THE SUN SENTINEL’S GENERAL ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS

These are the Sun Sentinel editorial board’s recommendations for candidates and issues on the general election ballot on Nov. 8. This is a partial list. Our review of candidates and issues is continuing. More endorsements will be listed in the days ahead.

All voters are eligible to vote in all races. The Sun Sentinel is not endorsing candidates in all races. If a race appears on your ballot and is not listed here, it means it is under review or we are not recommending a candidate in that race.

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 9 2 , Palm Beach Kelly Skidmore (D)*

State House, District 1 0 0 , Broward Linda Thompson Gonzalez (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

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*

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

Weston

Seat 3: Byron L. Jaffe* Seat 4: Mary Molina-Macfie*

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

Under Florida’s merit retention system, 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.

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