A Tallahassee media producer is running for Leon County Commission District Three. We spoke with Charles Bryan Lorch, although everyone who knows him simply calls him "C.B."
C.B. Lorch has long been among the Capital City's top creators of video content. It's a passion he inherited from his videographer dad, Tom Lorch. But recently, C.B. Lorch found a new aspiration. To run for public office - specifically the Leon County Commission - despite, or perhaps BECAUSE, of the current political climate.
"As adversarial as it's gotten, we really just need to get away from that. And that starts with good people stepping up and being willing to serve. And doing it for the right reasons and I think we've got the kind of community that wants that."
Lorch is running for County Commission District Three, the county's northwestern area. For the past 7 years, the seat's been held by Commissioner Rick Minor. Lorch says he holds no personal animus against the incumbent. In fact, they've worked together on various past projects.
"We worked on a KCCI (Knight Creative Communities Institute) class together. A really great organization in our community that's doing great things. And we worked on the same project. Rick is a very nice guy. I just don't know that we're where we need to be now that he's served for 7 years as commissioner."
Specifically, Lorch believes Minor's efforts to revive the North Monroe Street corridor haven't met expectations. Even though Minor has indicated he'll seek a third term, Lorch has been the first to officially file as a candidate. He says he wants as much time as he can get to learn as much as he can.
