Sarasota City Commission At-Large · Nov 3, 2026
John Harshman
Candidate for City Commission At-Large
John Harshman is running for Sarasota City Commission At-Large in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 3 candidates are running for 2 seats.
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayLicensed real estate broker and CEO of Harshman & Co., a Sarasota commercial brokerage founded in 1989. He chaired the city's Community Redevelopment Advisory Board in 2012-2013.
- Campaign website
- www.harshmanforsarasota.com
Yevgeny Khodorkovsky and Rob Rominiecki were eliminated in the Aug. 18 first election; Jen Ahearn-Koch, Flo Entler and John Harshman advanced. City of Sarasota · Aug 18, 2026
Where John Harshman stands: positions on the record
Workforce housing1 sourced position
campaign platform, written in the third person
Supports public-private partnerships and projects to make Sarasota affordable for teachers, first responders and service workers.
“John supports innovative projects and public-private partnerships to make Sarasota affordable for our teachers, first responders, and service workers.”
Own statementJohn Harshman for Sarasota City Commission: campaign site
City budget and taxes1 sourced position
campaign platform, written in the third person
Lists fiscal responsibility as a platform plank, promising to manage tax dollars with transparency and care.
“John will apply his decades of private-sector experience to manage your tax dollars with transparency and care, so residents feel confident in our city’s financial decisions.”
Own statementJohn Harshman for Sarasota City Commission: campaign site
Downtown parking1 sourced position
Said downtown faces parking problems that competing shopping centers do not have.
“There are some inherent problems that we have with downtown parking that the other areas that were competing with don't have,”
Own statement10 Tampa Bay
Density and growth1 sourced position
Said the commission did not consider adding a sunset clause to the 2023 downtown density ordinance after a resident asked for one.
“The commission ignored the citizen. The commission didn’t even consider adding a sunset.”
Own statementYour Observer · Aug 18, 2026
Also running for City Commission At-Large
- Jen Ahearn-Koch (incumbent)
- Flo Entler
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