Pro-biz FLA Chamber endorses candidates in Tampa Bay
August 1, 2008 at 10:35 am by Wayne GarciaNo great suprises in the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s endorsements for the upcoming Aug. 26 primary election. They’re less interesting in the primary than they are in the general, when the R’s and D’s match up. Here they are anyway:
Tampa Bay Candidates: Marlene O’Toole (House District 42), Phillip Walker (House District 64) and John Wood (House District 65).
Tampa Bay Incumbents: Senator Mike Fasano (Senate District 11), Senator Paula Dockery (Senate District 15), Senator J.D. Alexander (Senate District 17), Senator Michael Bennett (Senate District 21), Representative Robert Schenck (House District 44), Representative Thomas Anderson (House District 45), Representative John Legg (House District 46), Representative Peter Nehr (House District 48), Representative Ed Hooper (House District 50), Representative Janet Long (House District 51), Representative Rick Kriseman (House District 53), Representative Jim Frishe (House District 54), Representative Trey Traviesa (House District 56), Representative Faye Culp (House District 57), Representative Michael Scionti (House District 58), Representative Betty Reed (House District 59), Representative Will Weatherford (House District 61), Representative Rich Glorioso (House District 62), Representative Seth McKeel (House District 63), Representative Baxter Troutman (House District 66), Representative Ron Reagan (House District 67), Representative Keith Fitzgerald (House District 69), Representative Doug Holder (House District 70) and Representative Paige Kreegel (House District 72).
In parts south, the Chamber endorses:
Southwest Florida Candidates: Representative Garrett Richter (Senate District 37) and Tom Grady (House District 76).
Southwest Florida Incumbents: Representative Paige Kreegel (House District 72), Representative Nick Thompson (House District 73), Representative Gary Aubuchon (House District 74), Representative Trudi Williams (House District 75), Representative Denise Grimsley (House District 77) and Representative Matt Hudson (House District 101).
