Tallahassee Mayoral Election
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AUG 19, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age62 years old (Oct 16, 1963)
GenderFemale
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LocationFlorida
BackgroundAttorney
EducationRandolph-Macon Woman's College (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsLoranne Elizabeth Ausley is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Tallahassee, Florida. She served in the Florida House of Representatives (2000–2008; 2016–2020) and in the Florida Senate representing District 3 (2020–2022). She has also led local civic initiatives including Whole Child Leon and the South City Foundation. In 2025, she launched a campaign for Mayor of Tallahassee in the 2026 election cycle.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports using government funding to expand infrastructure, affordable housing, workforce development, and state employee pay; emphasizes securing public investment to strengthen neighborhoods and local economic opportunity. No explicit calls for major tax cuts or for large-scale tax increases on the wealthy/corporations are stated on her campaign site or recent local coverage.
Healthcare
Loranne Ausley has sponsored and supported state legislation aimed at expanding access to health services (telehealth, children’s coverage/KidCare eligibility) and improving long-term care quality and mental health services. Her legislative activity focuses on access-expanding policies rather than privatization or repeal of public programs.
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Immigration & Border
Voted against a 2022 Florida Senate bill (SB1808) that expanded state immigration-enforcement requirements for local law enforcement and penalized entities transporting undocumented immigrants, indicating opposition to expanding state-level immigration enforcement; no public campaign material was found stating a separate comprehensive immigration policy or support for increased enforcement measures.
Climate & Energy
Supports protecting natural resources, water and coastal ecosystems and has sponsored or been involved with legislation and initiatives related to solar development, agriculture-environment partnerships, and conservation. Recognized by environmental groups for a pro-environment voting record and named by progressive networks for proposals linking agriculture and sustainability. Positions emphasize clean-energy incentives and conservation while not explicitly endorsing Green New Deal–style federal proposals in the cited materials.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports Second Amendment rights while saying the manner of bearing arms can be regulated and describing gun violence as an epidemic; expresses concern that it is too easy for people who should not have access to guns to obtain them. Positions indicate support for regulation and measures to reduce gun violence while acknowledging gun ownership.
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