The qualifying period for federal and judicial offices ended on at noon Friday.
Twenty-four candidates qualified to run for U.S. Senate, including five Democrats, four Republicans, one Libertarian, and one member of the Constitution Party of Florida. Six candidates, including Governor Charlie Crist, qualified with no party affiliation. The remainder, write-in candidates, will not appear on the ballot. All ballot candidates but Democrat Kendrick Meek qualified by paying a $10,440 filing fee…
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In recent weeks, a number of candidates have filed to run for various offices next year:
BOCC-4. Grover C. Robinson IV (R), the incumber County Commissioner for District 4, has filed to run for reelection. A press release sent out by his campaign touts his efforts to cut taxes and spending and states that Commissioner Robinson wants to “continue to work with his fellow commissioners to build on the progress made over the last three years. Commissioner Robinson will have a primary…
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A few items we wanted to highlight today:
Thad Cohen profile. We were pleased to see a favourable profile of CRA Director Thad Cohen on the front page of Sunday’s News Journal. Mr. Cohen is an incredible asset to the City.
Bense to stay on as UWF president. The Board of Trustees for the University of West Florida voted Friday to retain Judy Bense as president through March 2012.
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For anyone that missed WSRE’s great “Rally 2008″ programs, they’re available in their entirety online. These programs are an excellent public service put together by WSRE and the League of Women Voters. They highlight local races and give the candidates a chance to speak to the voters about key issues. For last Monday’s program, click [...]
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Progressive Pensacola endorses Democrat Jim Bryan for U.S. Congress for the First District of Florida. I’ll preface this by saying that Bryan, a political newcomer, is poorly financed — the Republican incumbent, Jeff Miller, has what can only be described as a massive cash advantage. That said, elections aren’t always about money, and everything else [...]
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Joe Roberts, the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla) in 2006, has failed to qualify and will not be on the ballot this fall. This completes a swift fall for Roberts, who threw what can only be described as a hissy-fit and left the Democratic Party in February, was attempting to qualify for [...]
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