Quick facts 4 on file
Party● Republican
OfficeCounty Commissioner
District3
In office since2024
Office & contact
Office
Data sources 2 on file
- County meeting minutes & agendas
- News coverage, outlet lean labeled
Every claim links to its primary source.
- Broke from the board majority to vote no on “Appoint Veronica Cobb to the Sarasota County Planning Commission” - and sided with the majority 95% of the time across 266 recorded votes. meeting minutes
- Latest coverage: “With $15.6-million boost, county commissioners believe South River Road improvements finally might…” (Sarasota News Leader, Sep 3, 2026). coverage, lean labeled ↗
- Serves as County Commissioner, District 3 since Nov 2024. en.wikipedia.org ↗
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What we don’t cover yet
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The record
from public meeting minutes · every vote links to the record
95%
Voted with the majority.
Across 266 votes · 11 no · 255 yes at public board and commission meetings, Knight’s vote landed with the prevailing outcome 95% of the time - the votes where it didn’t are flagged below. meeting minutes · Mar 25, 2026
266 recorded votes
The consequential votes, from the meeting record
NO
Appoint Veronica Cobb to the Sarasota County Planning Commission.
County Commission · regular meeting · Item 28 · Mar 24, 2026 passed anyway minutes
YES
Board Assignment to look into MSTU Agreements on State Road landscaping.
Budget Workshop 2 · Enhanced Landscaping on State Roads · Mar 25, 2026 minutes
YES
Allocate $330,000.00 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund during the next Fiscal Year.
Budget Workshop 2 · Local Affordable Housing Funding Options · Mar 25, 2026 minutes
YES
Approve CIP amendment, budget amendment, and property acquisition for Gocio Road.
County Commission · regular meeting · Item 31 · Mar 24, 2026 minutes
266 recorded votes on file · showing the most consequential recent ones.
Personal finances
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Coverage
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Showing 14 of 18 stories on file - 4 duplicate listings of a story already shown were folded in.
Background
from public records and published bios
Tom Knight is the County Commissioner (3) of Sarasota County, Florida (Republican), elected to a term beginning November 2024.
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