THE SUN SENTINEL’S GENERAL ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS

These are the Sun Sentinel editorial board’s recommendations for candidates and issues on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. All voters are eligible to vote in all races. The Sun Sentinel is not endorsing candidates in every race. If a race appears on your ballot but is not listed, it means we did not recommend a candidate in that race.

Congress, District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)*

Congress, District 22

Lois Frankel (D)*

Congress, District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

Congress, District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)*

State Senate, District 26, Palm Beach

Lori Berman (D)*

State Senate, District 30, Broward and Palm Beach

Tina Polsky (D)*

State House, District 87, Palm Beach

Sienna Osta (D)

State House, District 90, Palm Beach

Joe Casello (D)*

State House, District 91, Palm Beach

Andy Thomson (D)

State House, District 92, Palm Beach

Kelly Skidmore (D)*

State House, District 96, Broward

Dan Daley (D)*

State House, District 100, Broward

Linda Thompson Gonzalez (D)

State House, District 101, Broward

Hillary Cassel (D)

State House, District 103, Broward

Robin Bartleman (D)*

State House, District 105, Broward

Marie Woodson (D)*

Palm Beach County Commission

District 2: Gregg Weiss (D)*

District 4: Robert Weinroth (D)*

District 6: Michelle McGovern (D)

Palm Beach County School Board

District 6: Marcia Andrews*

District 7: Edwin Ferguson

Palm Beach County tax questions

Question 1, Affordable housing bonds: No

Question 2, School tax for safety, teachers

Yes

Broward County School Board

District 1: Rod Velez

District 5: Ruth Carter-Lynch

District 6: Steven Julian

District 8: Allen Zeman

Broward Circuit Judge

Group 23: Gary Farmer

Group 51: Lorena Veronica

Mastrarrigo

Broward County Judge

Group 15: Chris Marion Brown

Cooper City

District 1: Joshua Giancarlo

District 2: Howard Meltzer*

Charter amendment, at-large voting districts: No

Fort Lauderdale

District 1: John Charles Herbst District 3: Yvette DuBose District 4: Warren Sturman

Hollywood

District 3: Traci Callari* District 5: Kevin Biederman*

Lauderdale Lakes

Seat 1: Marilyn Davis*

Seat 2: Nethel L. Stephens

Lauderhill

Mayor, Seat 5: Kenneth Thurston* Seat 4: Denise Grant*

North Lauderdale Mayor: Ana M. Ziade*

Plantation

Mayor: No endorsement Group 1: Erik Anderson* Group 2: Denise Horland* Group 5: Louis Reinstein

Pompano Beach

District 2: Rhonda Eaton* District 3: Alison Fournier District 4: Beverly Perkins* District 5: Barry Moss

Tamarac

Mayor: Michelle J. Gomez*

District 2: Tyneka Rene District 4: Carol Mendelson

Tamarac Charter Amendments

Vote yes on all seven questions

Weston

Seat 3: Byron L. Jaffe*

Seat 4: Mary Molina-Macfie*

Wilton Manors

Mayor: Scott Newton* City Commission (2 of 3): Don D’Arminio

Paul Rolli*

Broward County Charter Amendments

Question 1: Yes Question 2: Yes

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1, Exclude flood prevention from home values: No Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission: No

Amendment 3, Increase homestead exemption for teachers, first

responders, others: No

Florida Supreme Court

Florida voters vote yes or no every six years to retain or remove a justice. Charles Canady*: No

John Couriel*: No

Jamie Grosshans*: No

Jorge Labarga*: Yes

Ricky Polston*: No

Fourth District Court of Appeal

Edward Artau*: No

Cory Ciklin*: Yes

Dorian Damoorgian*: No position Jonathan Gerber*: Yes

Robert M. Gross*: Yes

Spencer D. Levine*: Yes

Melanie G. May*: Yes * Incumbent

Editorials are the opinion of the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board and written by one of its staff members. The Editorial Board consists of Editorial Page Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Dan Sweeney and Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson.

JOE CAVARETTA/ SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL A voter checks her phone before voting in the Florida primary election at the Boca Raton Public Library in Boca Raton on Aug. 23.