- April 24, 2024
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A second candidate has emerged to represent Zone 3 on the Ormond Beach City Commission.
Kristin Deaton, a sales manager with Guild Morgage, filed to run for the open seat on Monday, March 20. Having been born and raised in Ormond Beach — and in Zone 3, more specifically — Deaton said she'd been thinking of running for some time and that she has a passion for the community and public service.
"I felt like it was something that when it hit me, I had to do it," Deaton said.
She has been involved in the community for a few years now, being a graduate of the Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 2019 and a board member of the city's Municipal Police Officers' Pension Trust Board. Deaton said she is also a vice president on the local Crime Stoppers board and has earned several recognitions such as the Small Business Young Professional of the Year in 2022. In the past, she also served on the Women United board for three years and was co-chair for the Power of the Purse fundraiser in 2021.
"I have always been heavily involved in our local community, and am excited to execute my passion for Ormond Beach and to be an advocate for the city I have known my entire life," Deaton wrote in a Facebook post announcing her candidacy.
Some of the issues she's interested in include ensuring the city's tax rate remains low, keeping the city safe and clean for future generations and planning for responsible growth.
"I think that we need to focus on growing the infrastructure of Ormond Beach properly and timely, " Deaton said. "I think that's very important for residents to know when they're voting — simply, that I will listen to their concerns and we'll definitely take it into account."
