He’s got an impressive record for being a man with a plan. As president, he’s an advocate for transportation funding, annexation, infrastructure, short-term rentals and each city’s ability to regulate them, not having to abide by state mandates. Walker serves as president of the Florida League of Cities, which means that he’s the voice of some 411 municipal governments across the state, from Miami, to Jacksonville, to Sopchoppy to Two Egg, and to all points in between. Phillip Walker, serving his third term on the county’s biggest city’s governing board, brushes off talking about them, to focus on what’s left to do, not what he has already done. Phillip Walker is a Shoe-in for State RepresentativeĪccolades don’t seem to mean much to one Lakeland city commissioner, even though he’s probably got dozens to hang on his wall. There are also two other young men who are a part of his immediate family, Tony and John Eric. They have three children, Janelle, Jaela and Christian Phillip, and one granddaughter, Zoë.
In 2015 Walker was inducted into the Kathleen High School Hall of Fame. He is also Founder and Board Member of the Lakeland/Polk County Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army, the Board of Directors for Chapters Health System and Christ Community Christian Center Church, and the Board of Trustees for McKeel Academy of Technology. Sworn in this year as president of the Florida League of Cities, he also serves on the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust Board and is Immediate Past President of the Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials.ĭespite the demands of his official duties, Walker remains actively involved as a volunteer leader in several community organizations. Recognized for his consistent, conservative leadership on the Commission, he has held the line on taxes, cut regulations to encourage high-wage jobs and made sure our streets were safe.Īs a City Commissioner, Walker serves on the following committees: Legislative, Utility, Real Estate and Transportation, Lakeland Area Mass Transit District and the Transportation Planning Organization. In 2010 Phillip was elected to serve as Lakeland City Commissioner. Prior to building his business as owner and principal of a local Allstate Insurance agency, Walker was a Lakeland Police Officer.
Phillip Walker is no stranger to Lakeland.īorn and raised here, Phillip graduated from Kathleen High School.
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