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City of Palm Bay, Florida
Mike Hammer
City Council Seat 2, City of Palm Bay, Florida (elected Nov 5, 2024 with 52.99% over incumbent Donny Felix; sworn in Nov 20, 2024 · 4-yr term to Nov 2028 · Seat 2 not on 2026 ballot)
Nonpartisan
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 6 of 6 dynamic max
· 3 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,748 of 8,966 · bottom 47.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: No public faith profession located
Background: Richard 'Mike' Hammer — Palm Bay native, descendant of the founding Platt family; 22 years coaching youth football. Professional background in criminal justice and emergency medical response with civil/criminal law expertise; fire-science coursework at Indian River State College. Ran as a fiscal-restraint / 'smart growth' challenger funded by individual donors (refused developer money). Represents Palm Bay on the Brevard County Transportation Planning Organization. Voted AGAINST the Oct 17, 2025 censure of Councilman Chandler Langevin on First Amendment grounds while explicitly disagreeing with Langevin's anti-Indian-American remarks. Nonpartisan office; no primary-source party registration confirmed in this sweep.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Web-verified sitting Seat 2 Councilman of Palm Bay as of June 2026 (palmbayfl.gov bio + Ballotpedia 2024 race + The Palm Bayer certification coverage). Sweep of palmbayfl.gov, voteforhammer.com, his Facebook + LinkedIn, Hometown News Brevard, The Palm Bayer, The Space Coast Rocket, Spectrum News 13, CFPublic, FL Voice News, ClickOrlando. HARD evidence — 3 TRUE / 0 FALSE / 27 NULL after exhaustive sweep. TRUE: economic_stewardship.2 (Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for the LOWER millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative restraint posture beyond a routine vote); public_justice.0 (campaign platform explicitly proposed 'adding 40 police officers and an auxiliary station in the Compound' funded by impact fees; supported and Aye on the Feb 5 2026 police staffing study funded by impact fees; personal background in criminal justice; Feb 2026 statement on fire-hydrant levels-of-service as 'one of the most important things in our toolbox' — affirmative pro-LE program); border_immigration.2 (Aye on unanimous 5-0 Palm Bay 287(g) ICE MOA April 3, 2025). NOT-SCORED (NULL held strict): Jan 2 2025 fluoride-removal vote (5-0; Langevin moved) — vote ALIGNED with FL Surgeon-General Ladapo's Nov 2024 guidance against community water fluoridation; that is COMPLIANCE with state guidance, not REFUSAL of an unconstitutional state mandate; refuse_state_overreach.0 NULL. Oct 17 2025 Langevin-censure NO vote on First Amendment grounds is a free-speech / Bill-of-Rights-defense act for content-neutral protection of a colleague's offensive speech; christian_liberty cells require Christ-profession or compelled-speech-against-Christian-conviction — censure of anti-Indian-American + Confederate-praise speech does not map cleanly to any christian_liberty cell; per skill discipline kept NULL rather than force-fit. All other 26 cells NULL after exhaustive sweep — no statements on life, marriage, family/schools, religious liberty, election integrity, broader public-justice cells, broader refuse-state-overreach, broader border, or 2A.
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)
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
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/Palm_Bay,_FloridaEncyclopedia
www.palmbayflorida.orgUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
voteforhammer.com/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote Unclassified
Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote
- [2]Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote Unclassified
Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote
- [3]Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote Unclassified
Sept 8 2025 budget hearing — Hammer + Johnson advocated for a lower millage; rate dropped from staff-proposed 6.7339 to 6.7000 with Hammer voting Aye on the lower figure; campaigned on operational audit + ending 'excessive administrative bloat, wasteful spending' and 'reliance on costly consultants'; refused developer donations — affirmative fiscal-restraint posture beyond a routine vote
- [4]Aye on unanimous 5-0 vote April 3, 2025 to enroll Palm Bay PD in ICE's 287(g) Task Force Model after 40-hr DHS training — affirmative anti-sanctuary / pro-federal-preemption posture Unclassified
Aye on unanimous 5-0 vote April 3, 2025 to enroll Palm Bay PD in ICE's 287(g) Task Force Model after 40-hr DHS training — affirmative anti-sanctuary / pro-federal-preemption posture
- [5]Aye on unanimous 5-0 vote April 3, 2025 to enroll Palm Bay PD in ICE's 287(g) Task Force Model after 40-hr DHS training — affirmative anti-sanctuary / pro-federal-preemption posture Unclassified
Aye on unanimous 5-0 vote April 3, 2025 to enroll Palm Bay PD in ICE's 287(g) Task Force Model after 40-hr DHS training — affirmative anti-sanctuary / pro-federal-preemption posture
- [6]Campaign platform explicitly proposed 'adding 40 police officers and an auxiliary station in the Compound' funded by impact fees; supported and Aye on the Feb 5 2026 police staffing study funded by impact fees; personal background in criminal justice — affirmative pro-LE program beyond routine budget vote Unclassified
Campaign platform explicitly proposed 'adding 40 police officers and an auxiliary station in the Compound' funded by impact fees; supported and Aye on the Feb 5 2026 police staffing study funded by impact fees; personal background in criminal justice — affirmative pro-LE program beyond routine budget vote
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