Senate Candidate John Lowndes - The Bad Choice for Florida Senate
John Lowndes Doesn't Fix Problems. He Handles Them
Voted To Raise Taxes & fees 86 Times! And Raised Property Taxes 10 Times!
His Record Is Clear: John Lowndes Is Addicted To More Taxes And More Debt!

Lowndes voted to raise taxes & fees time after time – Every Year in Office. He voted to raise property taxes 10 times!

2013
07/22/2013 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 7.4% increase (Motion)
07/22/2013 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .48 mills (Motion)
09/09/2013 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 4.78% increase (Motion)
09/09/2013 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .48 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
08/26/2013 Lowndes votes to raise stormwater utility fees 18.6% (Res. 12-2013)
09/22/2013 Lowndes votes to raise property tax millage 1.63% (Res. 14-2013)
09/22/2013 Lowndes votes to adopt the .48 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
2014
07/28/2014 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 30% increase (Motion)
07/28/2014 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .46 mills (Motion)
08/25/2014 Lowndes votes to raise stormwater utility fees 7.5% (Res. 7-2014)
08/25/2014 Lowndes votes to raise residential solid waste deposits 100% (Res. 8-2014)
09/08/2014 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 11.23% increase (Motion)
09/08/2014 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .39 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/22/2014 Lowndes votes to raise property tax millage 9.9% (Res. 11-2014)
09/22/2014 Lowndes votes to adopt the .39 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 11-2014)
10/13/2014 Lowndes votes to raise water and sewer utility fees 14.84% (Ord. 1264)
2015
04/13/2015 Lowndes votes to increase fire hydrant meter deposit 50% (Ord. 1274)
07/27/2015 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 8.31% increase (Motion)
07/27/2015 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .39 mills (Motion)
09/14/2015 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 8.31% increase (Motion)
09/14/2015 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .39 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/28/2015 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 8.31% (Res. 15-2015)
09/28/2015 Lowndes votes to adopt the .39 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 15-2015)
2016
06/27/2016 Lowndes votes to increase fire impact fees (Ord. 1307)
07/25/2016 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 18.37% increase (Motion)
07/25/2016 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .365 mills (Motion)
09/12/2016 Lowndes votes to raise stormwater utility fees 6% (Res. 38-2016)
09/14/2016 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 4.52% increase (Motion)
09/14/2016 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .365 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/26/2016 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 4.52% (Res. 39-2016)
09/26/2016 Lowndes votes to adopt the .365 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 39-2016)
09/26/2016 Lowndes votes for a new mobility fee structure (Ord. 1314)
02/27/2016 Lowndes votes for a rate study for automatic 5% stormwater fee increases
2017
09/18/2017 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 9.77% increase (Motion)
09/18/2017 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .33 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
2018
08/13/2018 Lowndes votes to update water/sewer availability rates
09/10/2018 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 7.93% increase (Motion)
09/10/2018 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .315 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/24/2018 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 7.93% (Res. 11-2018)
09/24/2018 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .315 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 11-2018)
2019
02/25/2019 Lowndes votes to increase utility debt up to $20 million
04/08/2019 Lowndes votes to assess Greenwood Gardens $2,279 for utility meter conversions (Re. 7-2019)
07/22/2019 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 1.46% increase (Motion)
07/22/2019 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .277 mills (Motion)
09/09/2019 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 1.46% increase (Motion)
09/09/2019 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .277 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/23/2019 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 1.46% (Res. 17-2019)
09/23/2019 Lowndes votes to adopt the .277 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 17-2019)
2021
07/26/2021 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 20% increase (Motion)
07/26/2021 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .243 mills (Motion)
08/23/2021 Lowndes votes to increase stormwater utility fees 3.06% (Res.9-2021)
09/13/2021 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 7.78% increase (Motion)
09/13/2021 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .237 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/27/2021 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 4.22% (Res. 12-2021)
09/27/2021 Lowndes votes to adopt the .237 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 12-2021)
12/13/2021 Lowndes votes to assess Greenwood Gardens $2,279 for utility meter conversion (15-2021)
12/13/2021 Lowndes votes to increase zoning and planning application fees (Res.2-2021)
2022
05/09/2022 Lowndes votes for the Orange County Transportation $600 million sales tax (Res. 4-2022)
07/25/2022 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 11.3% increase (Motion)
07/25/2022 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .218 mills (Motion)
08/08/2022 Lowndes votes to increase utility service rates 9% for 2023 (Res. 6-2022)
08/08/2022 Lowndes votes to increase utility service rates 6% for 2023 (Res. 6-2022)
09/12/2022 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 11.3% increase (Motion)
09/12/2022 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .218 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/26/2022 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 11.3% (Res. 11-2022)
09/26/2022 Lowndes votes to adopt the .218 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 11-2022)
2023
07/24/2023 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 24.08% increase (Motion)
07/24/2023 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .202 mills (Motion)
08/28/2023 Lowndes votes for a $4,320 per parcel assessment in the Dommerich Hills neighborhood
2024
06/24/2024 Lowndes votes to increase fire impact fees (Motion)
09/23/2024 Lowndes votes NO on adopting the rollback rate (no property tax increase) (Res. 19-2024)
09/23/2024 Lowndes votes NO on reduced property taxes for low-income housing (Ord. 1430)
2025
07/28/2025 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax millage with a 3.55% increase (Motion)
07/28/2025 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .196 mills (Motion)
09/08/2025 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 3.55% increase (Motion)
09/08/2025 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .196 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/22/2025 Lowndes votes to adopt the .196 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 18-2025)
09/22/2025 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 3.55% (Res. 18-2025)
2026
07/27/2026 Lowndes votes for a proposed property tax increase of 3.66% (Motion)
07/27/2026 Lowndes votes to set the proposed property tax debt millage at .289 mills (Motion)
09/14/2026 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative property tax millage with a 3.66% increase (Motion)
09/14/2026 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .2890 mills property tax debt millage (Motion)
09/14/2026 Lowndes votes to adopt the tentative .1890 mills construction debt millage (Motion)
09/14/2026 Lowndes votes to increase water and sewer rates 57.9% over the next five years (Motion) Ord. 1462
09/28/2026 Lowndes votes to adopt the . 2890 mills property tax debt millage (Res. 14-2026)
09/28/2026 Lowndes votes to increase property tax millage 3.66% (Res. 14-2026)
09/28/2026 Lowndes votes to adopt the .1890 mills construction debt millage (Motion)
John Lowndes: Too Radical for Tallahassee
Anti-Faith

As Mayor, Lowndes allowed the Central Florida Freethought Community, a local atheist group, to deliver the invocation before council meetings. 1

Anti-Prayer

As Mayor, Lowndes also voted to eliminate prayer at the start of council meetings. 2

Replacing Pronouns

Lowndes voted to replace gender-specific pronouns in the City Charter with gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them, then voted to send the charter amendments to the voters. 3

Ending All Deportations

John Lowndes is endorsed by a group that stands against immigration laws, even in the case of Illegal immigrants convicted of murder or child sex abuse. 4

Lowndes and his supporters are too extreme for the Florida Senate. John Lowndes Must Be Stopped!

Check the Facts:
1.) Maitland City Council Meeting Minutes, 7/26/21, 10/25/21, 1/10/22 and 5/9/22
2.) Maitland City Council Meeting Minutes, 8/14/23
3.) Maitland City Council Meeting Minutes, 9/12/22 and 9/26/22
4.) AFSCME a self-declaired “Sanctuary Union” https://afscme.org/about/governance/conventions/resolutions-amendments/2026/resolutions/49-afscme-international-sanctuary-union/

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