Tallahassee City Commissioner. Bringing the voice of our neighborhoods to City Hall. 2x
@floridastate
alum, urban & regional planner, community builder
There is more to come soon but for now — I am overwhelmed at the love and support Tallahassee has shown me and our message.
Proud to be your next City Commissioner.
What happened tonight raises serious questions about this City administration’s judgement.
Free speech and the right to peaceably assemble are fundamental American freedoms.
I cannot speak for the conscience of this Commission majority, but I certainly (1/2)
Almost four years ago, Mayor John Dailey threatened me for speaking in support of a city policy he opposed.
We deserve a Mayor who treats everyone with dignity, not one who uses his position as Mayor to belittle and intimidate women in Tallahassee.
Tonight, the people of Tallahassee won big 🎉
The billion-dollar Blueprint sales tax agency (notoriously off track at times), will now explore affordable housing
… for the first time ever!
Very grateful for my colleagues, housing advocates & all helping to make this happen!
Commissioner Porter’s motion to explore Blueprint sales tax-supported affordable housing passes 9-3
A momentous occasion in Tallahassee local government history.
Unlike my opponent, I will support decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Other cities across Florida like Tampa and Orlando have taken this common sense step towards equality and criminal justice reform.
If you elect me, I will fight to get it done.
We’ve got unfinished business, y’all! I’m officially running for re-election!
Together, we’ve made amazing progress towards reforming what’s broken in our local government:
✅Working for the public interest and everyday people
Thank you to every single one of you for believing in me and believing that a better Tallahassee is possible for all of us.
With courage, good will, humility, and with love in my heart for the people of Tallahassee - I look forward to getting to work for you.
#Tallahassee
If you want change in Tallahassee, our campaign is for you. Over the last year we have built a coalition to bring your voice to City Hall, and today with your help that message will ring out in every corner of our city.
Polls are open until 7 pm. Let’s go win this thing!
I made the motion to explore joining Vision Zero, a network of cities committed to eliminating all traffic fatalities, and investing in equitable mobility for all people.
“Tallahassee Commissioner Jack Porter calls for more pedestrian, bicyclist safety”
I’m overwhelmed by the love the
#JackPack
community of Porter Supporters has shown over the last 11 months.
Together we will make an indelible mark on City politics and build a Tallahassee that truly works for everyone.
Vote by August 18!
#iHeartTally
#TallahasseeProud
#TLHpol
Please join me in welcoming Ariel Ynovy, our campaign manager!
Ariel is a recent graduate from the Florida State University. She started her political career organizing in Tallahassee and has worked on numerous campaigns since.
Thank you Vince! Tallahassee deserves better.
I am unfazed but when bad actors demean women like this, it sets us all back.
Appreciate your support! ❤️
Referring to a woman dually elected to public office as a “side kick” and repeatedly calling her by her first name—classic dog whistle.
It’s sexist and it’s shameful. I don’t care if you like Commissioner Porter or not, this is wrong.
@VoteJackPorter
, keep the faith.
Proud of the enthusiasm and excitement gathering around our campaign.
Our broad bipartisan coalition is built to win, and with your help we can bring it home on August 18!
#VoteJack
🚨Major Endorsement!🚨
Proud to be supported by
@SierraClub
!
For over 120 years, their members have worked to conserve America’s natural resources at every level of government.
Thank you for your endorsement! Together we can protect Tallahassee’s water, air & natural beauty.
A better Tallahassee is possible.
One where we work together to face our challenges head on and we’re not held back by sinister interests seeking to exploit public resources.
We can do it, together!
Donate before our monthly midnight deadline:
Happy to have the support of a leading lawmaker in the Florida Legislature.
Thank you for your help and looking forward to fighting for accountability in Tallahassee!
