Sarasota candidates qualify for fall election

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent released the list of candidates who qualified for the fall election Friday.

Sarasota County Commission, District 2
• Steve McAllister (Write-in)
• Pete Theisen (Write-in)
• Paul Caragiulo (Republican)
• Shannon Snyder (Republican)
• Alexandra Coe (NPA)

Sarasota County Commission, District 4
• Ray Porter (Democrat)
• Alan Maio (Republican)
• Lourdes Ramirez (Republican)
• John C. Minder (NPA)

Sarasota County School Board, District 1
• Velton Hodges
• Ken Marsh
• Paul J. Schafer
• Bridget Ziegler

Sarasota County School Board, District 4
• Shirley Brown
• Helen Wolff

Sarasota County School Board, District 5
• Jane Goodwin
• Randy McLendon

Sarasota County Hospital Board Central District, Seat 2
• Teresa Carafelli (Republican)
• Joseph J DeVirgilio Jr. (Republican)
• Michael A. Sutphin (Republican)

Sarasota County Hospital Board Northern District, Seat 1
• Stefan E. Butz (Republican)
• Richard Merritt (Republican)

Sarasota County Hospital Board Southern District, Seat 1
• David Garofalo (Republican)
• Darryl W. Henry (Republican)

Sarasota County Hospital Board Southern District, Seat 2
• Gregory A. Carter (Republican)
• Lydia Tower (Republican)

Sarasota County Charter Review Board, District 1
• Valerie Buchand (Democrat)
• Emily Chalker Lane (Democrat)
• Paul A. Cajka Sr. (Republican)
• Steven R. Fields (Republican)

Sarasota County Charter Review Board, District 2
• Vicki L. Nighswander (Democrat)
• Richard Dorfman (Republican)
• William “Bill” Van Allen Jr. (Libertarian Party of Florida)

Sarasota County Charter Review Board, District 3
• Jennifer Cohen (Democrat)
• Joe Justice (Republican)

Sarasota County Charter Review Board, District 4
• Shawna Machado (Democrat)
• James Gabbert (Republican)

Sarasota County Charter Review Board, District 5
• Bruce Dillon (Republican)
• Brian Slider (Republican)
• Julia P. Nowak (NPA)