Former Tallahassee City Commissioner Dot Inman-Johnson is one of two challengers against incumbent Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox for Seat 5 on the Tallahassee City Commission.
WFSU’s Tristan Wood spoke with Inman-Johnson on Candidate Convos, a digital series featuring one-on-one interviews with local candidates in Tallahassee and Leon County ahead of the August primaries.
During the conversation, Inman-Johnson was asked about the often-discussed three-two split on the Tallahassee City Commission and who she believes is responsible for it.
You can watch her conversation here:
“Well, you have to blame the people in power, and the people in power are the three,” she said. “They control every vote on the city commission, and so they have the power to change that and make that a more dignified body where everybody feels a part of it."
When asked about how the region should grow economically, Inman-Johnson said Tallahassee should follow the example of other successful capital cities while protecting its natural resources.
“There are several capital cities that show up in the top 10 or top three of America's most livable cities every year and they have basically the same elements that we have, where there they have education as a major factor, they have government as a major factor,” she said.
Inman-Johnson also ran for the commission last cycle, narrowly losing to current city commissioner Curtis Richardson. In the interview, she made her case for why voters should support her candidacy.
“My final pitch is that if they want to return to good government and financial accountability and a commission that feels that the public interest that they were elected to serve comes before any special interest,” she said.
You can watch Inman-Johnson’s full appearance on Candidate Convos here:
