Tracy Robinson is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 9
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Florida House District 9
Type of race: Partisan
Who can vote: All registered voters who live in House District 9, which includes northeast Leon County, part of Jefferson County and all of Madison County.
What is next: The winner will be ceremonially sworn into office at a Nov. 17 organization session of the Florida House of Representatives.
How much does the position pay: $29,697 a year, with a “per diem” of $152 a day when lawmakers are in session.
Tracy Robinson
Age: 50
Website: www.votetracyrobinson.com
Occupations: Artificial intelligence engineer, including in medicine; previously career emergency management supervisor, including during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and independent contractor (emergency response coordinator).
Qualifications: Has been a law enforcement officer, mental health case manager, Hurricane Katrina emergency management supervisor; 2024 Response Emergency Coordinator who helped secure $177 million in Florida relief.
Q: What is the pivotal issue in this election?
A: District 9 has been overlooked for too long, and my campaign is built around REVIVE – Restore Communities, Economy & Lower Taxes, Veterans & Public Safety, Infrastructure, Values/Voice/Accountability, and Education & Opportunity. The pivotal issue is whether rural North Florida finally gets a representative who fights for all of it at once: cleaning up blighted properties, easing the property tax burden on working families, backing our law enforcement, fixing crumbling roads and expanding broadband, and giving parents and taxpayers real accountability in Tallahassee. This isn’t Republican vs. Democrat – it’s We the People, together, choosing to revive what’s been neglected
Q: What is the one thing you want to accomplish if elected?
A: If elected, my top priority is putting REVIVE into action starting with restoring our communities – rehabilitating blighted homes, strengthening neighborhood and faith-based partnerships, and pairing that with real investment in infrastructure like roads, bridges, water, sewer, and broadband across Madison, Jefferson, and Leon Counties. I want District 9 families to see tangible progress: safer streets, better-equipped law enforcement, lower tax burdens, and stronger schools with real pathways to good-paying careers. It’s about proving rural North Florida can revive itself – economically, physically, and in spirit – and that our best days don’t have to be behind us.
Allison Tant
Party: Democratic
Age: 65
Profession: Public servant
Qualifications: “I have proudly been elected twice to represent this district because residents know I will always show up and focus on results for our community.”
Q: What is the pivotal issue in this election?
A: The policy issues I’m working on are trumped by two things: Addressing the Department of Children and Families failures and putting up guardrails on voucher school funding to ensure integrity in how education dollars are spent.
Q: If elected, what is the one thing you want to accomplish in office?
A: Addressing affordability issues and integrity in the spending of public funds. Providing transportation options that work for disabled people so people can get to work. And a better synergy between tech schools, state colleges, and career source workforce throughout the state.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida House District 9 voter guide to 2026 election
Reporting by James Call, Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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State Representative District 9 candidates Tracy Robinson, left, and incumbent Allison Tant participate in a forum held at WFSU on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democr USA TODAY Network, Reuters
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This story was originally published October 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM.