TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the SPLC Action Fund endorsed Mira Tanna in the upcoming runoff election for Orlando City Council District 3, which will be held on Dec. 9.
Tanna has a long history of public service and community activism, currently serving as the city of Orlando’s grants manager, a position she has held since 2018. For over a decade, she’s also worked in the civil rights field, including as a fair lending manager at Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, successfully challenging redlining practices and improving accessibility in housing. If elected to the City Council, Tanna plans to invest in the city’s public transit system and address Orlando’s affordable housing crisis by encouraging transit-oriented development. In addition to working to meet the state’s sustainability goal of building communities that are more walkable, bikeable and public transit-friendly, she has also committed to prioritizing climate adaptation planning, which will ensure Orlando’s neighborhoods are more resilient to natural disasters.
“Mira Tanna has centered her campaign around building communities that not only work for people today, but will also evolve to meet the changing needs of the future,” said Madison Hollon, program manager of political campaigns, SPLC Action Fund. “She understands that economic and housing development don’t have to come at the expense of sustainability. In fact, both goals can work hand in hand to address the larger issues of affordability that many of Orlando’s residents are grappling with. Investing in smart development that is accessible to public transit and that revitalizes neglected areas of the city can help families cut costs, while also preserving Orlando’s natural environment so that future generations of Floridians can appreciate the state’s vibrant landscape.”
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