- June 26, 2024
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A third candidate has entered the Ormond Beach City Commission Zone 3 race.
Business owner Daniel Dragone filed to run for the open seat on Monday, June 10. Dragone, who owns a local pool cleaning company, has lived in Ormond Beach for 30 years and said he decided to run because he wishes to make a change regarding how the city develops.
"Between the fuel depot and the Tomoka Oaks golf course, I think overdevelopment will destroy our city and that's what I'm running to stop," Dragone said. "That's my platform."
Dragone previously ran for City Commission in 2014 to represent Zone 2, a race won by then-incumbent Troy Kent. His wife, Sandy Kauffman, also ran to represent Zone 3 on the commission in 2018.
Dragone said he decided to run a few weeks ago and said he is almost a "one-issue voter, one-issue candidate." That issue being overdevelopment.
"I'm only passing through this world," he said. "I'm only passing through this town — I have to leave something better for the future. That's how I really feel. I'm very passionate about this."
Dragone is a member of the Ormond Beach Historical Society, Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce and Ormond MainStreet. He also serves on three of the homeowners associations that are part of The Trails, including as a director on the main HOA for the subdivision.
Dragone is running against two other candidates for Zone 3: Barbara Bonarrigo, a local manufacturing company CEO, and Kristin Deaton, a sales manager with Guild Mortgage.
The three candidates will head to the primary election on Aug. 20.
