Tallahassee Mayor debate: John Dailey, Kristin Dozier spar over growth, utilities, homelessness
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey repeatedly clashed with his opponent for re-election, Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, during their debate, with clear differences between the candidates shown on growth and development, city utilities and homelessness.
Dailey is locked in a runoff with Dozier in the General Election after coming in second to her in the Primary, capturing 45.7% of the vote to Dozier’s 46%. Whitfield Leland nabbed 5.3% of votes in the Primary and Michael Ibrahim garnered 3%.
Dailey, who took office in 2018, acknowledged a litany of difficulties the city has faced in the last four years: federal indictments of former mayors Scott Maddox and Andrew Gillum, the COVID-19 pand...
