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City of Fort Lauderdale
Steven Glassman
City Commissioner, District 2
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
#4,744 of 8,966 · bottom 47.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Background: City Commissioner District 2, City of Fort Lauderdale (sworn March 20, 2018); reelected Nov 2020 and Nov 2024 to a third and final 4-year term (through ~2029). Born NYC 1953; BA + EdM SUNY Buffalo; 18-yr educator. Worked as Arts Education / Community Development Program Manager at the Broward County Cultural Division. Openly gay; Victory Fund and Dolphin Democrats endorsed.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE LOCAL refinement] Roster verified: D2 Commissioner, third and final term Nov 2024-2029 (fortlauderdale.gov; OutSFL 2024-11-07). HARD evidence: personally presented June 2024 Pride Month proclamation ('The city proudly reaffirms its commitment to protecting and respecting the rights of every resident… by flying the rainbow flag above city hall during this month of June for the fourth year in a row') and led 2025 'last man standing' defense of rainbow/Pulse-memorial crosswalks against FDOT removal order (marriage FALSE; refuse_state_overreach TRUE — DEVIATION DIRECTION: 'For me, it's really about home rule. Do we have control over our own streets?'); March 16, 2021 publicly attacked a city proclamation honoring Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (D. James Kennedy's congregation) as 'sanitized and whitewashed history of Dr. Kennedy and the church' — affirmative public statement against recognition of an evangelical institution (christian_liberty FALSE — rare documented direct anti-evangelical-church statement from a sitting D commissioner); publicly thanked Budget Advisory Board for budget HOLDING the millage rate flat at 4.1193 for 16th consecutive year (economic TRUE — narrow); publicly backed new $100M voter-approved FLPD HQ ('the new police headquarters will make a strong statement to the community that the City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to law enforcement') (public_justice TRUE). 2023-12-19 homelessness vote — proposed deducting Food Not Bombs legal-fees judgment from next year's homeless-services budget, voted down 5-0 (deviation note: harder-edged on homelessness than his own mayor). NO EVIDENCE on life/family/election/border/self_defense — null.
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
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)
FALSE (0)[3]
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
TRUE (+2)[4]
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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References & footnotes
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- [1]Personally presented June Pride Month proclamation reaffirming city's flying of the rainbow flag over city hall a 4th consecutive year; led 2025 'last man standing' defense of rainbow/Pulse-memorial crosswalks.
Personally presented June Pride Month proclamation reaffirming city's flying of the rainbow flag over city hall a 4th consecutive year; led 2025 'last man standing' defense of rainbow/Pulse-memorial crosswalks.
- [2]Personally presented June Pride Month proclamation reaffirming city's flying of the rainbow flag over city hall a 4th consecutive year; led 2025 'last man standing' defense of rainbow/Pulse-memorial crosswalks. Unclassified
Personally presented June Pride Month proclamation reaffirming city's flying of the rainbow flag over city hall a 4th consecutive year; led 2025 'last man standing' defense of rainbow/Pulse-memorial crosswalks.
- [3]March 16, 2021 commission meeting: read prepared statement publicly attacking a city proclamation honoring Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (D. James Kennedy's congregation) as 'sanitized and whitewashed history of Dr. Kennedy and the church' — affirmative public opposition to recognition of an evangelical institution. Unclassified
March 16, 2021 commission meeting: read prepared statement publicly attacking a city proclamation honoring Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (D. James Kennedy's congregation) as 'sanitized and whitewashed history of Dr. Kennedy and the church' — affirmative public opposition to recognition of an evangelical institution.
- [4]Publicly thanked Budget Advisory Board for FY budget holding the millage rate flat at 4.1193 for the 16th consecutive year. Unclassified
Publicly thanked Budget Advisory Board for FY budget holding the millage rate flat at 4.1193 for the 16th consecutive year.
- [5]Publicly backed new $100M voter-approved FLPD HQ: 'the new police headquarters will make a strong statement to the community that the City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to law enforcement.' Unclassified
Publicly backed new $100M voter-approved FLPD HQ: 'the new police headquarters will make a strong statement to the community that the City of Fort Lauderdale is committed to law enforcement.'
- [6]'For me, it's really about home rule. Do we have control over our own streets? Are we able to express ourselves, whether it's street art or anything else?' 'We are the last man standing.' DEVIATION DIRECTION: local-control assertion (rubric-aligned action) in service of Pride-symbol defense (anti-rubric in substance) — TRUE on action. Unclassified
'For me, it's really about home rule. Do we have control over our own streets? Are we able to express ourselves, whether it's street art or anything else?' 'We are the last man standing.' DEVIATION DIRECTION: local-control assertion (rubric-aligned action) in service of Pride-symbol defense (anti-rubric in substance) — TRUE on action.
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