Pensacola Mayoral Election
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AUG 19, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleLocal government consultant
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationFlorida
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BackgroundLocal government consultant
Notable personal detailsAlicia Trawick is a Pensacola, Florida mayoral candidate in the city’s 2026 nonpartisan election. She has worked in disaster recovery and local government consulting, including managing multi-million-dollar disaster recovery contracts and advising governments on FEMA grant-funded recovery work. Her platform has included affordability, infrastructure, and changing Pensacola’s strong-mayor system toward a council-manager (or hybrid) governance model.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes affordability and says she will pursue state and federal grant funding to pay for infrastructure and disaster recovery projects “without increasing city taxes.” Her platform proposes modest user fees (an annual downtown parking decal) with exemptions for seniors and downtown employees and highlights concerns about rising property taxes and insurance costs. Overall she prioritizes avoiding new city tax increases while seeking external funding sources and targeted fees.
Healthcare
The candidate supports addressing homelessness and mental-health challenges by connecting people with local service providers and expanding access to services; the campaign platform also emphasizes improving public transportation to help residents reach medical appointments. No statements on federal healthcare reforms (e.g., Medicare for All or ACA expansion) were found in the cited materials.
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Climate & Energy
The candidate emphasizes infrastructure, stormwater systems, and coastal/resilience planning tied to flooding and disaster recovery, drawing on professional experience in disaster recovery and local government consulting. There are no clear public statements or policy commitments found advocating specific emissions targets, clean-energy incentives, carbon pricing, or fossil-fuel phaseout.
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