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION.

IT IS VERY CLEAR ON WHAT THEY SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BASED ON THAT AREAS DEMOGRAPHIC AND LOCATION.

>> THANK YOU.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.

I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.

ONE FOR EACH OF YOU.

HANDOUT, EARLIER IN THE ELECTION CYCLE YOU TOOK KEEP FOR LIKING POSEN 2020 CALLING FOR ALL PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN ORDERS TO BE IGNORED.

FROM CANDACE OWENS REFERRING TO IT AS THE MOST RIDICULOUS SCAM IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

YOU SAID IT ONLY SHOWS ONE SIDE OF YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN LEARNING AND GROWING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU THINK LEON COUNTY MARCH 2020 STAY-AT-HOME ORDER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ON THE BACKLASH PUSHER MARK 45 SECONDS.

>> FIRST OF ALL, ABSOLUTELY NOT.

IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IGNORED.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO TODAY IS IN THIS PROCESS, YES, I HAVE LEARNED AND I HAVE GROWN.

WHAT IS THAT MY OPPONENT KNOWS I WAS THE INDIVIDUAL IN MY COMMUNITY WORKING ALONGSIDE LEON COUNTY HOLDING VACCINATION CLINICS.

I WAS ORGANIZING, PROMOTING, HOSTING THEM.

PROMOTING TESTING SITES, HELPING WITH A MASS FUNDRAISER BECAUSE I LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS AND I WAS ON THE GROUND HELPING INDIVIDUALS ENSURING THAT EVERYBODY HAD THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED IT THAT IS WHAT I LEARNED.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO LEARN, WE ARE ALLOWED TO GROW IN THAT PROCESS.

>> THANK YOU.

IN THE PRIMARY, THREE CANDIDATES CUT TIES WITH THE CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT WHO SHARED VIDEO OF BIDEN'S PRESS SECRETARY WITH CLOWN MAKEUP WHICH SOME REFER TO AS RACIST.

YOU SUBSEQUENTLY PAID HER ABOUT $2000.CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR CALCULATION ON THAT.

>> YEAH, ACTUALLY.

SHE WAS A PART OF OUR CAMPAIGN.

WHEN THOSE VIDEOS AND ALL THAT SURFACED, WE ACTUALLY CUT TIES ON OUR CAMPAIGN.

THAT INVOICE THAT SHE SUBMITTED WAS ACTUALLY FROM THE PRIMARY, NOT POST PRIMARY.

I THINK THAT WAS JUST THE TIMING OF WHEN SHE SUBMITTED HER INVOICE.

SHE IS NOT CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE CAMPAIGN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY.

THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVES THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION.

VINCE LONG HAS BEEN SERVING SINCE 2011.

WHAT LETTER GRADE WOULD YOU GIVE THIS YEAR AND WHY?

WHAT HAS HE DONE WELL AND WHAT COULD HE DO BETTER?

CHRISTIAN, WE WILL START WITH YOU.

>> ARE LIKE TO GIVE AN A-.

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING A GREAT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

BUT, AS I SAID IN THE PREVIOUS FORUM, THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.I AM VERY CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY TO LEAD OUR COUNTY.

>> THANK YOU.

HANNAH.

SAME QUESTION TO YOU.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE VINCE LONG A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

I WILL NOT GRADE HIM.

HE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND IF I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM AND LEARNED ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP STYLE, I AM SURE WE WILL WORK WELL TOGETHER.

>> AS A FOLLOW-UP, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL SEE, THIS IS FOR BOTH OF YOU, THAT YOU THINK VINCE COULD DO BETTER.

>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO BE IN AN ELECTED POSITION TO SEE AND WORK WITH HIM ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DO BETTER.

I AM ALWAYS A FAN OF BELIEVING THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

>> WHAT I WOULD SAY I KNOW ABOUT VINCE IS HE WOULD DEFINITELY SAY, ABSOLUTELY, I HAVE ROOM TO GET BETTER.

I CANNOT BE THE WANT TO PINPOINT WHERE HE NEEDS TO GET BETTER BUT SOMEONE THAT WINS THAT AWARD IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS ALWAYS GETTING BETTER AND REALIZES HE DOES NOT KNOW EVERYTHING BUT IS ALWAYS PUSHING THE NEEDLE AND THAT IS TO BE COMMENDED.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE COUNTY MANAGER HANDLING THE COVID VACCINE MANDATE.

IT RESULTED IN, TRYING TO THINK, MAYBE ONE DOZEN EMPLOYEES THAT LOST THEIR JOB.

>> I THINK TIME AND PLACE WHAT WE KNEW CURRENTLY ABOUT THE VIRUS, I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.>> OKAY.

HANNAH.

>> FIRST I WOULD SAY THE RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC WAS EXTREMELY NUANCED.