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@VoteJackPorter
is a happy warrior running an incredible grassroots campaign to serve the people of Tallahassee with a neighborhood-first focus. She is taking on the special interest machine to build a City Commission that prioritizes the needs of everyday North Floridians. 1/
Holding the establishment accountable and keeping our city in line is no easy task
Your instinct that tells you your government should work for you, and prioritize what’s important and what is of public interest is not wrong
Join us with a $25 donation
Thank you so much Commissioner
@elainebryanttlh
for your gracious remarks this evening. I will look to you for counsel in the future, and your example of civility is admirable.
Countless people have reached out to us to share their stories about John Dailey using his position as Mayor to bully and intimidate them. It’s wrong.
I’m proud to stand with these brave women speaking out and fighting to stop this behavior. I hope you’ll join us.
Proud to help lead a spirited discussion at yesterday’s budget workshop!
We’ve seen financial mismanagement in local government, including bloated executive salaries and huge taxpayer subsidies for big developers — while Tallahassee’s neighborhoods are left behind.
Y’all — this one is huge.
Proud to be endorsed as of this morning by
@RuthsListFL
.
Thank you to all the amazing women elected officials and leaders who have put their faith in me.
Together, we will bring the change we need to City Hall.
🚨 Major Endorsement Alert! 🚨
Proud to be endorsed by the Leon County Teachers (
@leonteachers
), staff & faculty from Florida A&M (
@FAMU_1887
) and FSU (
@floridastate
), and orgs representing thousands of working people across Tallahassee!
Glad to help move our community forward with common sense reforms like this!
Thanks to everyone who has spoken in support. Revising parking minimums will likely come back for a final City Commission vote in April.
This campaign has always been about Tallahasse‘s future. I’m proud of our message and the movement we built around it.
We need your help now to finish what we began 11 months ago, when we were considered a quixotic long shot.
Please vote tomorrow. If you have, ask 5 others. Ty!
From student housing encroaching on Frenchtown to Shamrock Extension threatening to dump traffic into Killearn Estates, it shouldn't take coming to Commission meetings in force just to be listened to.
Jack will bring neighborhoods to the table early and often.
#VoteJack
Aug. 18!
Exciting news — the Tallahassee Democrat (
@TDOnline
) has profiled our race and said we are close to victory!
We have outraised our opponent around 3-to-1 since the beginning of 2020 and we have the momentum! Chip in to put us across the goal line today!
🚨 Major Endorsements Alert! 🚨
This campaign isn't about me or my opponent. It's about changing a system that works for the politically-connected and bringing the voices of our neighbors to the table.
Proud to have these community champions on our side. More to come!
There are a lot of powerful interests throwing their weight around in this election.
But I’ve stood up to bullies my whole life. And this campaign isn’t about to stop fighting for our community no matter what.
With your help we can bring our voices to City Hall.
Join us today!
My thoughts go out to all affected by this terrible disaster.
Tallahassee is very fortunate to be largely unscathed, and I hope you will join me in making a donation to assist our neighbors in the Panhandle.
#TallahasseeStrong
#Sally
Another day, another great turnout from our amazing Porter Supporters!
#JackPack
Together, we can bring real change to the City Commission and build a stronger future for all of Tallahassee.
But it starts with you. Go vote before 6 pm at Early Vote locations or on Aug 18!
🚨 Major Endorsement Alert! 🚨
Y'all - this is one of our biggest boosts yet. Honored to have the endorsement of fmr Commissioner Nancy Miller!
"Jack Porter is smart, energetic, well-informed, and a great listener. Jack will be a leader willing to dig deep into the issues...
Our common sense campaign for good government at City Hall has made statewide news!
This August, we’re going to give them something to talk about.
Donate $8.50 today and make a small investment in a stronger Tallahassee!
My opponent says that he's running on his record, but he's really spending most of his time and massive amounts of money falsely attacking my integrity. He is showing us that he will do anything to hold on to power.
What happened to John Dailey?" We all deserve better.
We are approaching a City Commission campaign record for most individual contributions! Will you help us make history?
Please donate by midnight tonight and put us over the top:
We are only TWO weeks from election day, and I can't wait to be your next commissioner!
But I need your help to reach 50% +1 on August 18th.
Can you sign up for just ONE volunteer shift this week?
