PHOTO GALLERY: Statesman of the Year

Sarasota County Property Appraiser Bill and Darla Furst with Conservative Talk Show Host Sean Hannity

Val Stump and Kim Smatama

Baden and Adam Smith

Carol and Anthony Sawyer

Rob Robinson and Lisa Carlton

Jay Riggs and Jim Cobb

George and Loren Palermo

Carmine Marceno, J.R. Wear, Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott and Vivvy Wear

Justin Hollis with Erin and Casey Welch

Charles Githler and Susan Dabney

Darla Furst, Sydney Gruters and Casey Pilon

John and Ellen Cavanaugh with Barbara Carlton

Don and Jo Ann Burhart

State Attorney Ed and Kim Brodsky with Craig Schaeffer

Austin Boyd, Sandy and Representative Jim Boyd, and Ashley Boyd

Ashley Armitage and Chad Ciaravella

Jennifer and Roy Yahraus