Candidate Evaluation

Early Voting Begins August 9, 2010

August, 2010

Candidate Evaluation Results

The Sarasota County Civic League is a non-partisan civic organization dedicated to an engaged and informed community. The Candidate Evaluation program (CEP) is a public service program of the Civic League. Candidates are evaluated through written information submitted by the candidate and a panel interview. Each candidate receives a rating designed to indicate the degree to which the candidate possesses the qualifications needed to serve in the position sought.

Ratings are:

Exceeds Qualifications (EQ), Meets Qualifications (MQ)
Limited Qualifications (LQ), Did Not Participate (DNP)

Republican (R)
Democrat (D)
No Party Affiliation (NPA)

Candidates signed the Pledge Against Negative Campaign Advertising - unless otherwise indicated.

CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Maryann Boehm (EQ)
Tracy Lee (EQ)

CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BOARD

District 4: Shirley Brown - Incumbent (EQ)

Running to fill seat vacated by Kathy Kleinlein in District 5:
Jane Goodwin (EQ)
Kathy James (MQ)

District 1: Carol Todd - Incumbent (DNP)
Dr. Joe Neunder (DNP)
Barry Woolf (LQ)

CANDIDATES FOR SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSION

District 2:
Joe Barbetta (R) - Incumbent (EQ)
Cathy Antunes (NPA) - (EQ)

District 4:
Nora Patterson (R) - Incumbent (EQ)
Mark Smith (R) (EQ)
Mark Hawkins (D) (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD AT LARGE - SEAT 2
Richard O. Donegan - Incumbent (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD CENTRAL DISTRICT, SEAT 2
Thomas F. Kelly - Incumbent (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD NORTHERN DISTRICT, SEAT 1
Richard Merritt - Incumbent (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD NORTHERN DISTRICT, SEAT 2
Robert K. Strasser - Incumbent (DNP)
Thelma Upshaw (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD SOUTHERN DISTRICT, SEAT 1
Darryl W. Henry (LQ)
Levko Klos (EQ)

HOSPITAL BOARD SOUTHERN DISTRICT SEAT 1
T. M. Hardt (DNP)

HOSPITAL BOARD SOUTHERN DISTRICT SEAT 2
Gregory A. Carter - Incumbent (DNP)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 67 (* - did not sign pledge)
Jeremiah "JJ" Guccione (R) (EQ) *
Z. J. Hafeez (D) (MQ)
McCann, Robert K. (R) (DNP) *
Steube, Greg (R) (EQ) *
Studebaker, John (NPA) (LQ)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 69
Keith Fitzgerald (D)- Incumbent (EQ)
Ray Pilon (R) (DNP)

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 70 (* did not sign pledge)
Doug Holder (R) - Incumbent (EQ) *
Nancy Feehan (D) (EQ)