Pinellas County Commission, District 6
County commissioners set the county budget and property-tax (millage) rate, adopt land-use and zoning rules, and oversee county services such as roads, parks, libraries, fire/EMS and utilities. Term: 4 years.
Partly verified. Either the November opponent could not be confirmed from available sources, or only a few positions are documented. Confirm the full candidate list on your county sample ballot; unknown positions are shown as such.
How we verified who is on the ballot
Confirmed Oct. 18, 2026 from county sources (the state's candidate list is incomplete for county offices): There was no primary for this seat: one Republican and one Democrat qualified, with no write-in. The Pinellas SOE candidate list shows David Glenn Jr. (DEM) and Kathleen Peters (REP) both 'Qualified' and no other candidate. I could not open a Pinellas sample ballot or general-election results page: votepinellas.gov returns 403 to curl and WebFetch, and Pinellas does not use the enr.electionsfl.org results site. The confirmation therefore rests on the SOE candidate list plus local media.
Candidates
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David Glenn Jr.
David Glenn Jr. is a Democrat running for the Pinellas County Commission District 6. In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey he describes himself as a local architect with more than 25 years of experience and says he is not a career politician. Ballotpedia lists bachelor's degrees from Florida A&M University an…
Kathleen Peters
Qualified for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot according to the Florida Division of Elections, 2026 general election candidate list (Qualified).
Side-by-side on the major issues
Each row is a statement. The chips show how each candidate's stated positions or record relate to that statement. Expand a row to read the evidence and sources. "No public position found" means we could not find a statement or record on the topic, not that the candidate has none.
| Issue | David Glenn Jr. Democratic | Kathleen Peters Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Leans disagree· stated position In his Ballotpedia survey Glenn called for re-investing in county services, including public transit, parks and recreation, libraries, building and zoning staff and animal rescue groups. He said any reduction in property tax or millage rates should come from a larger tax base rather than from cutting essential services. | Strongly agrees· stated position Peters' campaign website, quoted on Ballotpedia, says she believes in keeping taxes low while performing the core functions of government. It says she was the only Pinellas County commissioner to oppose raising taxes in 2021 and that she opposes a proposed increase in the county gas tax. |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | Mixed / neutral· stated position Glenn said adding density would grow the county's property tax base and might allow lower average millage rates, but he tied that to keeping essential county services intact rather than cutting them. He did not call for eliminating or sharply reducing homestead property taxes. | Leans agree· stated position Cites rolling back property-tax rates in four of five years, returning over $100 million to taxpayers. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Strongly agrees· stated position Glenn made affordable housing one of three campaign messages. He proposed "Villages Housing" offering affordable or free units for new teachers, first responders and veterans located near their workplaces, and said homeless residents and aging veterans have too few housing programs. | No public position found |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Peters' website says the county must balance population growth with preserving natural green space, cites her support for conservation projects, her push for stricter reporting on raw sewage discharges, and says she sponsored fracking-ban legislation in the Florida House and has advocated banning offshore drilling. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | Leans disagree· stated position Glenn said Pinellas is running out of land so development will have to go up rather than out. He proposed high-density overlay districts in busy areas outside flood and evacuation zones, and said building, planning and zoning departments should be fully staffed and streamlined so new development is not delayed by red tape. | No public position found |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | No public position found | Leans agree· stated position Peters' website says public safety is the core function of government at all levels and that she strongly supports providing law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS professionals with the resources they need. |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | Leans agree· stated position Glenn said veterans in Pinellas lack affordable housing options and that the aging veteran population needs senior housing. He included veterans among those who would receive affordable or free units under his proposed housing plan. | No public position found |
Where they sit on the map
Each candidate is placed by the average of their documented stances. It is a summary of the table above, not an extra judgment.
David Glenn Jr.Kathleen PetersHow the axes are computed
Each axis is the average of a candidate's coded stances (+2 to −2) on a fixed set of statements, so it comes straight from the documented positions and nothing else. A candidate needs at least three documented statements on an axis to be placed.
Economic issues (toward "Smaller government (lower taxes, less spending)"): Taxes & spending (agree), Property taxes (agree), Health care (disagree), Housing affordability (disagree), Property insurance (disagree), Energy & utilities (disagree), Social Security & Medicare (disagree), Teacher and staff pay (disagree).
Social & legal issues (toward "Conservative side of the statements"): Immigration (agree), Abortion (disagree), Guns (disagree), Education & school choice (agree), Elections & voting (disagree), Crime & policing (agree), Gender identity laws (agree), Marijuana (disagree), Environment & water (disagree), Trump administration (agree), Library and classroom materials (agree), School safety approach (agree).
| Candidate | Economic issues | Social & legal issues |
|---|---|---|
| David Glenn Jr. | -1.00 (3 statements) | not enough data |
| Kathleen Peters | not enough data | not enough data |
Other issues the candidates have raised
Priorities each candidate has brought up on their own, beyond the major-issue list above.
David Glenn Jr.
- County parks, libraries and transit funding — Glenn said county services have had their budgets cut over several administrations and called for more funding for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, county parks and recreation, and longer library hours including evenings and Sundays.
- Nuisance ordinance for problem properties — Glenn said he would create a county "Nuisance Ordinance" to help eliminate problem properties.
Kathleen Peters
- Behavioral health and the opioid crisis — Peters' website lists the mental health, addiction and opioid crises as a top issue and says she works with community partners to streamline access to treatment and expand prevention and community education.
- Water and wastewater infrastructure — Peters' website says she has advocated upgrading the county's wastewater and stormwater treatment facilities and that as Pinellas County's representative on the Tampa Bay Water Board she works on protecting water sources and treatment oversight.