Chris Gollon
A dozen residents applied for the vacant District 4 seat on the Palm Coast City Council in the allotted time agreed upon by the Council. The seat opened in August when Councilwoman Cathy Heighter resigned suddenly. The City Council discussed the feasibility of a special election but ultimately decided to appoint an interim member to the remaining two-plus years in office.
Multiple of the candidates have run for public office before. Darryl Boyer lost the GOP primary for the Florida House of Representatives this year, while John Scott McDonald filed to run for Palm Coast Mayor but dropped his bid before the qualifying deadline. Vincent Lyon, a former appointee to a Council seat in a previous vacancy, ran unsuccessfully for Flagler School Board in 2020. Charles Gambaro also ran for School Board, in the 2008 primary election.
The applicants are as follows, with the details they listed on their applications.
- Robert Boggess
- Age: 71
- Occupation: Retired
- Resides: Radnor Place
- Resident for: 17 years
- Darryl Boyer
- Age: 25
- Occupation: Owner, Darryl Boyer LLC
- Resides: Rollins Lane
- Resident for: 25 years
- Regina Davis
- Age: 62
- Occupation: Mental Health Clinician
- Resides: Lysander Lane
- Resident for: 1.5 years
- Charles Gambaro
- Age: 46
- Occupation: Owner, Spearhead Strategies LLC
- Resides: Ryecrest Lane
- Resident for: 18 years
- Leslie Giscombe
- Age: 60
- Occupation: Business Consultant
- Resides: Wood Amber Lane
- Resident for: 33 years
- Vincent Lyon
- Age: 53
- Occupation: Attorney
- Resides: Empress Lane
- Resident for: 11 years, 10 months
- Demetrios Maroosis
- Age: 29
- Occupation: Healthcare Analytics Director
- Resides: Evansville Place
- Resident for: 17 years
- John Scott McDonald
- Age: 48
- Occupation: Enterprise Architect
- Resides: Rolling Place
- Resident for: 3.5 years
- Ronald Nakabaale
- Age: 41
- Occupation: Soccer Referee
- Resides: Ryall Lane
- Resident for: 9 years
- Meredith Rodriguez
- Age: 44
- Occupation: Marketing Director
- Resides: Woodlawn Drive
- Resident for: 19 years
- Sandra Shank
- Age: 56
- Occupation: Realtor
- Resides: Woodborn Lane
- Resident for: 23 years
- Jared Trueheart
- Age: (Did Not List)
- Occupation: National Guard Program Manager
- Resides: Zephyr Lily Trail
- Resident for: 5 years
