Here are our local candidates that joined the conversation and took the time to respond to our questions.
Scroll down to the bottom to watch our conversations with the candidates.
To all the candidates that took the time to respond to our neighbors’ questions, we are truly grateful. The first step towards building public trust is the willingness to sit down and have a conversation with the community.
We are better together.
City Commission Candidates
We asked our neighbors what they would like our city commission candidates be asked, then we sent your questions to all our local candidates. We asked all our candidates the same questions and we requested the answers be returned in a couple weeks. For the city commission we did not give a return date, but for the other candidates we did. We also extended the period for the city candidates due to a newly filed candidate. This was to give all candidates an opportunity to respond. Below we have our candidates with their answers as well as where to find more information about them.
Joe Kalicki, City Commission Seat 5
You can visit Joe Kalicki’s campaign website HERE. On his website you can find information easily on the home tab with ways to read more
Tom Derzypolski, City Commission-Seat 3
You can visit Tom Derzypolski’s campaign website HERE. We encourage all our neighbors to view his website to learn more about him. Where are you
Max Herrle, City Commission-Seat 3
You can visit Max Herrle’s campaign website HERE. On his website you will find an “about” page, a “podcast” and “blog” tab where Herrle is
Jeremy Matlow, Mayor-Seat 4
You can visit Jeremy Matlow’s campaign website HERE. On his website you can find various tabs ranging from “internship” where College neighbors can work on
Tifany Hill, City Commission- Seat 5
You can visit Tifnay Hill’s campaign website HERE. You will find more information about her as well as ways to contribute or volunteer with her
Mike Foust, Mayor-Seat 4
You can visit Mike Foust’s campaign website HERE. On his website you will find information about Foust and ways to help his campaign. We encourage
Norm Roche, City Commission Seat 3
You can visit Norm Roche’s campaign website HERE. You will find an “about” page, a “focus” page which explains his objectives, a “media” page which
County Commission Candidates
We also asked our county commission candidates your questions. As of March 2026, there are a couple of candidates that are unopposed (Maddox and Proctor). We did reach out to them and gave them the opportunity to also respond or speak freely to our neighbors.
Rick Minor, County Commission District 3
You can visit Rick Minor’s website HERE. On his website you will find “about” him, ways to “get involved,” and ways to “contact us.” We
David Hawkins, County Commission District 5
You can visit David Hawkins website HERE. On his website you will find various tab with information ranging from “about,” to his “platform,” and his
David O’Keefe, County Commission District 5
You can visit David O’Keefe’s website HERE. On his website you will find “about” him, a “break down” tab where he will email you his
School Board Candidate
James Billingsley, Leon County Schools District 1
You can find out more about James Billingsley through his Facebook page. Why are you running for school board and what do you plan to
James Reilly, Leon County School Board District 5
You can visit James Reilly’s Facebook page to learn more about him. His page highlights everyday people getting involved in the decision making process. You
Dr. Marcus Nicolas, School Board District 5
You can visit Dr. Marcus Nicolas on his campaign website HERE. On his website you can easily scroll through information about him, his intentions, and
