Danny Robins
County Council Member, District 3 on the Volusia County Council
Source: Official roster, volusia.org
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In the records we collect, Danny cast 1,738 recorded votes, voted with the final outcome 99% of the time, attended 50 of 51 recorded meetings, and made 405 motions.
"Final outcome" compares each Yea or Nay with whether the measure passed, across 1,704 votes. Counts cover the records listed at the end of this page.
On the ballot
Running for Volusia County Council, District 3 in the General Election, Nov 3, 2026.
Filing status: Advanced. $213,475 raised in monetary contributions
Compare candidatesWhat this office does
County Commissioner. Duties under Florida law
… (e) COMMISSIONERS. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. …
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its official meetings. (b) Provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes in behalf of the county or state and retain counsel and set their compensation. (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. …
Where Danny stands
On 86 recorded votes where members disagreed, Danny was on the prevailing side 72 times and in the minority 14 times. The minority votes were most often on government operations - ordinances & procedure and other / uncategorized.
- Government Operations - Ordinances & ProcedureYes 13, No 6
- Voted yes on Ordinance 2025-26 Reasonable Accommodations for Certified Recovery Residences To DENY Ordinance No. 2025-26. Failed 3 to 4, Dec 2, 2025. Record
- Voted no on Discussion of placement of charter amendment question regarding elements of a rural growth boundary. Carried 4 to 3, Nov 4, 2025. Record
- Fiscal Policy - Budget AllocationYes 13, No 1
- Voted no on First public hearing on tentative budget and millage rates for fiscal year 2025- 26. Operating Budget: $1,422,074,183 Non-Operating Budget: $331,458,198 ($1.4B). Carried 5 to 2, Sep 4, 2025. Record
- Voted yes on Fiscal Year 2025-26 TRIM Rates and Budget Overview ($1.4B). Failed 3 to 3, Jul 22, 2025. Record
- Government Operations - AppointmentsYes 7, No 3
- Voted yes on SunRail Customer Advisory Committee appointment. [Must ride SunRail at least three days per week]. Failed 6 to 1, Oct 21, 2025. Record
- Zoning Amendment - Land UseYes 8, No 2
- Voted no on Resolution 2026-XX. Rezoning of +/- 2.59 acres from the Urban Multi-Family Residential (R-8) zoning classification to a Planned Unit Development (PUD),.... Carried 5 to 2, Jun 2, 2026. Record
- Voted no on Appeal by Clayton Benio of the Planning and Land Development Regulation Commission's approval of variance issued to William T. & Marilyn V. Rose to.... Carried 5 to 1, Feb 17, 2026. Record
- Environmental Land AcquisitionYes 6, No 3
- Voted no on Ordinance 2024-20 - Vehicular Beach Access Fees. Carried 5 to 2, Aug 6, 2024. Record
- Housing & DevelopmentYes 7, No 2
- Voted yes on award to Banyan Development Group, LLC, for Affordable Housing Development Funding, 25-P- 04MC. Tabled Agenda Item# 12448-09. Expenditure: $1,727,408 ($1.7M). Failed 3 to 4, May 20, 2025. Record
- Voted no on award for Affordable Housing Development Gap Funding, 24-P-54MC, to establish 302 new affordable rental units ($7.8M). Carried 5 to 2, May 7, 2024. Record
- Not in a single policy areaYes 10, No 5
- Voted no on Resolution - Fee Schedule Annual CPI Adjustment Policy. Carried 4 to 2, Aug 4, 2026. Record
- Voted no on Requesting authorization to enforce restrictive covenants and pursue legal remedies for ECHO Project #09-01 DCE/EH, Lilian Place Historic Home ($425.1K). Carried 6 to 1, Jan 20, 2026. Record
- Voted no on Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Hurricane Ian - Recommendation of infrastructure and mitigation projects ($121.2M). Carried 5 to 1, Nov 19, 2024. Record
Filled bar: yes votes. Outlined bar: no votes. Listed votes are ones where Danny was in the minority.
What they bring forward
Topics of the motions they made, grouped into descriptive policy areas by the wording of each official title.
