Jesse Phillips
Editor’s note: Phillips provided written responses to OCN via email.
- Age: 42
- Registered political party: Republican
- Where they live: Winter Springs
- Where they work: ProVision Technology Solutions (ProVisionIT)
- Prior work experience: Jesse an owner of ProVisionIT, a managed services company. Jesse and his wife are also part owners of The UPS Store in the Winter Springs Town Center.
- Prior political experience: Phillips is co-founder of the Winter Springs Community Association and founder of the Winter Springs Water Quality Initiative. He has organized community forums and led citizen petition efforts, including the “No Super Walmart” campaign. He has been active in raising concerns related to audit findings and regulatory violations affecting the city.
- Platform: According to Phillips, his platform focuses on restoring accountability at City Hall, completing the corrective work identified in state audits, and delivering long-term solutions for water, wastewater, and environmental protection. He is running to provide steady leadership that builds consensus, strengthens fiscal discipline, and bridges the east and west sides of Winter Springs with a shared vision for the city’s future.
- Why they are running, in three sentences or less: I’m running for Mayor because Winter Springs deserves steady, accountable leadership focused on solving problems and bringing our community together. After years of infrastructure challenges, wastewater violations, and findings from state audits, residents want confidence that the necessary work will be completed and that we have a clear long-term plan to protect our water, environment, and financial stability. I’m running to provide disciplined leadership, finish the work already underway, and build consensus across every neighborhood so our city can move forward together.
- Summary of sponsored bills and votes, via BillTrack50: N/A
- (Note: Make a free account on BilTrack50. Once you’ve verified, login and search for the candidate on the home screen. Once you find the legislator, copy the URL and paste it here. Visitors don’t need an account to view their current sponsored legislation. It should look like this. Also note: this does not work for local candidates for county/city, so we’ll need to figure out a workaround).
- Candidate website
- Fun fact about the candidate: Jesse loves to play the piano and evaluates restaurants based entirely on the quality of their buffalo chicken sandwich.
- Headshot photo. Just please be sure it’s 500KB or higher in resolution. It’s best if you send this as a separate email.
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