{"id":212924,"date":"2026-03-10T10:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212924\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:13:10","slug":"oakland-election-includes-town-commission-race-charter-amendments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212924\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland election includes Town Commission race, charter amendments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oakland residents will decide their next Seat 4 Town Commissioner in Tuesday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Joseph McMullen<\/a>, who has led since 2006, is up for re-election against challenger Anne Fulton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oakland<\/a>, a town of around 2,000 people in Orange County, is known for its nature, with views of Lake Apopka. It\u2019s also a popular stop for cyclists on The West Orange Trail.<\/p>\n

McMullen\u2019s background is in pharmacy. He works as a Senior Clinical Account Manager.<\/p>\n

He served in the Air Force Reserves from 1989-1995. McMullen\u00a0was also recently appointed as the Florida League of Cities Vice Chair of Land Use & Economic Development, according to his bio<\/a> on the town website.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, his opponent is an office manager at an independent insurance adjusting firm, according to West Orange Times<\/a>. Fulton listed one of her top priorities as affordability and the housing crisis, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m running because I believe Oakland deserves a Commissioner who listens, unites and serves,\u201d Fulton told the Times.<\/p>\n

McMullen\u2019s campaign website listed his priorities as smart growth, preserving green spaces, supporting public safety and protecting the environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoseph McMullen has been dedicated to serving the Oakland community with integrity, transparency, and a forward-thinking vision,\u201d his campaign website said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the race for Seat 4, Oakland voters will also be deciding on several charter amendments<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Ballot question No. 3 would get rid of runoff elections in races where a Mayor or Town Commission candidate fails to clear 50% of the vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intent of this proposed amendment is to simplify the election process and save the Town considerable time and expense related to run-off elections,\u201d the town said.<\/p>\n

Ballot question No. 4 would eliminate the option for candidates to qualify for the ballot by collecting signature cards. Currently, a candidate must collect signatures from 10% of the town\u2019s registered voters or 100 voters, whichever is less. If No. 4 passes Tuesday, candidates going forward would have to qualify by giving a written notice of candidacy and paying a $100 qualifying fee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intent of this proposed amendment is to create a more uniform qualification period,\u201d the town said. \u201cResidents who can demonstrate financial hardship may qualify without being required to pay the qualification fee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Election Day polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oakland residents will decide their next Seat 4 Town Commissioner in Tuesday\u2019s election. Commissioner Joseph McMullen, who has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[97802,97803,143,145,144,611],"class_list":["post-212924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-anne-fulton","tag-joseph-mcmullen","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-orange-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}