Sign up here:
#VoteJackPorter
by August 18th!
Our average donation today is $27.27.
It’s true we’re not flooded with $1k checks from special interests w/ business before the city.
We are funded by over 1000 small-dollar donors just like you.
Can you throw in $27.27 today to help us win?
Our City Commission just voted 5-0 to form an Independent Citizen Review Board. Long overdue and details about its powers and jurisdiction are unclear.
Now is the time to stay engaged and hold our leadership accountable for seeing this through.
#Tallahassee
Our opponent is largely funded by big-money developers and legacy donors.
Our campaign is funded by people like you.
Donate today to help bring change that represents YOUR values to City Hall at .
Over 30 folks showed up to our weekly volunteer meeting tonight.
This is what a community coming together looks like.
When people stand together, we win.
#VoteJackPorter
by August 18th
#Tallahassee
#TLH
#IHeartTally
On WFSU I said my greatest qualification is the amount of community support for this campaign.
We're close to a record for most individual contributions in Tally city commission history.
I refuse to drive around town begging developers and promising favor to fund our campaign.
Can you make a contribution right now, before the deadline, to make sure we have the resources in place to fight back against entrenched special interests?
Always happy to help serve Tallahassee in times of need like today.
It’s our
#1
charge as elected officials. So grateful for the opportunity to make a positive difference.
#Tallahassee
#IdaliaTLH
So proud to have these great endorsements to bring real change to City Hall, not more of the same.
Overwhelmed by the support we have garnered all across the community — thank you!
Vote August 18. Our future depends on it!
#iHeartTally
#TallahasseeStrong
Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
A guilty verdict is no substitute for his life. Whether there will be justice for him is up to us. The work continues—in our criminal justice system, in Tallahassee, and in our hearts.
#GeorgeFloyd
Join us TONIGHT at 7pm!
Excited for this town hall tonight on neighborhood planning with special guests former Mayor and Commissioner Debbie Lightsey and activist and academic Dr. Pamela Hall.
#VoteJackPorter
by August 18th!
#IHeartTally
#TLH
#Tallahassee
Effective tomorrow at 11pm, Leon County is enacting a stay-at-home order, a curfew from 11pm-5am and a ban on gatherings of groups larger than ten. This does NOT close businesses or ban us from making required trips for groceries and other necessary trips. See my statement below:
🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨
We're proud to have the endorsement of Walter McDonald, President of the Providence Neighborhood Association.
#VoteJack
by mail, early, or on August 18th!
🚨 Another Big Endorsement!🚨
Former Mayor & City Commissioner Debbie Lightsey:
“I’m supporting Jack Porter because she will fight to protect our environment and natural resources. When neighborhoods need a voice at City Hall, I know she will be a good friend and ally.”
Actions like these “ghost texts” benefitting Grow Tallahassee-oriented candidates make our City a worse place.
Shame on those responsible, and all candidates who refuse to denounce these hateful tactics on their behalf
#TLHpol
Such a disappointing text from the Grow Tallahassee slate.
Similar to attacks on Gallop.
This is the hateful direction our city will go, if the far-right extremists spending big $$ win.
When will David Bellamy denounce this and tell his team to stop attacking our community?
Sharing Mutaqee Akbar's open letter to State Attorney Jack Campbell from Facebook. This is about transparency, accountability, and healing.
#Tallahassee
Folks are concerned about stewardship of their tax dollars.
Leon County property taxes were raised in 2020 amid the pandemic, which I opposed.
I also proudly opposed the reckless, wasteful $27 million giveaway of Blueprint funds last year, like the vast majority of the public.
We’re not going to let the rain slow us down.
Let’s send a message to developer and corporate interests that Jack Porter isn’t going anywhere!
Donate now:
ICYMI: Yesterday's newspaper revealed my opponent’s kickoff announcement was authored by a developer with major taxpayer financial conflicts!
But try as they might: they can’t buy Tallahassee. It belongs to all of us!
