Volusia County Council, District 3 (runoff)
Volusia County Council members set the county budget and millage, adopt land-use rules and oversee county services; the council is nonpartisan. 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
Runoff per WNDB News Daytona Beach.
Candidates
Report an error ↗Danny Robins
Robins, 41, grew up in Saugerties, New York, and owns Make Way Fishing Charters after serving as a Daytona Beach police officer. He has represented District 3 on the Volusia County Council and finished second in the August 18, 2026 primary with 38.7%, forcing a November runoff against Bryon White. His campaign lists p…
Bryon White
White, 40, of New Smyrna Beach, co-founded Yaupon Brothers American Tea and previously worked for Volusia County government as a lifeguard, EMT and beach law enforcement officer and captain. He describes himself as a public safety professional, entrepreneur, farmer and conservation advocate. He led the August 18, 2026…
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 | Danny Robins Nonpartisan | Bryon White Nonpartisan |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes & spendingCutting taxes should be a top priority, even if it means less government spending on services. | Leans agree· based on record At the County Council's final budget hearing on Sept. 22, 2026 he voted for the rolled-back general-fund rate of 3.1007 mills and proposed cutting the county's law library program budget as one way to reach it, saying the county would still meet its legal obligations. | No public position found |
| Property taxesFlorida should eliminate or sharply reduce homestead property taxes, even if local governments must cut services or find other revenue. | Strongly agrees· stated position Says he will vote yes on Amendment 3; argues homeowners should not keep paying on unrealized gains and that lost revenue need not all be replaced, with spending set by public priorities. | Strongly disagrees· stated position He opposes the proposed constitutional amendment to sharply cut property taxes, describing it as a shift rather than a reduction and warning that a roughly $92 million annual hit to Volusia County would force service cuts or higher fees. He has also called the ballot language deceptive. |
| Housing affordabilityGovernment should do more to make housing affordable (subsidies, zoning changes, rent measures). | Leans agree· stated position Lists support for more than $80 million in affordable housing initiatives funded by state and federal grants, and a policy allowing accessory structures on residential property to add affordable options for seniors and young families. | Leans agree· stated position He rejects sprawl-based approaches to housing costs and instead calls for infrastructure investment and incentives for redevelopment, along with protecting residents from rising property taxes, flooding, insurance and utility costs. |
| Environment & waterProtecting water quality, conservation land and climate resilience should take priority even if it slows development or raises costs. | Leans agree· stated position His campaign lists many council votes he supported for water quality and conservation, including septic-to-sewer conversions near the Mosquito Lagoon, more than $124 million in water-quality grants, buying and restoring a 5,578-acre property near Lake Harney, and a policy requiring at least 35% of natural land to be kept when land is developed. | Strongly agrees· stated position He makes flood mitigation and stormwater management a top priority after Hurricane Ian, would reform land-use policies that allow development worsening flooding, and supports requiring voter approval before the county sells conservation land bought under Volusia Forever. He opposes current data center proposals over their water and electricity demands. |
| Growth & developmentGrowth and development should be slowed or more tightly regulated (higher impact fees, density limits, stronger local control). | Leans disagree· stated position Robins has argued that most of the county's growth is happening inside cities and outside the County Council's control, and has questioned raising impact fees on the grounds that the cost is passed on to homebuyers. In a 2022 candidate interview he said the council should balance ecological and economic concerns rather than stop development. | Strongly agrees· stated position White says growth should pay for itself through impact fees, opposes sprawl in favor of urban redevelopment, infill and low-impact development, and supports establishing a rural boundary to protect remaining green space. He says he has taken no campaign contributions from development interests. |
| Crime & policingCriminal penalties should be tougher and police funding increased, rather than emphasizing reform and rehabilitation. | Leans agree· stated position Says he fully funded law enforcement, fire and EMS and backed pay raises for first responders. He also pushed sex-offender distance rules 50% stricter than state law and an inmate subsistence fee. | No public position found |
| VeteransExpanding VA services and veterans' benefits should be a top priority. | Leans agree· stated position Lists support for a new Veterans Services Facility in Daytona Beach and additional veterans' services, plus a veteran donation and sponsorship program. | 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.
How 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Robins | 0.67 (3 statements) | not enough data |
| Bryon White | 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.
Danny Robins
- Sept. 23, 2026 debate with Bryon White — At a Sept. 23 debate in New Smyrna Beach, Robins said the county is limited in stopping developments in unincorporated areas under state property-rights law but must weigh location, infrastructure and impact fees. He defended not joining the SB 180 lawsuit, saying suing the state could cost Volusia state funding for stormwater projects.
Bryon White
- Campaign contributions and conservation land — Pledges to accept no campaign contributions from development interests; supports a ballot measure requiring voter approval before county conservation land can be sold or repurposed; opposes data centers in their current form.