- April 19, 2024
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The first candidate for Ormond Beach City Commission Zone 3 has filed to run in the 2024 elections.
Ormond Beach resident and business owner Barbara Bonarrigo filed to run on Friday, March 17. She has lived in the city for 23 years and said she decided to run for the open seat because she wants to be of service to her community. Incumbent Zone 3 City Commissioner Susan Persis has filed to run for mayor.
"My intention is to serve my neighbors, and especially in Zone 3," Bonarrigo said. "I want to protect the character and the charm of our beautiful city."
She serves on three city advisory boards: the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, Human Resources Advisory Board, Leisure Services Board. In December 2022, she was also appointed to serve on the governor's Florida Small Business Development Center Network Statewide Advisory Board. In 2020, she was named the Woman Manufacturer of the Year by the Volusia Manufacturing Association.
"When you run for office or you are in office, it's all about your life experiences, and I can bring that to the table — a lot of life experience and business experience," Bonarrigo said.
Bonarrigo, who is the CEO of CJ Manufacturing in Daytona Beach, previously ran to represent District 4 on the Volusia County Council in 2020 against then-incumbent Heather Post, who was reelected.
This time, Bonarrigo said, she wants to focus on the needs and wants of the Ormond Beach residents. Concerns about growth are at the top of the list.
She said she's looking forward to walking door to door during her campaign.
"I love talking to the people and [hearing] their needs and their wants, and their worries, and what they like or dislike, and I want to remember all of that once I'm elected and continue serving the people," Bonarrigo said.
