Avon Park Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Garrett
Anderson
Garrett Anderson, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Avon Park in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Brenda Gray-Snell.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Garrett AndersonYou’re reading
- 02Brenda Gray-Snell
Background
- About
- Owner of Anderson Arms, first elected Avon Park mayor in 2016.
Two candidates are running for mayor (Garrett Anderson and Brenda Gray-Snell) and six for one council seat (Jim Barnard, Louis Edward Bates Sr., Vern Bolton, Chris Downie, Gerald Snell and Maria T. Sutherland). Highlands County Supervisor of Elections · Nov 3, 2026
On the record: Garrett Anderson
5 sourced01City manager1 sourced position
Voted yes on hiring Jason Atkinson as city manager (passed 3-2, January 2026).
Council voteAvon Park City Council minutes, January 12, 2026 · Jan 12, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Council pay1 sourced position
Voted no on the ordinance raising council pay (passed 4-1, September 2025).
Council voteHighlands News-SunLink
03Parks1 sourced position
Voted yes on the $145,000 interlocal agreement with Highlands County for pickleball courts at Donaldson Park (passed 5-0, March 2026).
Council voteAvon Park City Council minutes, March 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Housing2 sourced positions
Voted yes on applying for a CDBG grant to assist the Avon Park Housing Authority's Ridgedale Apartments (passed 5-0, March 2026).
Council voteAvon Park City Council minutes, March 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Said at the March 2026 meeting that he would like to see other options as well when the CDBG grant request came up, per the minutes.
Own statementAvon Park City Council minutes, March 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026Link
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