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City of Tallahassee
Dianne Williams-Cox
City Commissioner, Seat 5, City of Tallahassee, Florida (SEAT CORRECTION: prior record listed Seat 1; talgov.com bio + 2026 candidate filings confirm Seat 5; first elected Nov 2018; re-elected Aug 2022 outright with 52.37%; current term to Nov 16, 2026; filed July 2025 for a third 4-year term; faces Tifany Hill, Joe Kalicki, Bernard Michael Stevens II in the Aug 2026 nonpartisan primary)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
43
/ 100
F
Raw: 6 of 14 dynamic max
· 7 of 30 answered
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Last verified: · scorecard-level timestamp
✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,738 of 8,966 · bottom 47.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Christian — 40-year member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Tallahassee; serves on several ministries (per City of Tallahassee official bio and FAMUAN feature).
Background: Dianne Williams-Cox (b. Quincy, FL). James A. Shanks HS honors graduate 1981; BS Data Processing Technology (FAMU); MBA (Nova Southeastern). Career: software developer GM; Harris Government Systems; 19 years State of Florida; FAMU adjunct professor. Currently Direct Services Quality Assurance Manager for Voices for Florida and owner of DWC Management Consulting Services. Married 33+ years to Thomas 'Tommy' Cox; three adult sons, six grandchildren. Founder, Southside United Citizens Action Alliance; former Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission; ran for FL House District 8 in 2014. 2018 Capital Outlook 'Community Activist of the Year.' First elected to Tallahassee City Commission Nov 2018; re-elected outright Aug 2022. Past Vice Chair Leon County DEC; past President Capital City Democratic Women's Club; Region 1 Chair Democratic Women of Florida. 40-year member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tallahassee, multiple ministries.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Web-verified sitting Tallahassee City Commissioner (talgov.com bio + WFSU 2026-candidate-field coverage + WCTV / Florida Politics confirmation). SEAT CORRECTION FLAG: scorecard listed her as Seat 1 but talgov.com bio and 2026 candidate filings (Kalicki + Hill challenging her in Seat 5) confirm she holds SEAT 5; office text corrected accordingly. (Matlow's seat in our scorecard may also be miscoded — defer until his future batch.) Sweep of talgov.com, bethel1865 / FAMUAN, Tallahassee Reports, Florida Politics, Ballotpedia, WCTV, WFSU, WTXL, AOL, Capital Equality. HARD evidence — 4 TRUE / 4 FALSE / 22 NULL after exhaustive sweep. TRUE: christian_liberty.0 (40-year member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tallahassee, serves on multiple ministries — explicit sustained public Christian profession). public_justice.0 (FL PBA Big Bend Chapter Mar 2026 endorsement cites her SUSTAINED record of approving negotiated PBA contracts with wage / benefit increases — affirmative pro-LE record with documented platform, clears the high-bar beyond a single budget vote). border_immigration.2 (Oct 22, 2025 voted 3-2 with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force). FALSE: sanctity_of_life.0 (publicly identified as pro-choice during 2022 campaign exchange over the Oct 2021 city pro-choice resolution; her NO vote on that 2021 resolution was procedural, not pro-life — Tallahassee Reports). biblical_marriage.0 (endorsed by Capital Equality Democratic Caucus in 2018 — LGBTQ-advocacy organization requiring pro-LGBTQ platform — Capital Equality endorsements page). economic_stewardship.2 (voted YES on FY2025 budget 3-2 at 4.42 mills above rollback and on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; on the majority that REJECTED rollback rates Matlow + Porter advocated for). public_justice.3 (Mayor Pro Tem support of the city's $5M-over-5-years gun-violence reduction commitment framed as community-education + conflict-resolution — public-health intervention frame embraced; corrected from agent-draft TRUE → FALSE per rubric directionality). NULL HOLDS (downgraded per skill): christian_liberty.2 NULL — civic-association building (Southside United Citizens Action Alliance) is not a religious-display defense and does not map to that cell; honest hold (corrected from agent-draft TRUE → NULL). sanctity_of_life.1 NULL — no specific pro-abortion PAC endorsement (Ruth's List / EQFL) located for her, only the Capital Equality 2018 LGBTQ endorsement; honest hold (q0 already captures the pro-choice profession). biblical_marriage q1/2/3/4 NULL — no specific Pride proclamation / TDOV / pronoun-policy / drag-restriction vote located for her in this sweep. refuse_state_overreach NULL — 287(g) compliance is leftward-resistance-suppressed, not conservative-rubric resistance; honest hold. self_defense NULL — no on-record 2A or post-FSU shooting statement located. All other cells NULL after sweep — no statements on family / schools, christian_liberty q1/3/4, economic_stewardship q0/1/3/4, election_integrity (any), public_justice q1/2/4, refuse_state_overreach (any), border_immigration q0/1/3/4, or self_defense (any).
