Alicia Trawick, a Pensacola native who works in disaster recovery and local government consulting, has entered the 2026 race for mayor with a platform centered on affordability, infrastructure — and a proposal to fundamentally change how City Hall is run.
In announcing her campaign, Trawick called for rolling back Pensacola’s strong-mayor system and returning to a council-manager form of government, arguing the current structure concentrates too much power in the mayor’s office and limits the City Council’s role.
“Our city council’s limited authority contributes to many of the challenges we face today,” Trawick said in her campaign announcement. “Pensacola needs a governance structure that encourages collaboration, transparency, and better outcomes for residents. We also need a mayor who is not bought by developers.”…