Casey Willits

Professional Background

Willits joined Gainesville’s District 3 commission seat in January 2023 after two decades of civil-rights advocacy and political organizing. His official biography describes work with Equality Florida and Florida presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Since moving to Gainesville in 2014, he has served in local civic and party organizations and worked at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He studied geography at the University of Arkansas and undertook additional public-administration graduate study.

Experience

• Gainesville District 3 commissioner, January 2023–January 2027 term.
• Earlier civil-rights advocacy with Equality Florida and political organizing across the South.
• Florida presidential campaign work, 2008 and 2012.
• University of Florida College of Medicine employment.
• Leadership in Alachua County Democratic, Young Democrats and Stonewall Democrats organizations.

Education

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  University of Arkansas: BA in Geography, minor in Spanish

• Graduate study in Public Administration; no completed graduate degree asserted

Office & Authority

Municipal authority follows the city charter and Florida law.

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Portrait & Credits

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