Elected Officials Serving Leon County

This page provides information about all the elected officials which represent voters in Leon County. Click on any of the categories to view a list of elected officials.

Office Duration Next Election Elected By Takes Office Incumbent Salary Website
President 4-year term 2028 US Voters January 20th following the General Election Donald J. Trump (REP) $400,000.00 whitehouse.gov
Vice President 4-year term 2028 US Voters January 20th following the General Election JD Vance (REP) $235,100.00 whitehouse.gov
United States Senator 6-year term 2026 Florida Voters January 3rd following the General Election Ashley Moody (REP) $174,000.00 moody.senate.gov
United States Senator 6-year term 2030 Florida Voters January 3rd following the General Election Rick Scott (REP) $174,000.00 rickscott.senate.gov
U.S. House, 2nd District Representative 2-year term 2026 District 2 Voters January 3rd following the General Election Neal Dunn (REP) $174,000.00 dunn.house.gov

All Florida voters can vote in these contests.

Members take office on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in January following the General Election. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary Website
Governor 4-year term 2026 Ron DeSantis (REP) $141,400.00 flgov.com
Lieutenant Governor 4-year term 2026 Jay Collins $135,516.00 flgov.com
Attorney General 4-year term 2026 James Uthmeier (REP) $139,988.00 myfloridalegal.com
Chief Financial Officer 4-year term 2026 Blaise Ingoglia $139,988.00 myfloridacfo.com
Commissioner of Agriculture 4-year term 2026 Wilton Simpson (REP) $139,988.00 fdacs.gov

All Florida voters can vote in these contests.

Justices of the Florida Supreme Court take office when they are appointed by the governor. They are subject to merit retention votes.

You can find contact information for each Judge on the Court's website. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Justice 6-year term 2028 Charles T. Canady (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2028 Jorge Labarga (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2028 John D. Couriel (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2030 Renatha Francis (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2028 Jamie R. Grosshans (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2026 Carlos G. Muniz (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00
Justice 6-year term 2030 Meredith Sasso (Non-Partisan) $258,957.00

Members of the Florida Legislature are elected by district. You can find your districts on your voter information card or by using our voter info lookup

Members take office upon election.  

Office Duration Next Election Elected By Incumbent Salary Website
Florida Senate, 3rd District 4-year term 2028 Voters in all or part of DIX, FRA, GAD, GUL, HAM, JEF, LAF, LEO, LIB, MAD, SUW, TAY, and WAK counties Corey Simon (REP) $29,697.00 flsenate.gov
Florida House, 7th District 2-year term 2026 Voters in all or part of DIX, FRA, GUL, HAM, JEF, LAF, LEO, LIB, SUW, TAY, and WAK counties Jason Shoaf (REP) $29,697.00 flhouse.gov
Florida House, 8th District 2-year term 2026 Voters in all or Part of GAD and LEO Counties Gallop Franklin (DEM) $29,697.00 flhouse.gov
Florida House, 9th District 2-year term 2026 Voters in all or part of JEF, LEO, and MAD counties Allison Tant (DEM) $29,697.00 flhouse.gov

Leon County is part of the 2nd Judicial Circuit. All Leon County voters can vote for 2nd District Public Defender and State Attorney, along with voters in Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, and Wakulla Counties.

Members take office on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in January following the General Election. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary Website
Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit 4-year term 2028 Jessica Yeary (DEM) $218,939.00 flpd2.com
State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Circuit 4-year term 2028 Jack Campbell (DEM) $218,939.00 sao2fl.org

Judges in the 1st District Court of Appeal take office when they are appointed by the governor. Judges are subject to merit retention.

Voters in the following counties can vote in these contests: LEO, ALA, BAK, BAY, BRA, CAL, CLA, COLU, DIX, DUV, ESC, FRA, GAD, GIL. GUL, HAM, HOL, JAC, JEF, LAF, LIB, MAD, NAS, OKA, SAR, SUW, TAY, UNI, WAK, WAL and WAS. 

