And the candidates are ...

 According to state and local officials, these are the candidates qualified to run for elected office representing parts or all of Manatee County this year. The party primaries are Aug. 24 and the general election is Nov. 2.

U.S. Senate
Lewis Jerome Armstrong (NPA)
Sue Askeland (NPA)
Bobbie Bean (NPA)
Piotr Blass Piotr (WRI)
Glenn A. Burkett (D)
Charlie Crist (NPA)
Bernie DeCastro (CPF)
George Drake (WRI)
William Escoffery III (R)
Maurice A. Ferrer (D)
Jeff Greene (D)
Howard Knepper (WRI)
William Billy Kogut (R)
Carol Ann Joyce LaRosa (WRI)
Richard Lock (WRI)
Kendrick B. Meek (D)
Robert Monroe (WRI)
Belinda Gail Quarterman-Noah (WRI)
Bruce Ray Riggs (NPA)
Marco Rubio (R)
Alexander Andrew Snitker (LIB)
Rick Tyler (NPA)

U.S. Representative, District 11
Eddie Adams Jr. (R)
Tony Buntyn (R)
Thomas C. Castellano (R)
Kathy Castor (D)
Tim Curtis (D)
Mike Prendergast (R)

U.S. Representative District 13
Don Baldauf (R)
Vern Buchanan (R)
Rick Eaton (D)
James T. Golden (D)

Governor
Joe Allen (D)
Peter L. Allen (IDP)
Michael E. Arth (NPA)
Karl Behm, (NPA)
Lawton “Bud” Chiles(NPA)
William D. Crawford (R)
Tim Devine (R)
Herman L. Giger (NPA)
Ed Heeney (R)
Daniel Imperato (NPA)
Phillip J. Kennedy (D)
Farid Khavari, Farid (NPA)
Anthony “Tony” Knox Sr. (CHR)
Josue Larose (WRI)
Mike McCalister (R)
Bill McCollum (R)
Darrin E. McGillis (D)
C.C. Reed, C. C. (NPA)
Bertram B. Samuel (R)
Richard L. Scott R)
Alex Sink, Alex (D)
John Wayne Smith Smith (LIB)
Lesther Trujillo NPA)
James A. Van Driessche(R)

Attorney General
Dave Aronberg (D)
Holly Benson (R)
Pam Bondi (R)
Dan Elber (D)
Jeff Kamp (R)
Jim Lewis (NPA)

Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Atwater (R)
Loranne Ausley (D)
Joshua Larose (D)
Ken Mazzie (NPA)
Tom Stearns (NPA)

Commissioner of Agriculture
James Harlin Carter (R)
Ira Chester (TEA)
Thad Hamilton (NPA)
Randy Hatch (D)
Scott Maddox (D)
O.R. (Rick) Minton Jr. (D)
Adam H. Putnam (R)

State Senate, #18
Arthenia L. Joyner (D)

State House, #55
Martha Allen (D)
Joseph Lee Graser (WRI)
Darryl Ervin Rouson (D)
April D. Sheffield (D)

State House, #67
Jeremiah “JJ” Guccione (R)
Z.J. Hafeez (D)
Robert K. McCann (R)
Greg Steube (R)
John M. Studebaker (NPA)


State House, #68
Jim Boyd (R)
Dave “Watchdog” Miner (NPA)

State House, #69
Keith Fitzgerald (D)
Ray Pilon (R)
William D. Van Allen Jr. (LIB)

Florida Supreme Court justice
Charles T. Canady (NOP)
Jorge Labarga (NOP)
James E.C. Perry (NOP)
Ricky L. Polston (NOP)

Second District Court of Appeal
Marva L. Crenshaw (NOP)
Patricia Kelly (NOP)
Nelly N. Kouzam (NOP)
Robert Morris (NOP)
Stevan T. Northcutt (NOP)
Craig C. Villanti (NOP)
Douglas A. Wallace (NOP)

12th Judicial Circuit
Group 2, Diana Lee Moreland
Group 4, Scott Brownell
Group 9, James S. Parker
Group 12, Thomas W. Krug

Manatee County Commission, District 2
Gwendolyn Brown (D)
Michael Gallen (D)

Manatee County Commission, District 4
Roger C. Galle (D)
Robin DiSabatino (R)
Norm Luppiono (R)
Tim Norwood (R)

Manatee County Commission, District 6 (at-large)
Sundae Lynn Knight (D)
Carol Whitmore (R)

Manatee County Court judge, Group 1
George K. Brown Jr.

Manatee County Court judge, Group 2
Doug Henderson

Manatee County Mosquito Control, Group 1
Ralph C. Garrison

Manatee County Mosquito Control, Group 3
Timothy Matthews

Manatee County School Board, District 1
David M. Bailey
Barbara A. Harvey

Manatee County School Board, District 3
Julie B. Aranibar
Jane R. Pfeilsticker
Albert G. Yusko

Manatee County School Board, District 5
Karen Carpenter
Jennifer A. Radebach

Manatee County Soil and Water, Group 2
Benjamin E. King

Manatee County Soil and Water, Group 3
Jennifer L. Brunty

Cedar Hammock Fire District, #2
Thomas P. Flynn
Michael S. Holderness

Cedar Hammock Fire District, #3
Diane Bennett
Edward Stanley

Cedar Hammock Fire District, #4
Michael B. Holderness

Duette Fire District, #1
Michael Glassburn Jr.

Duette Fire District, #2
Felicia J. Tappan

Duette Fire District, #3
Julie M Parrish

Duette Fire District, #5
Leonard W. Horak

East Manatee Fire Rescue, #1
Garry A. Lawson

East Manatee Fire Rescue, #3
Alvin R. Jacobs, Jr.
David I. Morgan III

East Manatee Fire Rescue, #5
Glenn A Davis

North River Fire District, #1
Michael P. Browning

North River Fire District, #3
Robert M. Bell

North River Fire District, #7
Margaret C. Tusing

Parrish Fire District, #1
Gary A. Combee

Parrish Fire District, #3
Kevin L. Webb

Parrish Fire District, #5
Darryl L. Schue

Southern Manatee Fire District, #1
Marlan A. Anderson
Charles A. Durant

Southern Manatee Fire District, #3
Mark Ruben

Southern Manatee District, #5
Brad J. Ranney

Trailer Estates Fire District, #1
Carol Lorraine Asa


Trailer Estates Fire District, #2
Jennie L. Battaglia

Trailer Estates Fire District, #3
Robert Lee Moore

Trailer Estates Fire District, #4
Dominick A. Zack


Trailer Estates Fire District, #5
Nancy J. Bertomeu


West Manatee Fire District, #2
Michael G. Mulyck

West Manatee Fire District, #3
Lawrence C. Tyler Jr.


West Manatee FIre District, #4
Monther Kobrosly
Johnny R. Rigney