WE SHOULD HAVE GRACE FOR EVERYONE IN THE POSITIONS THEM FOR THE DECISIONS THEY HAD TO MAKE.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT COUNTY MAY DECISIONS THEY BELIEVED WOULD KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.

THE WAY THEY HANDLED IT IN THAT PROCESS IS TO BE COMMENDED.

NOW WE LOOK BACK HOPEFULLY NEVER TO FACE THAT AGAIN BUT AM A LITTLE BIT MORE TO LEARN FROM AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> WE WILL ALMOST GET TO OUR LIGHTNING ROUNDS.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS, WE ARE TIRED.

WHAT IS ONE QUESTION YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR OPPONENT.

WE WILL START WITH YOU, HANNAH.

YOU WILL HAVE 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER.

>> CHRISTIAN, I KIND OF HAVE A TWO-PART QUESTION HERE.

ONE, WHY DID YOU FEEL THE NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND FOR THE PEOPLE, HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY 98% OF YOUR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS COME FROM THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF OUR TOWN AND WHOSE VOICE ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BE LISTENING TO WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES.>> YEAH, SO, MY PARTY AFFILIATION WAS CHANGED ON ITS OWN.

I THINK THAT THIS RACE REALLY COMES DOWN TO TWO DIFFERENT OPPONENTS.ONE WHO CHANGED THE PARTY AFFILIATION BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LIKE A CERTAIN WAY A PARTY WAS GOING VERSUS ANOTHER WHO WAS ENDORSING FAR RIGHT TWEETS DURING THE TIME.

IN REGARDS TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS, I HAVE PLAN TO NOT ONLY REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO, BUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

>> NOBODY IN DISTRICT TWO.

>> MAY I FINISH.

>> AS YOU KNOW, OUR DISTRICT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST POWER FIRST DISTRICT IN DISTRICT TWO.

THE APPROACH OUR CAMPAIGN IS TAKING IS NOT GOING AROUND KNOCKING ON DOORS ASKING FOR MONEY.

WE ARE GOING AROUND ASKING HOW CAN WE MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER IN DISTRICT TWO.>> WHAT QUESTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK?

>> MY OPPONENT AROUND HER CAMPAIGN HAS CONTINUALLY SOLICITED AND PROMOTED SMALL BUSINESS AND DEEP ROOTS TO THE COMMUNITY.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, MY OPPONENT DOES NOT OWN A BUSINESS AND HAS ONLY LIVED IN THE DISTRICT FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT BUSINESSES YOU PERSONALLY OWN AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THE DISTRICT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I HAVE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 2015.

AIRED MY HUSBAND 2019.

OUR FAMILY ROOTS, WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT FOR OVER FOUR GENERATIONS.THAT IS MY FAMILY.

THOSE ARE MY FAMILY ROOTS AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT.

FROM THE MOMENT I STEPPED IN THE DISTRICT I STARTED WORKING IN THE DISTRICT.I FELL IN LOVE WITH WHERE I LIVE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR US NONSTOP ON LOCAL ISSUES BECAUSE THAT IS A PERSON THAT I AM.

OUR FAMILY BUSINESSES GROWS CORNER.

WE ARE A RURAL COUNTRY STORE.

IT IS A FAMILY BUSINESS.

IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FAMILY BUSINESS, EVERYONE IS INVOLVED.

WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO STAFF PEOPLE, MAKE ORDERS.

WE WORK THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

>> NOW WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE LIGHTNING ROUNDS.

YOU CAN PROVIDE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT CAN ADD UP.

NO MAJOR MAJOR RUN-ON SPIRIT HERE WE GO.

WHAT MAKES DISTRICT TO DISTINCT ABOVE ALL OTHERS.

HANNAH CROW.

>> EASY.

THE PEOPLE IN PRIDE WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.

>> CHRISTIAN.

>> DIVERSITY.

>> WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED ENDORSEMENT OTHER THAN YOUR CONSTITUENTS, FAMILY, ET CETERA.

>> I THINK THE MOST PRIZED ENDORSEMENT WOULD BE GETTING SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

INDIVIDUALLY, I HAVE BEEN ADORES BY DON WILLIAMS COX, BILL PROCTOR, FLORIDA EQUALITY CAUCUS, THE LGBTQ AQUATIC CAUCUS >> SAME QUESTION.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

MY GREATEST ENDORSEMENTS IN THIS PROCESS, NO BIGWIG, THIS HAS BEEN A PEOPLE FIRST CAMPAIGN FOR ME.

I AM PROUD TO HAVE ENDORSEMENTS FROM LOCAL LEADERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE.

>> HANNAH, LEON COUNTY HAS A HIGH FOOD INSECURITY.

