Credit City of Fort Walton Beach There are three open seats on the Fort Walton Beach City Council, and twelve candidates vying for votes in the March 9 municipal election. Tuesday evening, they all got a chance to speak at a moderated forum hosted by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce. Current council members Nic Allegretto and David Schmidt are running for re-election alongside 10 new faces: Gloria DeBerry, Jason Floyd, Sean Murphy, Debra Riley, Brad Roehrig, Michael Rojas, Travis Smith, Gareth Stearns, Sonya Vazquez, and Payne Walker. “I see something broken and I want to fix it,” said auto dealer Travis Smith. “I want to be a voice for the people, which I think is lacking (in the city).”