Tallahassee’s Premier Political Forum

City Commission Seat 3

General Election Debate

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in our luncheon debate on Tuesday featuring the candidates for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3. It was a spirited and engaging debate with thoughtful questions, an involved audience, and great participation from our Board, members, and guests.

Capital Tiger Bay Club is especially grateful to Moderator Tristan Wood of WFSU and our candidates, Tom Derzypolski and PJ Perez, for participating and sharing their perspectives on the issues facing Tallahassee and its future. Our programming is what keeps our Club going, and we are grateful to everyone who helped make this another great program.

Thank you also to our Capital Tiger Bay Club members for submitting their questions for the debate.

We captured some great moments from Tuesday’s program! Click here to view the full photo gallery.

Here are the results of our members-only straw poll following the program:

9/29/26 Capital Tiger Bay Club Debate

Straw Poll Results

Who won today’s Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 debate?

Tom Derzypolski — 75.4% (43 votes)

PJ Perez — 21.1% (12 votes)

Abstain — 3.5% (2 votes)

57 total ballots cast

Thanks to all who participated!

In case you weren’t able to attend, here is coverage from the event:

Some voting reminders for Leon County:

  • Voter Registration Deadline: October 5
  • Deadline to Request to be Mailed a Ballot: October 22
  • Early Voting: October 19 – November 1
  • Election Day: November 3

And up next: our Tallahassee Mayoral General Election Debate!

Capital Tiger Bay Club’s 2026 General Election Debate Series continues on Tuesday, October 27, as we welcome Loranne Ausley and Jeremy Matlow to the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center for our Tallahassee Mayoral Debate.

RSVP information and full event details will be available early next week. We hope you’ll join us for another spirited and informative program ahead of the November 3 General Election!

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