WHAT IS ONE THING YOU CAN DO AS A COMMISSIONER TO HELP ON THAT FRONT?>> I MEAN, THE AUTOMATIC QUESTION IS MOVE FUNDS IN THAT DIRECTION.I HAVE ALREADY WORKED WITH LEON COUNTY.

WORKING WITH FOOD BANKS, MAKING SURE THE LIBRARIES WE HAVE PUT OUT IN COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO CANNED GOODS, FOOD, WORKING WITH SECOND HARVEST ON THOSE TYPES OF INITIATIVES.

>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR NONPROFITS.MEALS ON WHEELS, GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT EVERY SINGLE DAY, ESPECIALLY IN OUR TITLE I SCHOOLS.

CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE FUNDED IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

>> 24-25 OUR SCHOOL WILL CELEBRATE ITS BICENTENNIAL.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE AT THAT TIME?

>> SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

TALLAHASSEE, LEON COUNTY HAS A CHANCE THAT IS UNMATCHED.

>> HANNAH.

>> I REALLY THINK WE CAN GET BETTER TO GATHER.

I SURELY HOPE WE GET BETTER TOGETHER.

I HOPE THAT WE STOP THE NEGATIVE ATTACKING A PIGEON HOLDING AND PUSHING PEOPLE TO EXTREMES BECAUSE MOST OF US LIVE IN THE MIDDLE.

MOST OF US ARE MODERATES AND THAT IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO GET BETTER.

>> DOES THE COUNTY HAVE A ROLE IN THE ABORTION ISSUE OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS THE SOLE PROVINCE OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUSH MARK HANNAH.

>> I RECENTLY ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THAT COMMISSIONER DOZIER RESPOND TO THIS.

TALKING ABOUT HOW DEEP THIS ISSUE IS.

HOW MULTILAYER THIS IS.

AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT NEEDS IT.

>> CHRISTIAN.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG ISSUE.

AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER WE SHOULD BE A VOICE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS A SUBSIDIARY OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE A VOICE AND LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ACCURATELY RELAYING THEIR VOICE AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

>> DO EITHER OF YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF PRO-LIFE, PRO-CHOICE?

>> PRO-CHOICE.

>> AS A COMMISSIONER, MY JOB IS TO BE HERE PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO EVERYONE AND MORE THAN THAT, I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO AS A WOMAN, NOT AS EASY AS PRO THIS OR ANTI-THAT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF UNDECIDED PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH.

I WILL SAY I AM A PART OF THAT GROUP WITH THEM.

>> OKAY.

YOU WILL NOT GO WITH EITHER OF THOSE.

>> THAT IS MY ANSWER, YES.

>> WORKING WITH YOUR COUNTY PARTS, WHO WILL YOU ENDORSE FOR MAYOR OF TALLAHASSEE AND WHY?

>> I WILL NOT BE ENDORSING FOR MAYOR OF TALLAHASSEE.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR?

>> I AM AN ACTIVE VOTER.

>> CHRISTIAN.

>> I'M SUPPORTING JOHN DALY IN THE UPCOMING MARROW ELECTION.

HE HAS PUSHED THE BIGGEST ETHICS REFORM THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN TALLAHASSEE.

I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT QUALITY TAB FROM AMERICAN.

>> SHOULD THAT COUNTY PLAY A ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE DECRIMINALIZATION OR LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA?

THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP A COUPLE TIMES NOW.

SHOULD IT COME UP AGAIN?

>> I THINK IT IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT THIS POINT TO CONTINUE TO INCARCERATE PETTY POSSESSION MARIJUANA CRIME.

I THINK THAT WE COULD BE USING OUR RESOURCES IN A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION.

>> DOES A COUNTY COMMISSION HAVE A ROLE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> HANNAH.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT.

I DO NOT THINK WE NEED TO BE DOING AT THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT NOW.

AS A COUNTY COMMISSION, WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE AND DECRIMINALIZING THAT AND GETTING PEOPLE MOVED IN A BETTER DIRECTION.

I AM HERE FOR THAT.

>> WHAT IS ONE PLEDGEE WOULD MAKE TO VOTERS RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH IF ELECTED.

>> I PROMISED TO BE YOUR ADVOCATE.

I PROMISED TO BE ON THE GROUND WITH YOU IN YOUR COMMUNITIES.

I PROMISE -- I REALIZE EVERYTHING THAT THESE DISTRICTS, OUR DISTRICT HAS GIVEN TO ME IN THIS PROCESS, BELIEVED IN ME.

I WILL BE YOUR CHAMPION.

>> CHRISTIAN, SAME QUESTION.

>> I WILL BE UNAPOLOGETICALLY SELFISH FOR DISTRICT TO.

>> LASTLY, ON THAT NOTE, AND THEN I WILL SHUT UP.

