ENDORSEMENT ROUNDUP
The Orlando Sentinel’s candidate and issues recommendations and endorsements for Florida’s Nov. 8 general election are below and at orlandosentinel.com/endorsements. We’re also posting videos of our editorial board interviews at orlandosentinel.com/ opinion. Information about early voting sites is listed on county election websites and can also be found in our Voter Guide.
STATEWIDE
Florida Governor: Not endorsing
Florida Attorney General: Aramis Ayala Florida Chief Financial Officer: Adam Hattersley
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture: Naomi Blemur
Constitutional Amendments: Vote no on all three constitutional amendments
CONGRESS
U.S. Senate: Not endorsing
U.S. House, District 7: Karen Green
U.S. House, District 8: Joanne Terry
U.S. House, District 9: Darren Soto
U.S. House, District 10: Maxwell Alejandro Frost
U.S. House, District 11: Not endorsing
STATE LEGISLATURE
FLORIDA SENATE
Florida Senate District 10: Joy Goff-Marcil Florida Senate District 13: Stephanie Dukes Florida Senate District 17: Linda Stewart Florida Senate District 25: Victor Torres
FLORIDA HOUSE
Florida House District 25: Not endorsing Florida House District 26: Linda Kero Florida House District 35: Rishi Bagga Florida House District 36: Deborah Poulalion
Florida House District 37: Carlos Guillermo Smith
Florida House District 38: Sarah Henry Florida House District 39: Tiffany Hughes Florida House District 40: LaVon Bracy Davis Florida House District 41: Not endorsing Florida House District 42: Anna V. Eskamani Florida House District 43: Johanna Lopez Florida House District 45: Allie Braswell Florida House District 46: Kristen Arrington Florida House District 47: Paula Stark
JUDICIAL FLORIDA SUPREME
COURT: Yes: Jorge Labarga
No: John Couriel, Jamie Grosshans, Charles Canady and Ricky Polston
5TH DISTRICT APPEALS COURT:
Yes: Jay Cohen, James A. Edwards, Brian D. Lambert, Dan Traver, Carrie Ann Wozniak; No: Mary Nardella
SEMINOLE COUNTY JUDGE, GROUP 5:
Ken Lester
ORANGE COUNTY
ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION
District 4: Maribel Gomez Cordero District 6: Michael “Mike” Scott
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD:
District 2: Maria Salamanca District 3: Michael Daniels
ORANGE COUNTY BALLOT MEASURES:
Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax: Yes Rent Stabilization Ordinance to Limit Rent Increase for Certain Residential Rental: Yes
SEMINOLE COUNTY
SEMINOLE COUNTY COMMISSION District 2: Amy Lockhart District 4: Jay Zembower
SEMINOLE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: District 2: Kelley A. Davis District 5: Autumn Garick
SANFORD MAYOR Art Woodruff
OSCEOLA COUNTY
OSCEOLA COUNTY COMMISSION District 2: Not endorsing
OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD: District 4: Heather Kahoun
OSCEOLA COUNTY BALLOT MEASURES:
1% school/infrastructure tax: Yes
LAKE COUNTY
LAKE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD:
District 2: Tyler Brandeburg
LAKE COUNTY BALLOT MEASURES:
School District Ad Valorem Tax: Yes