Philip Michael Stokes
FL · North Port City Commissioner, District 5
Philip Michael Stokes is a nonpartisan candidate for North Port City Commission District 5 in the 2026 City of North Port municipal election.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on a data center moratorium; it passed 3-2 on July 21, 2026.
July 21, 2026
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Cast the lone no vote on the North Port City Commission on starting eminent domain proceedings for 30 parcels in the natural corridor between Little Salt Spring and Myakkahatchee Creek; it passed 4-1 on June 9, 2026.
June 9, 2026
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2026-10 revising impact fee collection and the impact fee deferral program; it passed 3-2 on April 7, 2026.
April 7, 2026
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2026-04 setting authorized hours for business activity and deliveries in corridor zones; it failed 2-3 on February 10, 2026.
February 10, 2026
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on directing staff to draft impact fee exemptions or reductions for affordable housing; the direction passed 3-2 on November 4, 2025.
November 4, 2025
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Cast the lone no vote on the North Port City Commission on a memorandum of understanding supporting a future ground lease for the North Port Art Center; it passed 3-1 on October 14, 2025.
October 14, 2025
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on a proposed direction on funding options to respond to declared emergencies or disasters; it failed 1-4 on May 27, 2025.
May 27, 2025
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
On November 17, 2024, Philip Stokes began the current term as a North Port City Commissioner representing District 5.
November 17, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched August 16, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on an agreement allowing federal CISA cybersecurity assessments of city systems; it failed 2-3 on October 22, 2024.
October 22, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2024-32 amending development services fees in the city fee schedule (passed 3-2), and against Ordinance 2024-10 on public-private partnerships (failed 2-3), on October 22, 2024.
October 22, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on adjusting city commissioners' annual salary; the proposal failed 1-4 on September 10, 2024.
September 10, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2024-13, a rewrite of the Unified Land Development Code, which failed 2-3, and against a Wellen Park Village E pattern-plan amendment (Ordinance 2024-26), which failed 1-4, on July 23, 2024.
July 23, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2024-07, which would have placed a referendum question on the November ballot; it failed 1-4 on July 9, 2024.
July 9, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on a proposed action on the Spring Haven roadway expansion project; it failed 2-3 on June 11, 2024.
June 11, 2024
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on Ordinance 2023-25, changing about 55 acres from agricultural estates to industrial and high-density residential land use; it failed 2-3 on September 26, 2023.
September 26, 2023
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Voted no on the North Port City Commission on a special exception allowing a multi-family residential use; it passed 3-2 on January 10, 2023.
January 10, 2023
Source: cityofnorthport.legistar.com · researched September 12, 2026
Race Philip Michael Stokes is in:
- North Port City Commission District 5 · November 3, 2026 · North Port city, Florida
Profile last researched August 16, 2026.