NAME ONE DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY IN TALLAHASSEE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND WHAT YOU WOULD DO TO ADDRESS THAT.

>> THE NEIGHBORS AND FOLKS THAT LIVE ON LAKE MUNSON ARE EXPERIENCING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS THAT IS AFFECTING THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH LAKE MUNSON.

I LIVE ON A LAKE, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

I CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND WOODVILLE IN THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE THERE.

>> OKAY.

>> YOU DID IT.

YOU GOT THROUGH.

OKAY.

WE COULD NOT HAVE A FORUM WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE BLUEPRINT ISSUE.

I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR EACH OF YOU ON THAT.

WE WILL START OFF HERE WITH 32ND IF WE COULD.

THE BUSINESS OF THE BLUEPRINT INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH IS MADE UP OF THE CITY MANAGER IN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS NOT NOW CONDUCTED IN THE SUNSHINE AND MEETING MINUTES ARE NOT KEPT.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH OF YOU IF THIS IS OKAY OR IF YOU THINK THIS SHOULD CHANGE.

>> I THINK ANYWAY WE CAN BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND BUILD MORE PUBLIC TRUST IN THIS PROCESS, YES.

WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DO IT.

IT MAY NOT BE A SUPER EASY WAY TO DO IT OR THERE MAY BE MORE STEPS IN THE PROCESS BUT WE SHOULD AT LEAST LOOK AT THOSE STEPS.

IF THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, ABSOLUTELY.

>> AS A BOARD MEMBER, I UNDERSTAND SUNSHINE LAWS FULLY.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR MORE ETHICS.

ESPECIALLY OF TAX PAYERS FEEL LIKE THERE IS BACKROOM DEALS BEING DONE OR NOT PROPER INFORMATION BEING RELAYED.

IF THERE IS AREA OF IMPROVEMENT I AM FOR IT.

>> GIVEN WHAT YOU JUST SAID, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE LEVEL OF ETHICS, THE ETHICAL OVERSIGHT, IF YOU WILL?

IF NOT, WHAT OTHER IDEAS MAY YOU HAVE FOR IMPROVEMENT.

>> I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE STATUTE.

ELECTED OFFICIALS OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY BOUND BY SUNSHINE LAWS.

I THINK IT IS MORE OF A STATUTE ISSUE.

LOOKING TO EXTEND IT TO STAFF OR DISCUSS IT I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO THE STATUTE AND ALTER THE STATUTE, BUT AS IT CURRENTLY LIES, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS FINE.

>> HANNAH CROW.

>> THIS IS THE LEVEL OF ETHICS OVERSIGHT OF THE BLUEPRINT BOARD BOARD.

IS IT ADEQUATE THE WAY TO SET UP NOW OR DO YOU THINK THERE SOME OTHER TWEET THAT MAY BE MADE ON IT.

>> I TRULY HAVE TO TELL YOU, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEED TO JUMP INTO AND LEARN MORE ABOUT BEFORE SPEAKING OUT OF TURN.

I ABSOLUTELY, PUBLIC TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY, THAT NEEDS TO BE FIRST PRIORITY.

>> ONE FINAL FOLLOW-UP HERE.

WE'D TALKED ABOUT JUST IN GENERAL KIND OF PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY.

THIS WILL HONE IN ON THE BLUEPRINT, THINGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING HERE.

HANNAH, TO YOU FIRST, AND THEN YOU, CHRISTIAN.

WHAT PROJECT DO YOU THINK WAS A BIG WINNER FOR EVERYBODY.

WHICH PROJECT DO YOU THINK MAYBE DID NOT QUITE HIT THE MARK?

>> SO, I WOULD SAY A BLUEPRINT PROJECT, I AM EXCITED FOR THE AIRPORT GATEWAY.

THAT WILL BE PHENOMENAL.

THERE ARE 1 MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN GO WITH THAT TO CREATE JOBS.

THERE IS SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO BRING COMMUNITY AROUND THAT AS WELL.

THAT WILL BE A WORK IN PROGRESS.

IT IS EXCITING.

YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT TO SAY IT WAS A BAD PROJECT, BUT I THINK IT LEFT PEOPLE IN A WEIRD PLACE.

WE LEFT A LITTLE MORE DIVISIVE THEY ONLY LEFT TOGETHER.

WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

>> ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OR OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY, I LOVE AIRPORT GATEWAY BECAUSE THIS IS TAX DOLLARS, MONEY SPENT AND OUR DISTRICT AND THAT IS WHAT OUR PRESIDENT THE DISTRICT TO WANT TO SEE.

