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City of Tallahassee
Curtis Richardson
City Commissioner, Seat 2, City of Tallahassee, Florida (first elected 2014; re-elected 2018; re-elected Nov 2024 in runoff defeating Dot Inman-Johnson; term to Nov 2028; currently serving as Mayor Pro Tem)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
50
/ 100
F
Raw: 6 of 12 dynamic max
· 6 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,739 of 8,966 · bottom 47.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Christian — long-time member of Bethel AME Church Tallahassee, serving as usher and trustee (publicly listed on bethel1865.org Board of Trustees roster and confirmed on talgov.com bio).
Background: Curtis B. Richardson (b. Oct 8, 1956, Jacksonville, FL; raised Green Cove Springs). BS Psychology (FSU); MA Counseling Psychology (UWF); MS School Psychology (FSU 1983). School psychologist Gadsden County 1983-1991; staff to FL Education Commissioner Betty Castor; Deputy Director of Cabinet Affairs under Gov. Lawton Chiles; Director of School Improvement Gadsden. Leon County School Board 1990-1996 (first Black male elected, served as Chair). Florida House of Representatives District 8 (D, Tallahassee) 4 terms 2000-2008. Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 since 2014 (re-elected 2018, re-elected Nov 2024 over Dot Inman-Johnson). Currently Mayor Pro Tem. Married to Leon County Judge Nina Ashenafi-Richardson. Long-time member of Bethel AME Tallahassee (usher / trustee).
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Web-verified sitting Seat 2 City Commissioner and current Mayor Pro Tem (talgov.com bio + WFSU Nov 2024 re-election coverage + bethel1865.org board roster). Sweep of talgov.com, bethel1865.org, Tallahassee Reports, WCTV, WTXL, WFSU, Tallahassee Democrat, Panhandle Press, LiveAction, Florida Politics, Ballotpedia. HARD evidence — 3 TRUE / 4 FALSE / 23 NULL after exhaustive sweep. TRUE: christian_liberty.0 (Bethel AME Church Tallahassee usher AND trustee — explicit public Christian profession on both his city bio and the church's official board roster). public_justice.0 (sustained affirmative pro-LE advocacy clears the high-bar: led FY2024 millage hike specifically to fund 20 ADDITIONAL TPD officers and TPD technology; voted YES on $625K federal grant to hire police officers Nov 2025; publicly defended pro-police budget at conservative candidate forum — 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — not just a budget vote, an explicit pro-LE program). border_immigration.2 (Oct 22, 2025 voted AGAINST motion to rescind Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force; TPD cooperates with ICE; vote stands even though rhetoric framed reluctant compliance with state-removal threats). FALSE: sanctity_of_life.0 (explicit pro-choice on record: 'I believe in a woman's right to choose' and 'that is a choice between my wife and me'; 2021 NO vote on the city's pro-choice resolution was procedural disbelief that the Legislature would listen, NOT a pro-life vote — LiveAction + WCTV). family_child_sovereignty.3 (self-identified as 'one of the biggest opponents' of Jeb Bush's opportunity scholarship program — opposes FL school choice / voucher expansion). economic_stewardship.2 (voted YES on FY2025 budget 3-2 at 4.42 mills above rollback AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M of cuts — 'we raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' is honest framing, but it scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell as written). refuse_state_overreach.0 (re: 287(g) said 'It would not be in my best interest to put myself in a position to potentially be removed from office' — explicit compliance posture on a conservative-rubric-coded state mandate). NULL HOLDS: biblical_marriage NULL — Tallahassee historically issued Pride proclamations under his tenure but no specific Richardson floor vote was sourced this batch; the 2026 unanimous review-of-DEI vote was compliance with state law, not affirmative marriage defense; honest hold. self_defense NULL — no sourced 2A statement post-FSU April 2025 shooting located. All other cells NULL — no cited evidence on sanctity_of_life q1-4, biblical_marriage q0-4, family q0-2,4, christian_liberty q1-4, economic_stewardship q0/1/3/4, election_integrity (any), public_justice q1-4, refuse_state_overreach q1-4, border_immigration q0/1/3/4, self_defense (any).
