South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
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.