South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)
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.
Schultz (D)* State House Congress
District 20: Sheila CherfilusMcCormick (D)* District 22: Lois Frankel (D)* District 23: Jared Moskowitz (D) District 25: Debbie Wasserman
District 87: Sienna Osta (D) District 90: Joe Casello (D)* District 91: Andy Thomson (D) District 92: Kelly Skidmore (D)* District 96: Dan Daley (D)* District 100: Linda Thompson Gonzalez (D)
District 101: Hillary Cassel (D) District 103: Robin Bartleman (D)*
District 105: Marie Woodson (D)*
State Senate
District 26: Lori Berman (D)* District 30: Tina Polsky (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
Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Seat 5: Eva Webb
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*
LauderdaleLakes
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
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
Pompano Beach District 2: Rhonda Eaton* District 3: Alison Fournier District 4: Beverly Perkins* District 5: Barry
Moss
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.