IN REGARDS TO A PROJECT I'M NOT A FAN OF, I GUESS YOU KNOW THE ELEPHANT IN OUR ROOM, AND OUR COMMUNITY, IT WAS DIVISIVE AND SPLIT OUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT WE SAW, HOW IT TORE UP OUR COMMUNITY I WOULD SAY THAT.

>> WHAT IS ONE WAY WE COULD MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES GRAY AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE BETTER PREPARED FOR AND RESPONSIVE TO CLIMATE RELATED INCIDENTS?

>> CANNOT.

>> EXCUSE ME, 30 SECONDS.

>> ANYWAY WE CAN BE BUILDING GREEN, REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, WITHIN REASON, RIGHT, DIFFERENT AREAS IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, TRANSPORTATION, KIND OF BUILDING THAT INTO IT, I THINK THAT THERE IS A CREATIVE ELEMENT IN THAT CAPACITY TO HELP REACH THAT GOAL.

I THINK THOSE ARE EXCITING THINGS THAT TALLAHASSEE IS WELL ON ITS WAY.

>> I WILL TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT IS CURRENTLY AFFECTING OUR RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT TWO.

STORMWATER RUNOFF.

THAT IS AFFECTING LAKE MUNSON.

WITH CLIMATE CHANGE ARE BODIES OF WATER ARE INCREASING WITH TEMPERATURE.

STORMWATER RUNOFF GOING INTO THESE LAKES AND OUR DISTRICT.

THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE IS CREATING TOXINS TO RESIDENTS AND ANIMALS.

IT'S TERRIBLE FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.

>> PARTY POLITICS HAS COME UP A FEW TIMES TODAY.

WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A NONPARTISAN RACE.

THE QUESTION I MOST ASKED BY VOTERS TO ASK THE CANDIDATES MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST TO DO WITH THE COUNTY RACE BUT IT HAS BECOME A WITNESS TEST AND SPEAKS TO OUR DEMOCRACY AT LARGE.

DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE OUTCOME OF THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT OF WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6.

FORTY-FIVE SECONDS.

>> I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE 2020 ELECTION.

PRESIDENT BIDEN -- IN REGARDS TO JANUARY 6, WE KNOW WHAT TRANSPIRED ON THAT DAY.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING IN JAIL OVER IT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANY CONTROVERSY OVER WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6.

>> THANK YOU.

HANNAH.>> I THINK THE ELECTION WAS 100% PRESIDENT BIDEN IS OUR PRESIDENT PRESIDENT.

EVEN MORE THAN THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL AND PRAYERFUL OF OUR LEADERSHIP WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE.

ON JANUARY 6, THAT WAS A HORRIBLE DAY.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

A HORRIBLE DAY IN OUR COUNTRY AND SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> TWO QUESTIONS DIRECTLY FOR EACH CANDIDATE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.

REGISTERED REPUBLICAN FROM 2012 UNTIL 2021 WHEN YOU CHANGED YOUR PARTY REGISTRATION TO DEMOCRAT.

CAN YOU SHARE WHY YOU MADE THAT CHANGE.

YOU KIND OF ALLUDED TO SOMETHING WITHIN THE PARTY.

AND, WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE THAT SUGGEST YOU CHANGE YOUR PARTY AS POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY.

FORTY-FIVE SECONDS.

>> THE DECISION TO CHANGE FROM REPUBLICAN TO DEMOCRAT WAS A SELF-MOTIVATED DECISION.

THERE WAS NOT A RACE TO RUN IN SEPTEMBER 2021.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, I DID NOT LIKE THE WAY IT WAS HEADED.

I DID NOT LIKE THE DIVISIVENESS OF THE WAY THEY WERE ATTACKING FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS A SELF-MOTIVATED DECISION.

MY MESSAGE TO PEOPLE THAT QUESTION THAT IS, SEE HOW I VOTE AND SEE HOW I TREAT PEOPLE AND SEE HOW I STAND FOR.

THERE IS NO OTHER APPLICATION TO SEE WHO I AM THEN TO LOOK AT THAT.

>> WHY DID YOU CHOOSE DEMOCRAT AS OPPOSED TO NONPARTY AFFILIATION.

>> IT ALIGNS MORE WITH MY BELIEFS.

>> OKAY.

HANNAH CROW.

ANOTHER POST THAT YOU LIKED STATED THAT "LIBERALISM IS A DISEASE.

CAN YOU TELL VOTERS IF THIS REPRESENTS WHERE YOU STAND ON THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND HOW WILL PARTY COLOR YOUR PERSPECTIVE IF ELECTED?

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I GREW UP IN A CONSERVATIVE FAMILY.

THAT IS MY ROOTS.

I AM NOT CHANGE MY PARTY AFFILIATION FOR ANY TYPE OF PERSONAL GAIN.

I HAVE COME TO THE TABLE OPEN AND HONEST.

