Daytona Beach Shores mayor files to run for at-large Volusia County Council seat
Competition has already begun for the at-large Volusia County Council seat in 2026.
Daytona Beach Shores Mayor Nancy Miller filed this month to run for the role, the only person to file to seek the post as of Monday morning.
'I want to work for all of Volusia County and the issues we have, whether it's the storm, whether it's bringing higher paying jobs to Volusia County," she said.
Former Port Orange City Manager Jake Johansson holds the seat but plans to run for District 8 in the Florida Senate. Current District 8 Sen. Tom Wright, R-New Smyrna Beach, won't be able to seek re-election in the district because of term limits.
Johansson, a retired Navy captain, has been on the County Council since January 2023. Former House member Elizabeth Fetterhoff, of DeLand, has also filed to run for Wright's Senate seat.
While people in a particular district elect most members of the County Council, the at-large seat represents all Volusia County residents.
Miller and her husband became permanent Daytona Beach Shores residents in 2014 but had been vacationing the area since the 70s. They bought a home in the city in 2010, according to Miller's biography on the city's website. Miller was elected mayor in 2018 and re-elected to that role without opposition in 2022. Her term is scheduled to end in November of 2026.
Miller is the president of the Florida League of Mayors and the president of the Volusia League of Cities. Her work in the wake of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole included advocating for Florida Department of Environmental Protection grant funding to help property owners recover from damage.
City efforts during her time as mayor include "the opening of Veterans Park and the Van Alder Dog Park, establishment of an Economic Development Committee, elimination of the city debt that resulted in a reduction in property taxes, approval of a Stipulated Settlement Agreement and redevelopment plan for demolition of the former Treasure Island resort, and recruitment for the much-needed and requested Halifax Health ExpressCare, the only urgent care center on the beachside," according to her biography.
― Political Editor Mark Harper contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County at-large seat sought by Daytona Beach Shores mayor
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