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City of Fort Lauderdale
Dean Trantalis
Mayor
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
60
/ 100
D
Raw: 6 of 10 dynamic max
· 5 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,741 of 8,966 · bottom 47.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Greek Orthodox Christian (St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Fort Lauderdale — 40+ year communicant)
Education: Boston University (BA), Nova Southeastern (JD)
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York
Background: 42nd Mayor of Fort Lauderdale (since March 2018); reelected Nov 2024 to a third and final 4-year term (through 2028). Stetson JD; real-estate / civil-rights attorney. First openly gay mayor of a major US city; Victory Fund and Equality Florida endorsed.
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @DeanTrantalis
[2026-06 RESOLUTE LOCAL refinement] Roster verified: Mayor, Fort Lauderdale, third and final term to 2028 (Wikipedia 2024 race; Hoodline 2024-11). HARD evidence: spoke at Broward Democratic Party abortion-rights rally May 7, 2022 (life FALSE); personally delivered June 2024 Pride Month proclamation, introduced Progressive Pride street installation, denounced rainbow-flag vandalism (marriage FALSE); city held flat 4.1193 millage 19 consecutive years and Trantalis publicly opposed a proposed EMS tax (economic TRUE — fiscal restraint); affirmatively expanded FLPD by 35 officers across two budgets and publicly backed chief leadership stability (public_justice TRUE — deviation flag for D mayor); Aug 27, 2025 led unanimous commission vote to administratively appeal FDOT order removing Pride crosswalks, then sought 4th DCA review (refuse_state_overreach TRUE — DEVIATION DIRECTION FLAG: action asserts local control / subsidiarity but motive is Pride-symbol defense, opposite the rubric's substantive frame). NO EVIDENCE found on family/christian_liberty/election/border/self_defense at the mayoral level — null. A 2021 Calvary Chapel anniversary proclamation drew LGBT-press criticism but is routine ceremonial recognition, not affirmative religious-liberty advocacy → null per high-bar discipline.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
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
FALSE (0)[2]
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)
Not yet verified
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
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
TRUE (+2)[5]
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 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
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- [1]Spoke at Broward Democratic Party abortion-rights rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale opposing Dobbs reversal (2022-05-07), alongside Nikki Fried and Wasserman Schultz — public pro-abortion-access advocacy. Unclassified
Spoke at Broward Democratic Party abortion-rights rally in downtown Fort Lauderdale opposing Dobbs reversal (2022-05-07), alongside Nikki Fried and Wasserman Schultz — public pro-abortion-access advocacy.
- [2]Personally delivered June 2024 Pride Month proclamation; introduced the Progressive Pride Street installation and Sebastian Street rainbow crosswalk; publicly decried Pride-flag vandalism.
Personally delivered June 2024 Pride Month proclamation; introduced the Progressive Pride Street installation and Sebastian Street rainbow crosswalk; publicly decried Pride-flag vandalism.
- [3]City held flat 4.1193 millage 19 consecutive years (only Broward city to do so); Trantalis publicly opposed proposed EMS tax citing burden on property owners 'in the current economic climate.' Official
City held flat 4.1193 millage 19 consecutive years (only Broward city to do so); Trantalis publicly opposed proposed EMS tax citing burden on property owners 'in the current economic climate.'
- [4]City held flat 4.1193 millage 19 consecutive years (only Broward city to do so); Trantalis publicly opposed proposed EMS tax citing burden on property owners 'in the current economic climate.' Unclassified
City held flat 4.1193 millage 19 consecutive years (only Broward city to do so); Trantalis publicly opposed proposed EMS tax citing burden on property owners 'in the current economic climate.'
- [5]Affirmatively expanded FLPD by 35 additional sworn officers across two budgets; publicly backed FLPD veteran chief William Schultz; pro-police posture in protester-shoving controversy ('zero tolerance for improper behavior'). DEVIATION FLAG: D mayor of major FL city actively growing sworn headcount. Unclassified
Affirmatively expanded FLPD by 35 additional sworn officers across two budgets; publicly backed FLPD veteran chief William Schultz; pro-police posture in protester-shoving controversy ('zero tolerance for improper behavior'). DEVIATION FLAG: D mayor of major FL city actively growing sworn headcount.
- [6]Aug 27, 2025: 'Tonight, we must stand our ground. We cannot allow us to be bullied into submission and to allow others to dictate what we should do in our own communities.' Led unanimous vote to administratively appeal FDOT crosswalk-removal order; later filed 4th DCA notice of appeal. DEVIATION DIRECTION: action is local-control / subsidiarity (rubric-aligned action) but motive is Pride-crosswalk defense (anti-rubric in substance) — scored TRUE on the action per skill discipline, flagged in notes. Center
Aug 27, 2025: 'Tonight, we must stand our ground. We cannot allow us to be bullied into submission and to allow others to dictate what we should do in our own communities.' Led unanimous vote to administratively appeal FDOT crosswalk-removal order; later filed 4th DCA notice of appeal. DEVIATION DIRECTION: action is local-control / subsidiarity (rubric-aligned action) but motive is Pride-crosswalk defense (anti-rubric in substance) — scored TRUE on the action per skill discipline, flagged in notes.
- [7]Aug 27, 2025: 'Tonight, we must stand our ground. We cannot allow us to be bullied into submission and to allow others to dictate what we should do in our own communities.' Led unanimous vote to administratively appeal FDOT crosswalk-removal order; later filed 4th DCA notice of appeal. DEVIATION DIRECTION: action is local-control / subsidiarity (rubric-aligned action) but motive is Pride-crosswalk defense (anti-rubric in substance) — scored TRUE on the action per skill discipline, flagged in notes. Lean Left
Aug 27, 2025: 'Tonight, we must stand our ground. We cannot allow us to be bullied into submission and to allow others to dictate what we should do in our own communities.' Led unanimous vote to administratively appeal FDOT crosswalk-removal order; later filed 4th DCA notice of appeal. DEVIATION DIRECTION: action is local-control / subsidiarity (rubric-aligned action) but motive is Pride-crosswalk defense (anti-rubric in substance) — scored TRUE on the action per skill discipline, flagged in notes.
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