Common Sense for the Common Good.
Hello, neighbors!
I’m Bobi Lore, a Key West business owner and community advocate running to represent the people of District 2.
I will stand up for the working people of this community, who bear the weight of keeping our island functioning at its best, with integrity and genuine care for their well being.
As a consensus builder who loves working with people in the belief that a rising tide lifts all our boats, I will work to build solidarity between us and not let forces that may seek to divide us against each other take hold.
I will meet with my constituents regularly and listen to their concerns, learning how I can best serve them. On the commission I will be an advocate for studying, debating, and expressing the pros and cons of any decision we vote on. I will not stand for backroom deals or other actions that are not given the transparency of open debate. My inner compass always points toward the common good.
"I stand for a city government that tells investors the price of admission is contribution.” - Bobi Lore
Balanced Leadership for District 2
I'm a Key West business owner, and I've spent years meeting payroll, navigating red tape, and keeping a team together on this island. That experience taught me something simple: a business can't succeed in a community that isn't healthy, and a community can't thrive if its businesses can't survive. Those two things rise and fall together.
Local businesses are the heart of this island.
I'll work to cut unnecessary bureaucracy, make permitting predictable, and open up real communication between City Hall and the people trying to invest here. Time is money, and City Hall should operate like it understands that.
If the people who keep this island running can't afford to live here, we all lose something.
Teachers, servers, caregivers, tradespeople — the workforce that makes Key West function deserves real solutions on housing, built through partnership with the County, the State, employers, and local nonprofits.
Tourism funds what we depend on, but this island still has to be livable.
I'll support a fuller, more balanced year-round economy — arts, culinary events, eco-tourism, sports — while keeping traffic, noise, infrastructure, and quality of life part of every conversation about growth, not an afterthought to it.
Key West's inclusiveness is part of who we are.
This island has built a worldwide reputation as a place where people can be themselves. Every resident, worker, and visitor deserves dignity and fair treatment, full stop.
Resilience isn't political — it's just responsible.
Roads, stormwater, water quality, sea level rise: investing before infrastructure fails protects both taxpayers and the homes and businesses we've built here.
I'll listen more than I talk.
On the Commission, I'll study the facts, treat people with respect even when we disagree, and make decisions based on what's good for this community long-term — not on who's loudest or best connected. I work for the public, not for special interests.
Let's keep Key West a place where working people can build a life, small businesses can thrive, and decisions get made in the open.
Bobi Plans to:
Support local businesses by cutting red tape and making City Hall easier to work with.
Fight for real workforce housing so the people who keep this island running can afford to live here.
Grow a year-round economy that works for residents, not just peak season.
Protect our island's character through smart, science-based resilience investments.
Listen first, study the facts, and make decisions based on what's best for the long term — not who's loudest.
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One of my priorities on the Commission will be holding the City accountable to how it spends money. I will work to keep our taxation reasonable and be mindful of where the city choses to devote resources.
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With District 2 containing the Garrison Bight/City Marina I know it’s important to stand for the particular needs of the live aboard community and I will do that. I will show up to hear from you, learn from you and work to improve your life in here in Key West.
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Another Priority is working to retain and nurture the cultural and social qualities that has made Key West a unique and highly desirable place to live as well as visit. Faced with efforts to minimize those qualities I will stand with the people that help make our city great.
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Owning a business in Key West with over forty employees has given me the opportunity to lead with my approach to life, centered on treating people with respect and creating a strong sense of family within my company. I will show that respect to the people of District 2 the same way. We all want to feel safe here, in our workplaces, schools, homes, and riding on the streets. I’ll work for a community that can truly thrive, not just survive in town.
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Key West has perfected the art of gathering for a drink or two with some theme that inspires creativity among us toward the goal of raising money for a cause we believe in. As a commissioner I will joyfully represent my district at such events to energize the show of support for those issues.