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)
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
TRUE (+2)[10]
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
FALSE (0)[11]
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
2 Center2 Official1 Reference14 Other
www.talgov.com/citycommissionOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.capitalequality.org/endorsements/Unclassified
Bias ratings sourced from AllSides and Ad Fontes Media. Classifications for government, reference, and advocacy domains are maintained by U.S.M.C. Ministries; see source_bias.json.
References & footnotes
Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.
- [1]Publicly identifies as pro-choice per Tallahassee Reports coverage of the Oct 2021 abortion-resolution vote + 2022 campaign exchange; her NO vote on that 2021 resolution was procedural disbelief that the Legislature would listen, not a pro-life vote Unclassified
Publicly identifies as pro-choice per Tallahassee Reports coverage of the Oct 2021 abortion-resolution vote + 2022 campaign exchange; her NO vote on that 2021 resolution was procedural disbelief that the Legislature would listen, not a pro-life vote
- [2]Endorsed by Capital Equality Democratic Caucus in 2018 — LGBTQ-advocacy organization whose endorsement requires a pro-LGBTQ platform Unclassified
Endorsed by Capital Equality Democratic Caucus in 2018 — LGBTQ-advocacy organization whose endorsement requires a pro-LGBTQ platform
- [3]Official City of Tallahassee bio: 'Member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, serving on several ministries'; FAMUAN feature confirms 40-year sustained membership — explicit public Christian profession Official
Official City of Tallahassee bio: 'Member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, serving on several ministries'; FAMUAN feature confirms 40-year sustained membership — explicit public Christian profession
- [4]Official City of Tallahassee bio: 'Member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, serving on several ministries'; FAMUAN feature confirms 40-year sustained membership — explicit public Christian profession Unclassified
Official City of Tallahassee bio: 'Member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, serving on several ministries'; FAMUAN feature confirms 40-year sustained membership — explicit public Christian profession
- [5]Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 mills above rollback and on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; on the majority that rejected the rollback rates Matlow + Porter advocated for Unclassified
Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 mills above rollback and on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; on the majority that rejected the rollback rates Matlow + Porter advocated for
- [6]Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 mills above rollback and on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; on the majority that rejected the rollback rates Matlow + Porter advocated for Unclassified
Voted YES on FY2025 budget (3-2) at 4.42 mills above rollback and on FY2026 budget at 4.4072 mills; on the majority that rejected the rollback rates Matlow + Porter advocated for
- [7]Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force Unclassified
Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force
- [8]Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force Unclassified
Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force
- [9]Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force Unclassified
Oct 22, 2025 voted with Mayor Dailey + Commissioner Richardson (3-2) AGAINST rescinding Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement with ICE — agreement REMAINS in force
- [10]FL PBA Big Bend Chapter Mar 2026 endorsement cites her SUSTAINED record of approving negotiated PBA contracts with wage / benefit increases — affirmative pro-LE program with documented platform, clears the high-bar beyond a single budget vote Unclassified
FL PBA Big Bend Chapter Mar 2026 endorsement cites her SUSTAINED record of approving negotiated PBA contracts with wage / benefit increases — affirmative pro-LE program with documented platform, clears the high-bar beyond a single budget vote
- [11]Mayor Pro Tem support of the city's $5M-over-5-years gun-violence reduction commitment framed as community-education + conflict-resolution — public-health intervention frame embraced Unclassified
Mayor Pro Tem support of the city's $5M-over-5-years gun-violence reduction commitment framed as community-education + conflict-resolution — public-health intervention frame embraced
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