I DID NOT DELETE ANY OF MY SOCIAL MEDIA EITHER.

I HAVE COME HERE AND SHOW MYSELF TO VOTERS AND COMPLETE AND FULL HONESTY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IT IS FUNNY.

NOW I ALWAYS SAY TO PEOPLE I AM IN A PLACE AS I HAVE LEARNED AND AS I HAVE GROWN IN THIS PROCESS I AM NOT REPUBLICAN ENOUGH FOR REPUBLICANS, I AM NOT LIBERAL ENOUGH FOR DEMOCRATS AND I AM IN THE MIDDLE.

I AM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

MY DOOR IS OPEN TO ANYONE.

THAT IS A PLACE THAT I WANT TO BE.

I THINK THAT IS A PLACE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE.

>> OKAY.

HOMELESSNESS HAS BECOME A MORE VISIBLE PROBLEM IN LEON COUNTY.

WHERE ARE WE MISSING THE MARK IN ADDRESSING THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY?

>> HOMELESSNESS IS A JOY NOR MISS ISSUE IN OUR COUNTY BUT SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT TO.

ANYONE THAT DRIVES DOWN PENSACOLA STREET ANY DAY OR TIME WILL NOTICE THAT.

WE ARE MISSING THE MARK ON HOMELESSNESS.WE ARE APPROACHING IT AS A CRUTCH AND NOT A BRIDGE.

WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON REHABILITATING HOMELESS SO THEY CAN GET BACK INTO SOCIETY.

WE NEED TO GET FOLKS OFF THE STREETS, ADDRESS RENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES.

WE NEED TO GET THEM TRAINING SO THEY CAN GET BACK IN THE WORKFORCE.

THEIR EXPERTS DOING THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO THEM.

>> WHAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS, ACTUALLY SINCE COVID AND EVOLVING AND CHANGING AND SEEING HOW IT HAS IMPACTED LIVES IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE SO MUCH CLOSER TO POVERTY NOW.

THEY ARE ONE PAYCHECK AWAY.

INFLATION IS CAUSING PEOPLE TO BE ONE PAYCHECK AWAY.

HOMELESS LOOKS DIFFERENT NOW.

IT IS CHANGING AND EVOLVING.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT LEON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BIG NCO SEE, I CANNOT EVEN START TO NAME THE NONPROFITS.

I HAVE MET WITH THEM AND THEY ARE DOING THE GOOD WORK.

IT IS OUR JOB TO BE BEHIND THEM AND ADDRESS THIS IN A HOLISTIC CAPACITY.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT IS YOUR EARLY ASSESSMENT OF HOW IT IS DOING AND WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST GUIDANCE AS IT GOES FORWARD?

HANNAH.

>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE INFORMATION THAT I TRULY KNOW WANTED IS THAT THEY ARE BANDING TOGETHER, THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT THEY CAN BE PROVIDING AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TIME WILL TELL AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY WILL HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER AND SEE THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WE HAVE DOWN THE ROAD.

>> AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE PUMA SOCIETY BIG BEN, I AM A BIG FAN OF THE CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL.

I WAS SITTING IN A MEETING THIS MORNING WHERE THE CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL FUNDED MONEY TO BE ARTS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE ART CAMP FOR WEEK.

I THINK IT REALLY TIES BACK TO MY POINT ABOUT CRIME.

IF YOU WANT TO FIX CRIME, IT STARTS WITH OUR YOUTH.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS FOR THEM, I AM A BIG FAN OF.

>> WHAT IS ONE IMPORTANT ISSUE WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT TODAY.

>> INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHEN I GOT INTO THIS RACE, I KNEW THAT INFRASTRUCTURE WAS A PROBLEM IN DISTRICT TO.

WENT KNOCKING ON DOORS AND LISTENING TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, IT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

PEOPLE THAT CANNOT GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOMES AFTER A BIG RAIN.

CHILDREN WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK.

FOLKS AT DISTRICT TWO ARE UNHAPPY.

UNHAPPY WE CONTINUE TO SPEND TAX DOLLARS OUT OF THE DISTRICT WILL ME OF KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL ON A DIRT PATH.

I THINK THEY REALLY NEED HELP WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> OKAY.

>> I CAN PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

HAVING LIVED THERE FOR A WHILE, HAVING KIDS THERE, UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE THEM ON THOSE RURAL ROADS, SEE THEM IN THE DARK AT THE BUS STOPS AND ALL OF THAT, ABSOLUTELY.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE FACE EVERY DAY.