You can find contact information for each Judge on the Court's website. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Judge 6-year term 2030 Vacant (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2030 Stephanie W. Ray (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2028 Ross L. Bilbrey (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2030 Vacant (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2028 Susan Kelsey (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 Joseph Lewis, Jr. (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 Vacant (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 Timothy D. Osterhaus (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2028 Lori S. Rowe (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 L. Clayton Roberts (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2030 M. Kemmerly Thomas (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 Rachel E. Nordby (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2028 Thomas D. Winokur (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2026 Adam S. Tanenbaum (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00
Judge 6-year term 2028 Robert E. Long Jr. (Non-Partisan) $218,939.00

Voters in the following counties can vote for judges in the 2nd Judicial Circuit: Leon, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty and Wakulla counties.

Judges take office on the 1st Tuesday and the 1st Monday in January following the General Election.

You can find contact information for each Judge on the Court's website. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Judge, Group 1 6-year term 2028 Joshua M. Hawkes (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 2 6-year term 2030 Barbara Hobbs (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 3 6-year term 2030 Ronald Flury (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 4 6-year term 2026 Tiffany Baker-Carper (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 5 6-year term 2030 Frank Allman (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 6 6-year term 2026 Lance Neff (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 7 6-year term 2026 Jason Jones (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 8 6-year term 2026 John C. Cooper (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 9 6-year term 2026 Stephen Everett (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 10 6-year term 2028 Anthony Miller (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 11 6-year term 2028 Vacant (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 12 6-year term 2030 David Frank (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 13 6-year term 2026 J. Lee Marsh (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 14 6-year term 2028 J. Layne Smith (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 15 6-year term 2028 Jonathan Sjostrom (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00
Judge, Group 16 6-year term 2026 Angela C. Dempsey (Non-Partisan) $196,898.00

All Leon County voters can vote in these contests. 

Office Duration Next Election Takes Office Incumbent Salary Website
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller 4-year term 2028 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in January Gwen Marshall (DEM) $174,818.00 cvweb.leonclerk.com
Property Appraiser 4-year term 2028 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in January Akin Akinyemi (DEM) $174,818.00 leonpa.gov
Sheriff 4-year term 2028 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in January Walt McNeil (DEM) $241,384.00 leoncountyso.com
Superintendent of Schools 4-year term 2028 2nd Tuesday after General Election Rocky Hanna (DEM) $202,324.00 leonschools.net
Supervisor of Elections 4-year term 2028 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in January Mark S. Earley (DEM) $174,818.00 leonvotes.gov
Tax Collector 4-year term 2028 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in January Doris Maloy (DEM) $202,324.00 leontaxcollector.net

All Leon County voters can for in these contests. 

County Judges take office on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in January following the General Election. 

You can find contact information for each Judge on the Court's website.

  • Seat 1 became vacant when the prior officeholder resigned. The race for Seat 1 is to fill the unexpired portion of the prior term. Although normally a 6 year term, it will be up for election again in 2028.
Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Judge, Seat 1 6-year term 2026 Vacant $186,034.00
Judge, Seat 2 6-year term 2028 Stefanie M. Newlin (Non-Partisan) $186,034.00
Judge, Seat 3 6-year term 2030 Monique Richardson (Non-Partisan) $186,034.00
Judge, Seat 4 6-year term 2030 LaShawn Riggans (Non-Partisan) $186,034.00
Judge, Seat 5 6-year term 2026 Nina Ashenafi-Richardson (Non-Partisan) $186,034.00

All Leon County voters can vote for the two "at large" members of the County Commission. The remaining five County Commissioners are elected by district. You can find your County Commission district on your voter information card or by using our voter info lookup

Members take office on the 2nd Tuesday after the General Election.

You can find contact information for each Commissioner on the Leon County Government website.

Office Duration Next Election Elected By Incumbent Salary
At Large, Group 1 4-year term 2028 Leon County voters Carolyn Cummings (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
At Large, Group 2 4-year term 2026 Leon County voters Nick Maddox (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
District 1 4-year term 2026 District 1 voters Bill Proctor (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
District 2 4-year term 2028 District 2 voters Christian Caban (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
District 3 4-year term 2026 District 3 voters Rick Minor (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
District 4 4-year term 2028 District 4 voters Brian Welch (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
District 5 4-year term 2026 District 5 voters David O'Keefe (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00

School Board members are elected by district. You can find your school district on your voter information card or by using our voter info lookup

Members take office on the 2nd Tuesday after the General Election. 