Category Breakdown
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
FALSE (0)[12]
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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www.talgov.com/citycommissionOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
bethel1865.org/board-of-trustees/Unclassified
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_B._RichardsonEncyclopedia
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Explicit pro-choice on record: 'I believe in a woman's right to choose' and 'that is a choice between my wife and me'; the 2021 NO vote on the city's pro-choice resolution was procedural ('the Legislature won't listen'), not a pro-life vote Unclassified
Explicit pro-choice on record: 'I believe in a woman's right to choose' and 'that is a choice between my wife and me'; the 2021 NO vote on the city's pro-choice resolution was procedural ('the Legislature won't listen'), not a pro-life vote
- [2]Explicit pro-choice on record: 'I believe in a woman's right to choose' and 'that is a choice between my wife and me'; the 2021 NO vote on the city's pro-choice resolution was procedural ('the Legislature won't listen'), not a pro-life vote Unclassified
Explicit pro-choice on record: 'I believe in a woman's right to choose' and 'that is a choice between my wife and me'; the 2021 NO vote on the city's pro-choice resolution was procedural ('the Legislature won't listen'), not a pro-life vote
- [3]Explicit public Christian profession: usher AND trustee at Bethel AME Church Tallahassee, listed on the church's official Board of Trustees roster and on his city-bio public profile Official
Explicit public Christian profession: usher AND trustee at Bethel AME Church Tallahassee, listed on the church's official Board of Trustees roster and on his city-bio public profile
- [4]Explicit public Christian profession: usher AND trustee at Bethel AME Church Tallahassee, listed on the church's official Board of Trustees roster and on his city-bio public profile Unclassified
Explicit public Christian profession: usher AND trustee at Bethel AME Church Tallahassee, listed on the church's official Board of Trustees roster and on his city-bio public profile
- [5]Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell Unclassified
Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell
- [6]Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell Unclassified
Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell
- [7]Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell Unclassified
Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 millage AND on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 millage, both above rollback; explicitly rejected the rollback proposal that would have required ~$3.9M cuts. Honest framing: 'We raised the millage rate in order to pay for police services' — clears public_justice.0 but scores FALSE on the fiscal-restraint cell
- [8]Oct 22, 2025 voted AGAINST motion to rescind Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force, TPD cooperates with ICE. Counts even where rhetoric framed it as reluctant compliance with state-removal threats Unclassified
Oct 22, 2025 voted AGAINST motion to rescind Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force, TPD cooperates with ICE. Counts even where rhetoric framed it as reluctant compliance with state-removal threats
- [9]Oct 22, 2025 voted AGAINST motion to rescind Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force, TPD cooperates with ICE. Counts even where rhetoric framed it as reluctant compliance with state-removal threats Unclassified
Oct 22, 2025 voted AGAINST motion to rescind Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force, TPD cooperates with ICE. Counts even where rhetoric framed it as reluctant compliance with state-removal threats
- [10]Sustained affirmative pro-LE advocacy clears the high-bar: led FY2024 millage hike specifically to fund 20 ADDITIONAL TPD officers and TPD technology; voted YES on the $625K federal grant to hire officers (Nov 2025); publicly defended pro-police budget at conservative candidate forum — explicit pro-LE program, not just a budget vote Unclassified
Sustained affirmative pro-LE advocacy clears the high-bar: led FY2024 millage hike specifically to fund 20 ADDITIONAL TPD officers and TPD technology; voted YES on the $625K federal grant to hire officers (Nov 2025); publicly defended pro-police budget at conservative candidate forum — explicit pro-LE program, not just a budget vote
- [11]Sustained affirmative pro-LE advocacy clears the high-bar: led FY2024 millage hike specifically to fund 20 ADDITIONAL TPD officers and TPD technology; voted YES on the $625K federal grant to hire officers (Nov 2025); publicly defended pro-police budget at conservative candidate forum — explicit pro-LE program, not just a budget vote Unclassified
Sustained affirmative pro-LE advocacy clears the high-bar: led FY2024 millage hike specifically to fund 20 ADDITIONAL TPD officers and TPD technology; voted YES on the $625K federal grant to hire officers (Nov 2025); publicly defended pro-police budget at conservative candidate forum — explicit pro-LE program, not just a budget vote
- [12]Explicit compliance posture on a conservative-rubric state mandate: stated 'It would not be in my best interest to put myself in a position to potentially be removed from office' re: 287(g) — prioritizes state-law compliance over local resistance; the leftward DEI / Pride preemption frustrations are not rubric-coded Unclassified
Explicit compliance posture on a conservative-rubric state mandate: stated 'It would not be in my best interest to put myself in a position to potentially be removed from office' re: 287(g) — prioritizes state-law compliance over local resistance; the leftward DEI / Pride preemption frustrations are not rubric-coded
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