Tamarac voters in District 4 will choose between incumbent Commissioner Dr. Kicia Daniel and challenger Carol Mendelson on November 3. The nonpartisan race is a rematch of 2022, when Daniel won her first term by defeating Mendelson.
Early voting in Broward County runs from October 19 through November 1, with polls open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots have already gone out, and voters have until October 22 to request one. Only registered voters who live in District 4 can cast a ballot in the commission race.
Daniel, a longtime Broward educator and school principal, was appointed vice mayor by the City Commission in December 2024. She is the first Black woman to hold that post in Tamarac. In her first term, she has pointed to work at the former Winn-Dixie plaza, a new wall along Southgate Boulevard and Northwest 81st Avenue, repaving in eastern District 4, and safety steps such as speed cameras and added Broward Sheriff’s Office patrols. Tamarac Talk said it had not received a response to its interview request.
Mendelson, a retired Broward County School Board administrator, is campaigning on fiscal accountability, infrastructure and public trust in City Hall. She named a new water treatment plant as her top priority, citing PFAS contamination concerns and $24 million in settlement funds set aside for the project. She also questioned more than $133,000 in discretionary spending over 13 months, saying it was distributed without public criteria. Those figures have not been independently verified. Mendelson has been endorsed by the Dolphin Democrats and the Sun-Sentinel.
The outcome will shape how the city handles its water infrastructure, spending and public safety priorities over the next four years. Residents can check registration and find early voting sites at BrowardVotes.gov.
