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Sarasota County School Board candidate Heidi Brandt
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  • July 7, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 1: Heidi Brandt

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota County Charter Review Commission candidate Bill Van Allen
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  • July 7, 2026
Charter Review Board District 1: Bill Van Allen

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota County Charter Review Board candidate Erin Halstead
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  • July 7, 2026
Charter Review Board District 5: Erin Halstead

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The primary election in Florida will be held Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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  • July 7, 2026
Registration deadline for August primary is July 20

Because Florida is a closed-primary state, voters may only vote for candidates in the party they are registered with in partisan races.

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Sarasota County Charter Review Board candidate Andrew Sias
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  • July 6, 2026
Charter Review Board District 5: Andrew Sias

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Palmetto's Leland Taylor is one of six candidates vying for the Republican nomination in District 1.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 6, 2026
Palmetto lawyer vies for District 1 Republican nomination

Criminal defense attorney Leland Taylor, who is running for a Manatee County Commission seat, was born and raised in District 1.

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Sarasota County School Board candidate Frank DiCicco
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  • July 1, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 4: Frank Dicicco

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota County School Board candidate Teresa DeWitt
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  • July 1, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 1: Teresa DeWitt

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Sarasota County Hospital Board candidate Bill Woeltjen
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  • July 1, 2026
Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, at-large Seat 1: Bill Woeltjen

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Palmetto's Sari Lindroos-Valimaki is running to represent District 1 on the Manatee County Commission.
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  • Lesley Dwyer
  • July 1, 2026
Palmetto resident is lone Democrat in Manatee's race for District 1

Sari Lindroos-Valimaki wants Republican voters to give a Democrat a chance in the District 1 race.

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Sarasota County School Board candidate Beth Mayberry
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  • June 30, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 5: Beth Mayberry

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota County School Board candidate Jimmy Glover
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  • June 30, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 1: Jimmy Glover

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota County School Board candidate Megan Tennimon
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  • June 29, 2026
Sarasota County School Board District 4: Megan Tennimon

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Sarasota Charter Review Board candidate Chip Adam
  • By Observer Staff
  • June 29, 2026
Charter Review Board District 3: Chip Adams

The candidate answers questions from Observer Media Group ahead of the 2026 election.

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Savanna at Lakewood Ranch's Camden Bedinghaus, 23, is running for the District 5 seat on the Manatee County school board to be a "voice for his generation."
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  • Madison Bierl
  • June 26, 2026
Lakewood Ranch 23-year-old wants to represent Gen Z on Manatee school board

Camden Bedinghaus created a "Cam Plan" to improve common sense academics, accountability and transparency, and mastery of real world skills.

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