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City of Melbourne, Florida
David Neuman
City Council Member, District 3, City of Melbourne, Florida (sitting · former 2024-25 Vice Mayor · term to Nov 2028)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 4 of 4 dynamic max
· 2 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,893 of 8,966 · bottom 45.4% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Roman Catholic (active parishioner, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Melbourne; younger brothers attend Ascension Catholic School)
Background: Director of Development, Senior Resource Association (Vero Beach), nonprofit fundraiser raising $5M+ for groups including Prevent Child Abuse America; former elected City Clerk, Oak Forest, IL. B.A. Political Science/Communications, Florida State University; M.A. Political Management, George Washington University. Chairman, Florida Federation of Young Republicans (2022–2023); President, Space Coast Young Republicans; Chief of Staff, Young Republican National Federation. Ran in 2024 R primary for Brevard County Commission Dist. 5 vs. Thad Altman. Prior local service: Brevard County Charter Review Commission; County Zoning Board of Adjustments; Melbourne Airport Authority Board; Space Coast TPO alternate. Elected Melbourne City Council D3 Nov 5, 2024 with 59% over Kendra Rae Thompson; served as ceremonial Vice Mayor 2024–2025; term ends Nov 2028.
Next Election Year: 2028
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Roster verified: sitting District 3 council member (term to Nov 2028); served as ceremonial Vice Mayor 2024–2025. Party R: HARD evidence — past Florida Federation of Young Republicans chairman, Space Coast YR president, YRNF Chief of Staff, ran in 2024 R primary for Brevard County Commission D5 (race itself is non-partisan). Religion: Roman Catholic (Our Lady of Lourdes parishioner). HARD evidence (cited): In Sept 2025, with Mayor Alfrey, was one of only TWO YES votes for renaming Cypress Avenue 'Charlie Kirk Lane' after Kirk's assassination; on the dais publicly framed Kirk as 'a young leader … who believed in sharing the Gospel, being involved in your community, and being a family oriented person' and described the rename as 'a great way to promote free speech' — affirmative public-square testimony for the right to publicly profess Christ in public office and public life → christian_liberty q0 TRUE. In Jan 2025 sponsored a Resolution Declaring State of Emergency on Homelessness citing partnership with Melbourne Police Department: 'The City of Melbourne must lead on the issue of homelessness so that our residents can have a safe place to live work and play'; campaign-page commitment to 'partnering with Melbourne Police Department to ensure officers have resources' — affirmative pro-LE advocacy clearing the FXBG high bar → public_justice q0 TRUE. NOT scored on border_immigration despite Melbourne's March 25, 2025 287(g) MOA with ICE 'approved without debate': no individual roll-call citation for Neuman located in available reporting; per no-inference rule, leave null pending minutes pull. NOT scored on christian_liberty q3 (public-square Christian symbols / prayer in public bodies): the Kirk Lane vote honors a Christian-affiliated public figure but is not itself a Christian symbol or prayer policy — leave null per no-overread rule. NOT scored on economic_stewardship q2 despite campaign 'fiscal accountability' rhetoric: generic, narrow rubric (deficit/BBA), and individual roll-call on FY25-26 millage not located → null. NO EVIDENCE FOUND on sanctity of life, biblical marriage votes, transgender ideology, parental rights/CRT/SOGI, invocation/Nativity policy, election integrity, refuse-state-overreach, or 2A — those cells null. Note: target of alleged death threats from former Councilwoman Yvonne Minus after the Kirk vote; council voted 5-2 to censure her.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_FloridaEncyclopedia
www.melbourneflorida.orgUnclassified
www.melbourneflorida.org/Government/City-CouncilUnclassified
flyoungrepublicans.org/past-leadersUnclassified
davidneumanfl.com/Unclassified
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- [1]One of two YES votes for the Charlie Kirk Lane renaming; on the dais described Kirk as 'a young leader … who believed in sharing the Gospel, being involved in your community, and being a family oriented person' and called the rename 'a great way to promote free speech' — affirmative public-square testimony for the right to publicly profess Christ. Unclassified
One of two YES votes for the Charlie Kirk Lane renaming; on the dais described Kirk as 'a young leader … who believed in sharing the Gospel, being involved in your community, and being a family oriented person' and called the rename 'a great way to promote free speech' — affirmative public-square testimony for the right to publicly profess Christ.
- [2]One of two YES votes for the Charlie Kirk Lane renaming; on the dais described Kirk as 'a young leader … who believed in sharing the Gospel, being involved in your community, and being a family oriented person' and called the rename 'a great way to promote free speech' — affirmative public-square testimony for the right to publicly profess Christ. Unclassified
One of two YES votes for the Charlie Kirk Lane renaming; on the dais described Kirk as 'a young leader … who believed in sharing the Gospel, being involved in your community, and being a family oriented person' and called the rename 'a great way to promote free speech' — affirmative public-square testimony for the right to publicly profess Christ.
- [3]Sponsored Jan 2025 Resolution Declaring State of Emergency on Homelessness with explicit partnership with Melbourne Police Department ('safe place to live work and play'); campaign-page commitment to 'partnering with Melbourne Police Department to ensure officers have resources' — affirmative pro-LE advocacy beyond routine governance. Unclassified
Sponsored Jan 2025 Resolution Declaring State of Emergency on Homelessness with explicit partnership with Melbourne Police Department ('safe place to live work and play'); campaign-page commitment to 'partnering with Melbourne Police Department to ensure officers have resources' — affirmative pro-LE advocacy beyond routine governance.
- [4]Sponsored Jan 2025 Resolution Declaring State of Emergency on Homelessness with explicit partnership with Melbourne Police Department ('safe place to live work and play'); campaign-page commitment to 'partnering with Melbourne Police Department to ensure officers have resources' — affirmative pro-LE advocacy beyond routine governance. Unclassified
Sponsored Jan 2025 Resolution Declaring State of Emergency on Homelessness with explicit partnership with Melbourne Police Department ('safe place to live work and play'); campaign-page commitment to 'partnering with Melbourne Police Department to ensure officers have resources' — affirmative pro-LE advocacy beyond routine governance.
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