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City of Tallahassee
Jacqueline "Jack" Porter
City Commissioner, Seat 1, City of Tallahassee, Florida (SEAT CORRECTION: prior record listed Seat 5; talgov.com + WCTV + Ballotpedia confirm Seat 1 — Williams-Cox holds Seat 5; first elected 2020 at age 27, youngest woman ever elected in Tallahassee; re-elected outright Aug 20, 2024 nonpartisan primary with ~53%; current term to Nov 2028)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
10
/ 100
F
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#5,064 of 8,966 · bottom 43.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: NO EVIDENCE FOUND of current faith practice — raised in pro-life religious household but has explicitly broken from that family tradition; no church affiliation appears in campaign or official bio
Education: MPA Public Administration & Policy, Florida State University; MS Urban & Regional Planning, FSU; BA, FSU
Background: City Commissioner, Seat 1, City of Tallahassee, FL — first elected 2020 at age 27 (youngest woman ever elected in Tallahassee); re-elected outright Aug 20, 2024 nonpartisan primary with ~53%; current term to Nov 2028. Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil; moved to South Florida and then Tallahassee for college (three FSU degrees). Pre-commission: Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel (First Region); Florida Gubernatorial Fellow at the Florida Dept of Environmental Protection; Tallahassee/Leon Commission on the Status of Women & Girls (2016-2019); Providence Neighborhood Association. Organizing member of the Florida chapter of Local Progress (national progressive municipal-officials network).
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] SEAT CORRECTION: stale DB record listed Seat 5; verified Seat 1 per talgov.com, WCTV, and Ballotpedia (Williams-Cox holds Seat 5). Roster verified: re-elected outright Aug 2024 with ~53%; current term to Nov 2028. HARD evidence: voted YES with Matlow + Dailey on the Oct 2021 abortion-access resolution (3-2; Richardson + Williams-Cox dissented) — sanctity_of_life q0/q1 FALSE (WCTV, Tallahassee Reports). Endorsed by Equality Florida 2024 (Tallahassee Reports), aligned with Capital Equality Democratic Caucus — biblical_marriage q0/q2/q3 FALSE. Voted with Matlow Oct 22, 2025 to RESCIND Tallahassee's 287(g) ICE agreement (motion failed 2-3, with Dailey/Richardson/Williams-Cox voting to keep) — border_immigration q0/q1/q2 all FALSE (WFSU, Tallahassee Reports); said she was 'truly ashamed of our city right now and our complicity in our president and governor's unconstitutional, immoral and dangerous agendas.' SOLE NO vote (4-1) in Nov 2025 against a $625K federal grant to hire 5 community policing officers, stating hiring more officers 'did not impact crime' — public_justice q0/q3 FALSE (Tallahassee Reports). DEVIATION: consistent NO vote on millage above rollback (2023, 2024, 2025) — on paper this is conservative fiscal restraint (econ q2 TRUE) but motivation is explicitly to reduce police line items, not Reagan fiscal conservatism. Local Progress affiliation pushes CRT-aligned policy frameworks — family_child_sovereignty q2 FALSE (Tallahassee Reports). No public Christian faith profession found.
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'
FALSE (0)[2]
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)[3]
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)
FALSE (0)[3]
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
FALSE (0)[4]
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
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
FALSE (0)[8]
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
FALSE (0)[9]
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
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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www.talgov.com/citycommissionOfficial
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.commissionerporter.com/Unclassified
www.jackfortallahassee.com/issues/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Voted YES (3-2) on Oct 2021 Tallahassee resolution affirming access to abortion as 'a public health issue' and 'a legal and safe procedure.' Unclassified
Voted YES (3-2) on Oct 2021 Tallahassee resolution affirming access to abortion as 'a public health issue' and 'a legal and safe procedure.'
- [2]YES vote on the same Oct 2021 city resolution directing municipal advocacy for abortion access — affirmative pro-public-funding posture. Unclassified
YES vote on the same Oct 2021 city resolution directing municipal advocacy for abortion access — affirmative pro-public-funding posture.
- [3]Endorsed by Equality Florida 2024 (state's largest LGBTQ civil-rights org, screens for same-sex marriage support). Unclassified
Endorsed by Equality Florida 2024 (state's largest LGBTQ civil-rights org, screens for same-sex marriage support).
- [4]Organizing member of Local Progress, the national progressive municipal-officials network whose policy library actively promotes CRT-aligned frameworks; documented use of city resources for that affiliation. Unclassified
Organizing member of Local Progress, the national progressive municipal-officials network whose policy library actively promotes CRT-aligned frameworks; documented use of city resources for that affiliation.
- [5]Consistent NO vote on millage rates above rollback (2023 with Matlow on 0.62-mill increase; 2024 with Matlow seconding motion to return to rolled-back rate; 2025 forced commission to lower from 4.42 to 4.4072). DEVIATION CAVEAT: stated motivation is opposition to police funding, not general fiscal conservatism — recorded vote nonetheless aligns with rubric q2. Unclassified
Consistent NO vote on millage rates above rollback (2023 with Matlow on 0.62-mill increase; 2024 with Matlow seconding motion to return to rolled-back rate; 2025 forced commission to lower from 4.42 to 4.4072). DEVIATION CAVEAT: stated motivation is opposition to police funding, not general fiscal conservatism — recorded vote nonetheless aligns with rubric q2.
- [6]Consistent NO vote on millage rates above rollback (2023 with Matlow on 0.62-mill increase; 2024 with Matlow seconding motion to return to rolled-back rate; 2025 forced commission to lower from 4.42 to 4.4072). DEVIATION CAVEAT: stated motivation is opposition to police funding, not general fiscal conservatism — recorded vote nonetheless aligns with rubric q2. Unclassified
Consistent NO vote on millage rates above rollback (2023 with Matlow on 0.62-mill increase; 2024 with Matlow seconding motion to return to rolled-back rate; 2025 forced commission to lower from 4.42 to 4.4072). DEVIATION CAVEAT: stated motivation is opposition to police funding, not general fiscal conservatism — recorded vote nonetheless aligns with rubric q2.
- [7]Voted Oct 22, 2025 to RESCIND Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement (motion failed 2-3); seconded Matlow's motion. Unclassified
Voted Oct 22, 2025 to RESCIND Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement (motion failed 2-3); seconded Matlow's motion.
- [8]Voted Oct 22, 2025 to RESCIND Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement (motion failed 2-3); seconded Matlow's motion. Unclassified
Voted Oct 22, 2025 to RESCIND Tallahassee's 287(g) agreement (motion failed 2-3); seconded Matlow's motion.
- [9]Sole NO vote (4-1) Nov 2025 against $625K federal community-policing grant to hire 5 new TPD officers; stated hiring more officers 'did not impact crime.' Unclassified
Sole NO vote (4-1) Nov 2025 against $625K federal community-policing grant to hire 5 new TPD officers; stated hiring more officers 'did not impact crime.'
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