With your help, we will win:
🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨
I am humbled and honored to be officially endorsed by the Tallahassee Chapter of
@NationalNOW
.
Thank you for your support!
#VoteAugust18th
Tonight at my weekly town hall, I talked about the City of Tallahassee’s budget. It's important to know where tax dollars are going. We must know that the city has allocated $7.9 million for affordable housing while allocating $60 million for the police department.
I'm so proud and humbled by how far our campaign has come since we began 11 months ago - but the real work is just beginning. Folks are voting as we speak!
Sign up to lend a hand at today to help put us over the top.
#Tallahassee
#TLH
#IHeartTally
🚨 Another major endorsement! 🚨
Thank you, Mayor Decorkus Allen!
“Jack Porter has a vision for Tallahassee that is exactly what our region needs right now.
I am looking forward to her leadership on the Tallahassee City Commission.”
This is the year that things start getting better.
You can make the difference!
Join our campaign with a small donation today to help us win and keep supplying our volunteers with the resources they need:
We'll be on the ballot for Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 1 on August 18th!
This is the FIRST time the people will get to vote for this seat since it was vacated over a year ago.
With your help, we will bring your voice to City Hall.
#VoteJack
#IHeartTally
#TLH
Mayor John Dailey refused to remove the name of Jackie Perkins and her family members from his campaign materials when she asked. He still has not apologized. She did this after a meeting with Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey when he accused her of quid-pro-quo.
Together, we can restore responsible, thoughtful leadership to the city and Blueprint.
We expect another heavily-funded, negative campaign from the establishment that brings our community down, but with your help we can fight for what really matters!
Help us fight back special interests already funding their way into this race by donating $5, $20.24 or whatever you can today — or making a small recurring donation before our fundraising deadline for May!
Link:
After spending millions in state and federal races over the last several election cycles,
@insideFPL
has now become involved in local Tallahassee elections. Read the rest of this thread to find out how.
People all across Tallahassee are standing up and demanding better this Independence Day.
Together, we can make the positive change we need and bring your voice to City Hall.
Join our campaign today!
I'm voting for
@VoteJackPorter
for Tallahassee city commission. She's the only candidate w/ a coherent and vibrant plan for the future of this city. One that speaks to the whole community and recognizes there's work to do to make Tallahassee a livable city for all its residents.
Flashback Friday to one of our most cherished endorsements.
Providence is a special neighborhood to me, and Tallahassee as a whole — the crossroads of our past, present & future.
I am humbled and grateful its leadership has entrusted me with the responsibility to help guide us.
@PeterSchorschFL
You’ve now attacked me in writing twice without contacting me. You have my number and email, Peter.
If you have questions or issues, we can discuss them. This contains clear inaccuracies like your last article did. Please be fair. Your readers deserve it. Please also be kind. Ty
Imagine if affordable housing was a priority instead of multi-million $$$ roads thru neighborhoods that don't want them, for ritzy developments that most can't afford. The city's affordable housing plan is to build 7 houses/year. Doesn't even scratch the surface!
#VoteJack
Together, we can upset the political establishment and bring YOUR voice to the City Commission. But it’s going to take all of us.
Sign up to volunteer at and commit to help build a stronger Tallahassee today!
🚨 Endorsement Alert 🚨
Proud to have
@adnermarcelin
’s support!
“Jack will work hard for our neighborhoods and answer the growing call in our community for greater accountability and transparency within our local government.”
#VoteJackPorter
#Tallahassee
#TLH
#IHeartTally
Today and tomorrow I am interviewing applicants to the Citizen Police Review Board.
What are some characteristics or perspectives would you like to see represented? Let me know!
In 2020, we received over 1,000 individual contributions. We were proud of that because it allowed our team and volunteers to organize and mobilize around issues that matter to us most:
🏡 Sustainable development & equitable funding for our neighborhoods
Thanks to everyone who joined us today in calling on state & federal leaders to use their power to help avoid the worst eviction crisis of our lifetimes.
Thousands across Tallahassee are already facing disaster during the holidays. We cannot sit idly by.