Tristan Wood
Senior Reporter/ATC HostTristan Wood is a senior producer and host with WFSU Public Media. A South Florida native and University of Florida graduate, he focuses on state government in the Sunshine State and local panhandle political happenings.
Prior to joining the WFSU team, Tristan spent three years covering the legislature with outlets including Florida Politics, City & State Florida, and Fresh Take Florida.
When he’s not on the airwaves, Tristan is either taking road trips with his pit bull named String Bean, going to alt-rock concerts or watching the Miami Heat.
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Her presence in the Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 race may have forced it to a runoff. -
Several political watchers and opinion writers have been panning Governor Ron DeSantis’ political performance during Tuesday’s primary election. Tristan Wood spoke with one of DeSantis’ critics. -
Tallahassee Commissioners are asking its community redevelopment agency staff to look into buying a large portion of the Railroad Square Art District. -
Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter was reelected Tuesday, while the race for City Commissioner Curtis Richardson's seat is headed to a runoff during the general election. -
Leon Democratic Party Chair Ryan Ray alleges the PC failed to report the finances behind election materials it produced one time, a potential violation that could come with hundreds in fines. -
The feud between the two Governors began months earlier, with both men attacking the direction the other is taking their state. -
Smart and Safe Florida, the PAC behind the ballot initiative, spent $5 million on pro-pot ads across Florida. -
Beard got his undergraduate degree from FAMU and previously spent more than a decade working for the school. Most recently he has served as president of Pasco-Hernando State College. -
All signs point to the Democratic Presidential nominee being Vice President Kamala Harris, which Florida Democrats hope will be a political boon for blue voters in the Sunshine State. -
Despite their claims that politics has no place in schools, the race between Leon County Seat 4 incumbent Laurie Lawson Cox and challenger Jeremy Rogers has been consumed by partisanship.
