North Port, August 5, 2019 - Barbara Langdon announced her candidacy today for North Port City Commission, District 2, to fill the seat being vacated by Mayor Chris Hanks.

Langdon is focused on identifying new revenue opportunities to help ease the tax burden that weighs most heavily on city homeowners and property owners. She believes that can be best accomplished by attracting companies with high-paying jobs to North Port; and by stimulating ecotourism, which will attract new dollars to the city while also helping to preserve its natural beauty.

“This is a city with so much untapped potential,” she said. “I’m concerned that North Port has invested too heavily in projects that add costs to the budget without generating any significant return. We are one of the fastest growing cities in Florida. But the truth is, growth is something that is happening to us rather than because of us. We need to guide our progress with a comprehensive plan detailing how to achieve that vision over the next 10 to 20 years.”

Langdon, a retired executive with an extensive background in marketing, has been active in the North Port community since moving here from New Hampshire with her husband, Tom Munroe, in 2014. She owns Market Momentum, a digital marketing consultancy, and has served on the board of directors of the North Port Economic Development Corp.; as an educator and coach for Goodwill’s Microenterprise Program; as Leader/Organizer of the citizens' group - North Port Forward, and as a mentor for SCORE Manasota and Port Charlotte SCORE.

Barbara was born and raised in Boston, the daughter of a city firefighter who taught her the value of hard work, honesty and integrity. She went on to earn two master’s degrees, one in management from Simmons College and the other in city planning from Boston University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northeastern University. 

Election Day is Nov. 3, 2020. Ms. Langdon is looking forward to serving the city she and her husband have come to love.