I GET A LOT OF PARENTS TALKING TO ME ABOUT YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB TRAINING AND HOW TO, UTILIZING LIVELY TECH AND WENT AND VISITED GOODWELL PROSPERITY CENTER AND ALL THE PHENOMENAL RESOURCES THAT THEY ARE PAIRED TO GET PEOPLE ACCREDITED IN MOVING THE NEEDLE IN THEIR LIFE.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG RESOURCES I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

>> GIVEN THE POTENTIAL IN DISTRICT TWO AS ARTICULATED BY THE FORMER, NOW LATE COMMISSIONER, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE GREATEST PROMISE FOR THAT AREA WHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE CREATION OF JOBS FOR THE FOLKS IN DISTRICT TWO.

HANNAH.

>> WELL, THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE THERE ARE ENDLESS.

MY OPPONENT SAYS WE ARE FORGOTTEN, WE ARE DUMPED ON.

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT.WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND A LOT OF GROWTH TO HAPPEN.

AMAZING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO BRING INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.

THAT WILL BRING JOBS WHICH WILL HELP PEOPLE GET A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING.

THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE IN THIS.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS TO GO EXACTLY WHERE IT IS NEEDED.

IT IS PROVEN IT CHANGES THE FACE OF COMMUNITIES.

>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WHEN LISTENING TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, THEY REALLY DO FEEL FORGOTTEN.

THEY REALLY DO FEEL DUMPED ON.

DISTRICT TWO IS LARGER THAN A POCKET OF THE DISTRICT.

DISTRICT TWO IS DIVERSE AND PEOPLE WANT BETTER PAYING JOBS.

PEOPLE WANT OUR TAXPAYERS SPENT -- TAX DOLLARS SPENT IN THE DISTRICT.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES TO COME INTO THOSE BUILDINGS AND CREATE MORE REVENUE FOR OUR TAX BASE?

THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR SCHOOLS, CREATE BETTER PAYING JOBS.

IT TRULY DOES ENHANCE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WHAT STORY DO YOU WANT YOUR CAMPAIGN FINANCES TO TELL VOTERS AND WHAT STORY DO YOU THINK YOUR OPPONENTS CAMPAIGN FINANCE TELLS VOTERS?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK MY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT SHOWS I AM SUPPORTED COUNTYWIDE AND THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE IN ME.

THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BELIEVES IN ME.

I HAVE HAD ENVIRONMENTALISTS DONATE TO MY CAMPAIGN AS WELL.

IT SHOWS THAT I AM SUPPORTED BY A VAST DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW THAT I AM FIT TO MAKE THIS TRIP TO A PRIORITY.

>> THANK YOU.

HANNAH CROW, SAME QUESTION.

>> I BELIEVE, UNLESS THINGS ARE CHANGING ON THE DOT, TWO OUT OF THREE OF MY CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WITHIN MY DISTRICT.

I AM SO VERY PROUD OF THAT.

THAT COMES FROM YEARS OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT I'VE HAD IN THE DISTRICT, THAT MY FAMILY HAS HAD IN THE DISTRICT, THAT COMES FROM THE WORK THAT I HAVE DONE IN THE DISTRICT AND THE FACT THAT THEY BELIEVE IN ME.

THEY KNOW THAT I HAVE THE SKILL SETS TO DO THE JOB.

THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BE A BAR OWNER OR OWN ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, I HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND WORKING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ONE HERE.

SEPTIC TO SEWER IS COMMONLY SEEN AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF DEALING WITH DOWNSTREAM WATER QUALITY AND IMPROVING IT.

WHAT MORE CAN THE COUNTY COMMISSION DO TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BEYOND SEPTIC TO SEWER.

THIRTY SECONDS.

HANNAH, WE WILL START WITH YOU.

>> OKAY.

IN THAT CAPACITY, WHAT I HAVE HEARD A LOT, WHAT I THINK WE CAN IMPROVE ON AND I KNOW THEY ARE DOING AND IF I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ELECTED JUMP RIGHT IN THERE IS THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE AROUND IT.

HELPING THE COMMUNITY'S BETTER UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, WHAT THE PROCESS IS, WHAT THE STEPS ARE AND ALTERNATELY HOW THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR WATER QUALITY.

TO BE QUITE HONEST, THAT IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS.

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS.I BELIEVE IF I AM ASKING THEM I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT NEED TO KNOW THEM AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON EDUCATING MYSELF ON THIS ISSUE.

THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING IN WOODVILLE HOSTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION BILL PROCTOR THAT MY OPPONENT DID NOT EVEN CARE TO ATTEND.

I THINK THAT THAT REALLY JUST SHOWS ABOUT WHERE OUR FOCUS IS ON THE DISTRICT.

DISTRICT TWO IS A LARGE DISTRICT AND ITS BROAD AND IT REALLY DOES TAKE SOMEONE THAT CAN DESIGNATE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.