You can find contact information for each School Board member on the School Board website. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
District 1 4-year term 2026 Alva Swafford Smith(Non-Partisan) $48,174.00
District 2 4-year term 2028 Rosanne Wood (Non-Partisan) $48,174.00
District 3 4-year term 2026 Darryl Jones (Non-Partisan) $48,174.00
District 4 4-year term 2028 Laurie Lawson Cox (Non-Partisan) $48,174.00
District 5 4-year term 2026 Marcus Bernard Nicolas (Non-Partisan) $48,174.00

Voters who live in the City of Tallahassee can vote in these contests. City Commissioners and Mayor do not have districts. Instead, all voters who live in Tallahassee can vote each of the City Commissioner contests. 

Members take office on the 13th Day after the General Election.

You can find contact information for each Commissioner and Mayor on the City of Tallahassee website.

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Seat 4, Mayor 4-year term 2026 John Dailey (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
Seat 1 4-year term 2028 Jacqueline "Jack" Porter (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
Seat 2 4-year term 2028 Curtis Richardson (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
Seat 3 4-year term 2026 Jeremy Matlow (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00
Seat 5 4-year term 2026 Dianne Williams-Cox (Non-Partisan) $99,167.00

All Leon County voters can vote in these contests.

Members take office on the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in January following the General Election.

You can find contact information for each member on the Leon Soil and Water Conservation District website.

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
District 1 4-year term 2026 Laura LaChappelle (Non-Partisan) $0.00
District 2 4-year term 2028 Kim O'Connor (Non-Partisan) $0.00
District 3 4-year term 2026 Deborah Burr (Non-Partisan) $0.00
District 4 4-year term 2028 Alexander Eric Lucien Bouchard (Non-Partisan) $0.00
District 5 4-year term 2026 James Richard Billingsley (Non-Partisan) $0.00

Voters who live in the Capital Region Community Development District can vote in these contests.

Members take office on the 2nd Tuesday after the General Election.

You can find contact information for each member on the on the Capital Region Community Development District website.

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Seat 1 4-year term 2026 Charles "Chuck" Urban (Non-Partisan) $2,400.00
Seat 2 4-year term 2028 Matthew Vogel (Non-Partisan) $2,400.00
Seat 3 4-year term 2026 L. Kyle Rojas (Non-Partisan) $2,400.00
Seat 4 4-year term 2028 Ryan Culton (Non-Partisan) $2,400.00
Seat 5 4-year term 2026 Susan Burns (Non-Partisan) $2,400.00

Voters who live within the Piney-Z Community Development District can vote in these contests.

Members take office on the 2nd Tuesday after the General Election. 

You can find contact information for each Commissioner on the Piney-Z Community Development District website.

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Seat 1 4-year term 2026 Kevin Townsend (Non-Partisan) $800.00
Seat 2 4-year term 2028 Linda Guyas (Non-Partisan) $800.00
Seat 3 4-year term 2026 Rick Hays (Non-Partisan) $800.00
Seat 4 4-year term 2028 William Pfost (Non-Partisan) $800.00
Seat 5 4-year term 2026 Mike Gomez (Non-Partisan) $800.00

Voters who live in the Canopy Community Development District can vote in these elections.

Members take office on the 2nd Tuesday after the General Election.

You can find contact information for each Commissioner on the Canopy Community Development District website. 

Office Duration Next Election Incumbent Salary
Seat 1 4-year term 2026 Jason Ghazvini (Non-Partisan) $400.00
Seat 2 4-year term 2026 David Brady (Non-Partisan) $400.00
Seat 3 4-year term 2028 Steven Durie (Non-Partisan) $400.00
Seat 4 4-year term 2028 Toby Thomson (Non-Partisan) $400.00
Seat 5 4-year term 2028 Tom Asbury Jr (Non-Partisan) $400.00