- Government Operations - Contracts & Procurement55 motions
- Zoning Amendment - Land Use50 motions
- Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation40 motions
- Infrastructure Spending - Roadways38 motions
- Environmental Land Acquisition35 motions
- Fiscal Policy - Taxation27 motions
- Public Safety & Emergency Services23 motions
- Not in a single policy area42 motions
When the vote split
Unanimous votes say little about how members differ. These are the recorded votes where members disagreed, most recent first.
- Yea
- Nay
- Absent or not voting
- Abstain or present
- Oct 6, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 06: 2026 ECHO Grant Cycle Award Recommendations. Total potential grant awards: $13,144,290
APPROVED Harvey Avenue Boardwalk Extension and Beach Access Improvement project submitted by the City of Daytona Beach.
Carried 4 to 3. Government Operations - Contracts & Procurement. Official record
- Oct 6, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 06: 2026 ECHO Grant Cycle Award Recommendations. Total potential grant awards: $13,144,290
APPROVED as presented by staff with the exception of the Daytona proposal.
Carried 6 to 1. Government Operations - Contracts & Procurement. Official record
- Sep 3, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 13: Budget Resolution - First public hearing on tentative budget and millage rates for fiscal year 2026-27. Gross Budget: $1,800,271,784 Net of Interfund Transfers, Internal Service Funds and Reserves (Net Budget): $1,064,798,131
Motion 3 of 18 on this item
7 motions on this item, all with the same vote
Carried 6 to 1. Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation. Official record
- Aug 4, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 10: Resolution - Fee Schedule Annual CPI Adjustment Policy.
APPROVED and ADOPTED Resolution 2026-123
Carried 4 to 2. Official record
- Jul 21, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 05: from the June 2nd 2026 meeting - proposed vacation of a portion of Bethune-Volusia Beach, Unit 3 of 7 Units, Map Book 11, Page 157.
APPROVED for the vacate application for Greg Belitz be rescheduled with the $660 reapplication fee waived and for the petitioner to pay for the re- advertisement. Request to have staff add a six month moratorium on the discussion for Data Centers.
Carried 5 to 2. Environmental Land Acquisition. Official record
- Jul 21, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 12: Ordinance 2026-12 implementing term limits for boards, committees, or other appointed bodies.
DENIED Ordinance 2026-12
Carried 5 to 2. Government Operations - Appointments. Official record
- Jul 21, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 11: Resolution 2026-xx, establishing a repeat domestic abuser database and providing for inclusion of certain records within that database for those who meet the criteria of a convicted repeat domestic abuser per court records
APPROVED and ADOPTED amended Resolution 2026-115 to require one conviction, include the database to go up to 10 years back and to include the Domestic Abuse Council’s information on the webpage.
Carried 6 to 1. Official record
- Jul 21, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 10: Fiscal Year 2026-27 TRIM Rates and Budget Overview. Total Recommended Budget, Net of Interfund Transfers, Reserves and Internal Service Funds: $1,064,898,344
APPROVED recommended 2026-2027 TRIM Rates.
Carried 6 to 1. Fiscal Policy - Budget Allocation. Official record
- Jun 16, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 06: Indefinitely.
Carried 4 to 2. Official record
- Jun 2, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 06: Resolution 2026-XX. Rezoning of +/- 2.59 acres from the Urban Multi-Family Residential (R-8) zoning classification to a Planned Unit Development (PUD), located at 5499 South Atlantic Avenue, New Smyrna Beach. (PUD-26-026) (County Council District 3). Owner: Southwind Homeowners Association Applicant: Debbie Valle, Southwind Homeowners Association
APPROVED and ADPOPTED Resolution 2026-66
Carried 5 to 2. Zoning Amendment - Land Use. Official record
- Jun 2, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 09: Ordinance 2026-09. Small-scale Comprehensive Plan amendment from the Urban Low Intensity (ULI) Future Land Use (FLU) designation to the Mixed-Use Zone (MXZ) FLU designation for a 6.10-acre property. (Case CPA-24-007) (County Council District 5). Owner: G.A. Newbern and Palmer B, LLC. Applicant: Mark Watts, Esq., Cobb Cole Attorneys at Law
APPROVED and ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2026-09
Carried 4 to 3. Zoning Amendment - Land Use. Official record
- Jun 2, 2026Volusia County Council
Item 10: Resolution 2026-XX. Rezoning of 6.10 acres from the Urban Single-Family Residential (R-4) zoning classification to a Planned Unit Development, with a Mixed- Use subclassification (PUD), Enterprise. (PUD-24-012) (County Council District 5). Owner: G.A. Newbern and Palmer B, LLC. Applicant: Mark Watts, Esq., Cobb Cole Attorneys at Law
APPROVED and ADPOPTED Resolution 2026-68
Carried 4 to 3. Zoning Amendment - Land Use. Official record
Where the campaign money comes from
Totals from official campaign finance reports. Occupations and locations are as reported by each contributor.
