WE HAVE CANDIDATES!
Our two candidates for the City of Ocala upcoming elections have qualified! The candidates are—
TAMBOURA JENKINS for City Council, District 3
ARBOR FELICIANO for Mayor
Click on their names above to go to their website to donate to their campaigns.
2025 ELECTION DATES
- Deadline to register to vote: August 18
- Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot: September 4
- Early voting: September 11 through September 13, 10AM-6PM
- Election Day: September 16, 7AM-7PM
Arbor Feliciano
“For an affordable Ocala” is Mr. Feliciano’s emphasis, including a serious concern about our rapidly growing city, which has consistently been at the top of many growth lists. Feliciano is concerned about maintaining Ocala’s culturally significant areas, our natural environment, and our Historic Downtown.
Additionally, according to the US Census Bureau in 2024, an estimated 15% of Ocala was healthcare uninsured, with the number projected to grow in 2025 due to federal spending cuts and our growing population. He hopes to establish three City Health Clinics, much like the amazing Hope Clinics, providing services for the uninsured at low or no cost, to insure the most vulnerable in our community receive the care they need.
He would also like to address our growing housing insecurity and homelessness. By working with established community organizations, such as Interfaith Emergency Services, and Volunteers of America, together we can create consistent annual budgets for these organizations to continue aiding our community.
Arbor Feliciano is very concerned about our City’s agreement with ICE at the cost of Ocala taxpayer dollars, and the strained relations between law enforcement and the public due to the ICE deputizations.
Finally, he proposes to offset any deficit created by public services proposed and to accrue greater funding for our schools, parks, community projects, and other infrastructure by raising property taxes on massive corporations with 1,500 employees or more. This way, our small businesses can continue to thrive while these large enterprises—which do not pay back their fair share into our community—can be held accountable, and our community can continue to thrive. He also advocates for a vacancy tax on empty residential property to discourage rental investment firms from buying into our community with only the intest to price-gouge and make housing even less accessible.
TamBoura Jenkins
TamBoura Jenkins is a proud man of faith, and a dedicated community leader, who has spent his life serving others. He is an adventurist who enjoys hiking, kayaking, chess, acting, reading, water sports and traveling the world.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio where he spent most of his formative years, he later went to Youngstown State University where he played football and won a National Championship. As a Young adult, Mr. Jenkins moved to Atlanta, Georgia to chase his dream of becoming an actor.
While this did not come to fruition his love for the craft remains. Jenkins later moved
to Augusta, Georgia where he pursued a career in healthcare. He has dedicated the past two (2) decades to direct patient care and healthcare management. This further strengthened his passion for advocacy and leadership.
Additionally, he volunteered at the Marion County Correctional Institute, where he was able to impart spiritual knowledge and teach life lessons to the inmates.
In addition to his many quests, Mr. Jenkins developed an interest in Real Estate, and became a licensed agent. This gave him a better understanding of home ownership and the barriers that exist. He did not stop there, but went on to pursue a brokerage license, and started Stallion’s Real Estate LLC, where he trained and mentored new agents and used this opportunity to create
employment for numerous agents.
Being a long-time resident of Ocala, Mr. Jenkins spent his time here working to build a stronger, more just, and more vibrant Ocala. He has dedicated his career to addressing the everyday challenges of working-class families. He is committed to being an advocate for those fighting for
access to education, good paying jobs, and stable communities where everyone can thrive.
Grounded in faith and shaped by his own lived experiences, Mr. Jenkins believes real leadership is built on trust, shared responsibility, and a deep commitment to the people he serves. From contact sports, health care, volunteering and Real Estate, they all created a sense of discipline and dedication in Mr. Jenkins. They taught him the importance of teamwork, collaboration and being dependable. Therefore, preparing him for the role of City Council where he will have the opportunity to be an advocate but in a different capacity.