Local candidates have dropped their first television commercials and glossy mailers of the election season, with some going into attack mode in the run-up to the Aug. 23 primary.
The candidates for the District 5 seat are Paula DeBoles-Johnson, David O’Keefe, Jay Revell and Dustin Ryan Rivest. During a candidate forum Tuesday they agreed on the need for more affordable housing, greater transparency for public dollars, and increased support for crime-fighting and local businesses.
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey’s monthly haul became an attack line for his re-election foes and opponents of an appropriation for the FSU football stadium.