Ed Book
City Commissioner, District 2 on the Gainesville City Commission
Source: Official roster, Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
In the records we collect, Ed cast 17 recorded votes, voted with the final outcome 94% of the time, attended 2 of 2 recorded meetings, and made 5 motions.
"Final outcome" compares each Yea or Nay with whether the measure passed, across 17 votes. Counts cover the records listed at the end of this page.
What this office does
City, Town or Village Office. Duties under Florida law
… (b) POWERS. Municipalities shall have governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as otherwise provided by law. Each municipal legislative body shall be elective. …
(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law. …
Where Ed stands
On 1 recorded votes where members disagreed, Ed was on the prevailing side 0 times and in the minority 1 times. The minority votes were most often on parks & recreation.
- Parks & RecreationYes 0, No 1
- Voted no on Second Amendment to the Community Planning Collaborative, LLC Contract for Phase II – Fifth and Pleasant Black Heritage Trail (B). Result recorded 3 to 2, Oct 15, 2026. Record
Filled bar: yes votes. Outlined bar: no votes. Listed votes are ones where Ed 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.
- Housing & Development1 motion
- Government Operations - Appointments1 motion
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 15, 2026Gainesville City Commission
Second Amendment to the Community Planning Collaborative, LLC Contract for Phase II – Fifth and Pleasant Black Heritage Trail (B)
Approve as recommended, with the addition that staff transfer the bilingual component of the signs to the website.; Motion by Desmon Duncan-Walker; seconded by Bryan Eastman
3 to 2. Parks & Recreation. Official record
Records used on this page
Each vote and bill above links to its own official record.