2026 campaign$218,125 in contributions
Who gave
- Individuals61%
- Businesses32%
- Political committees (PACs)2%
- Other5%
Where contributors live
- Volusia County67%
- Elsewhere in Florida24%
- Outside Florida2%
- Not reported7%
Individual contributors by occupation group
- Retired36%
- Other / Not classified23%
- Business owners & executives13%
- Health care7%
- Real estate & construction5%
- Other16%
Largest contributors
- Nikki McDonald$2,000
- Johnathan Wagner (Port Orange)$2,000
- Law Office of Jon Benezette (Daytona Beach)$2,000
- PJM Consulting Group LLC (Jacksonville)$2,000
- Boardwalk at Daytona LLC (Daytona Beach)$2,000
- Foundation Risk Partners Corp (Ormond Beach)$2,000
- David Hammett (Longwood)$2,000
- Tammy Hammett (Longwood)$2,000
How the campaign spent
- Signs & printing47%
- Postage & mail31%
- Advertising & media9%
- Consulting & staff5%
- Fees & filing3%
- Other5%
Source: Volusia SOE campaign reports
2026 campaign$218,125 in contributions
Who gave
- Individuals61%
- Businesses32%
- Political committees (PACs)2%
- Other5%
Where contributors live
- Volusia County63%
- Elsewhere in Florida27%
- Outside Florida2%
- Not reported7%
Individual contributors by occupation group
- Retired36%
- Other / Not classified17%
- Business owners & executives13%
- Health care9%
- Real estate & construction6%
- Other19%
Largest contributors
- Nikki McDonald$2,000
- Johnathan Wagner (Port Orange)$2,000
- Law Office of Jon Benezette (Daytona Beach)$2,000
- PJM Consulting Group LLC (Jacksonville)$2,000
- Boardwalk at Daytona LLC (Daytona Beach)$2,000
- Foundation Risk Partners Corp (Ormond Beach)$2,000
- David Hammett (Longwood)$2,000
- Tammy Hammett (Longwood)$2,000
How the campaign spent
- Signs & printing47%
- Postage & mail31%
- Advertising & media9%
- Consulting & staff5%
- Fees & filing3%
- Other5%
Source: Volusia County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
In the news
Headlines that name Danny, with the publisher. We link to coverage; we don't summarize or rate it.
- Daytona Beach News-Journal, Sep 24, 2026District 3 candidates Robins, White square off in New Smyrna Beach
- Yahoo, Sep 24, 2026Robins, White clash on growth, development in County Council debate
- Daytona Beach News-Journal, Sep 22, 2026County District 3 hopefuls Robins, White to face off at debate in NSB
- YouTube, Aug 5, 2026Danny Robins | Volusia County Council, District 3 Candidate
- Daytona Beach News-Journal, Oct 22, 2025Volusia Council shoots down arts funding again, Robins criticized
- WNDB - News Daytona Beach, Apr 14, 2025Bryon White Files to Challenge Danny Robins for Volusia County Council
- WNDB - News Daytona Beach, Sep 16, 2024Volusia Councilman Danny Robins Apologizes for Handicap Parking Infraction
- WNDB - News Daytona Beach, Jun 4, 2024Chief Jakari Young Rips Councilman Danny Robins at Tuesday Meeting
- Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jan 4, 2024Man escorted out of Volusia County Council meeting after shouting at Robins
- Daytona Beach News-Journal, Sep 23, 2022Election 2022: Ted Noftall challenges Volusia County Councilman Danny Robins in District 3
Records used on this page
Each vote and bill above links to its own official record.