Candidate: Daniel Raffield

“A Working Man, Working for People”

Daniel Raffield has been a working family man in Bay County for nearly 20 years. A native of Gulf County, and a graduate of Port St. Joe High School, Daniel’s roots are also tightly knitted in the fabric of Bay County, with the Raffield family extending back to the early 1900’s fishing village of Farmdale (on what is now Tyndall AFB). 

Daniel has been working since the age of 12, starting his humble beginnings working on a commercial fishing boat and his family’s fishery, and while his last name is synonymous with the commercial fishing industry, he is a working class-man for the people, having thrived in a career in sales for over 20 years and now working in real estate as a licensed Florida REALTOR. He has held sales and sales management positions in Bay County while providing for his family. The diversity of his career has given him insight into the issues of infrastructure, economy, commercial and residential development, and quality of life in Bay County.

As a resident of Bay County, Daniel believes the future is bright and while tourism in Bay County is important, so are locals and the needs and concerns of ALL Bay County tax-paying citizens FIRST. The need for proper infrastructure, especially post-Hurricane Michael, is vital to the growth and sustainability of our county. 

“A better quality of life is vital to our future, for our children who attend school here, and will eventually live and work here with their own families. Our children are our number one resource.” says Raffield.

Daniel is committed to being an accessible public servant to everyone and being an active listener to each person who lives and works in Bay County. His most significant desire in wanting to run for political office is to be a person elected by the people, FOR the people, who is ready to listen and work for YOU!

Daniel, and his wife Danielle have been married for 14 years and reside in the Hiland Park community of Lynn Haven and have two daughters, age 10 and 23.