RELATED TO SEPTIC AND SEWER ISSUES AND RUNOFF, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS A PROBLEM CURRENTLY AFFECTING LAKE MUNSON.

IF WE DON'T MAKE IT A PRIORITY IT WILL AFFECT MORE.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRIEFLY RESPOND TO THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I HAD ANOTHER CAMPAIGN EVENT AND MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER WAS THERE TAKING THOROUGH NOTES THAT I RECEIVED AFTER.>> ALL RIGHT.

YOU ALL MADE IT.

IN FACT, YOU MADE IT ON TIME.

WE GOT TO COME UP WITH EXTRA QUESTIONS.

TO REWARD YOU ALL THAT GIVES YOU 90 SECONDS TO CLOSE US OUT.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO VOTERS.

YOU CAN DROP YOUR WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH VOTERS.

TIME BEGINS NOW.

NINETY SECONDS TO CLOSE US OUT.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME.

I WANT TO THANK MY OPPONENT FOR BEING HERE.

I THOUGHT WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DISTRICT TWO.

THERE ARE ISSUES IN THIS DISTRICT THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

PEOPLE DISTRICT TO WANT A LEADER THAT CAN REPRESENT THEM IN THEIR ENTIRE DISTRICT.

I FEEL THAT I AM THAT LEADER.

A PROVEN LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE.

I HAVE CREATED ECONOMIC VITALITY IN OUR DISTRICT.

I HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE IN OUR DISTRICT.I HAVE A TEAM THAT LIVES IN THIS DISTRICT.I'VE DONE CHARITY WORK.

ALL MY WORK HAS BEEN HERE FOR OVER A DECADE.

I HAVE TO SAY THIS MOLDED ME INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY.

I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVING MY THANK YOU TO THE CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT TO THAT IF GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME.

THANK YOU.>> HANNAH.

>> YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN OR BEING HERE IN THE CONVERSATION WE GOT TO HAVE.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT VOTERS SHOULD GET TO SEE THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT US.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES AND BE OPEN AND HONEST AND TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHO WE ARE ALWAYS.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR THEM TO SEE.

MY PROMISE AM I PLEDGE TO OUR VOTERS IS THAT I WILL BE YOUR ADVOCATE.

I HAVE THE SKILL SETS THAT IT TAKES TO ADVOCATE.

I BELIEVE THAT A COMMISSIONER SHOULD BE AN ADVOCATE FOR EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY THAT THEY SERVE MY STORY STARTED FOR BRADEN, BUT I WILL FIERCELY ADVOCATE FOR OUR ENTIRE DISTRICT.

I DID NOT JUST SHOW UP.

I WAS NOT DOING CHARITY WORK IN THEIR.

MY HOME AS THEY ARE, MY KIDS ARE THERE, MY FAMILY IS THERE.

OUR STORIES THERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE A LIFELONG LEGACY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

WE HAVE HAD WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP AND I TRULY BELIEVE I AM THE RIGHT PERSON TO STEP INTO THIS JOB AND CONTINUE THAT LEGACY.

I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8.

I ASK THAT YOU REACH OUT TO ME AND ASK THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO ASK BECAUSE I WILL BE HERE.GO TO MY WEBSITE.

ALL MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS AT THE TOP.

I THINK THAT WHEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT I'M THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB.

>> THANK YOU DO THE CANDIDATES ALONG WITH THE TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF TALLAHASSEE, WFSU PUBLIC MEDIA AND ALL OF OUR VIEWERS FOR JOINING US FOR THIS PROGRAM.

YOU CAN FIND A REPLAY OF THE FORUM AND ALL THE OTHERS IN THIS SERIES ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGES PLUS TALLAHASSEE.COM AND WFSU.ORG.

THE RECORDED BROADCAST, THE AUDIO PORTION OF IT WILL BE AIRED WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 11:00 A.M. ON WFSU 88.9 FM.

>> OUR NEXT LIVE FORUM WILL BE FOR THE LEON COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT FIVE RACE AND IT WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 11:00 A.M.

IT IS BETWEEN PAULA AND DAVID.

>> AND YOU CAN LOOK FOR COVERAGE OF THIS FORUM AND ELECTION COVERAGE FROM ALL OF THE RACES THAT TALLAHASSEE.CALM.

OUR SPECIAL GENERATION SECTION OF THE DEMOCRAT WITH INTERVIEWS WITH ALL THE CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT WILL BE INSERTED IN THE SUNDAY OCTOBER 23 ADDITION OF THE PAPER.

BE SURE TO GRAB THAT.

ALSO, DO NOT FORGET WITH ALL THE FORMS WE HAVE COMING UP PLEASE SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS.

HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IS E-MAIL US AT NEWS@TALLAHASSEE.COM.

I RECOMMEND THAT IS A WRAP FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU ALL.

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