Sunrise Commissioner Seat C · Nov 3, 2026
Neil Kerch
Candidate for Commissioner Seat C (incumbent)
Neil Kerch, the incumbent, is running for Sunrise Commissioner Seat C in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Evelyn Bryant and Emoni McGregor.
Voter registration deadline (book closing) · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayTrial lawyer at his own law firm and a former Broward County assistant public defender. Elected to the Sunrise City Commission in March 2013; served as Deputy Mayor in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Where Neil Kerch stands: positions on the record
Indian Trace hotel1 sourced position
Voted yes on denying the rezoning of Indian Trace Center to a Planned Development District (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Mar 3, 2026
School zone cameras2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the ordinance creating school zone speed cameras (passed 4-0, Sept. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Sep 23, 2025
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Recommended running the school zone cameras only while the beacons flash.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · Nov 12, 2025
Trash and recycling2 sourced positions
Voted yes on approving the First Amendment to the Broward Solid Waste Authority interlocal agreement (passed 4-1, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Said Broward's waste system was fragmented and failing, and that he would support the regional plan.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
Property tax rate2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the tentative 6.0543-mill operating tax rate for 2025-26 (passed 5-0, Sept. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Sep 10, 2025
official City of Sunrise biography
Lists maintaining a balanced budget without raising the tax rate among the results he is proud of.
“maintaining a structurally balanced budget without raising the tax millage rate”
Own statementCity of Sunrise
Public art2 sourced positions
Voted no on two Flamingo Road Linear Park sculpture contracts (both failed 0-4, Feb. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Said the city needed a way to fund the sculptures and he would wait to see the November property tax outcome.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
Metropica growth2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a land-use change raising the high-rise homes and office space allowed at Metropica (passed 4-1, Jan. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Jan 14, 2025
Voted yes on raising Metropica's cap from 2,500 to 3,000 high-rise homes (passed 4-0, Sept. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Sep 23, 2025
What Neil Kerch said vs. how Neil Kerch voted
Public art
In their words
Said the city needed a way to fund the sculptures and he would wait to see the November property tax outcome.
Feb 24, 2026 ·as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote ·City of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
On the record
Voted no on two Flamingo Road Linear Park sculpture contracts (both failed 0-4, Feb. 2026).
Feb 24, 2026 ·City of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
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