2006 Endorsements

Florida House Leadership: 

Speaker of the House Allan Bense 
Speaker-Designate Marco Rubio 
Chairman Ray Sansom 
Representative Dean Cannon

Local Elected Officials: 

Representative Pat Patterson 
Representative Sandy Adams 
Representative Alan Hays 
State Attorney John Tanner 
Public Defender Jim Purdy 
Sheriff Ben Johnson  
Volusia County Councilman Jack Hayman 
Volusia County Councilman Art Giles 
Volusia School Board Chair Judy Andersen 
Volusia School Board Member Candace Lankford 
Volusia School Board Member Judy Conte 
Port Orange Mayor Allen Green 
Port Orange Vice-Mayor Mary Martin 
Port Orange Councilman Bill Pohlmann 
Port Orange Councilman George Steindoerfer 
Port Orange Councilman Dennis Kennedy 
Ponce Inlet Mayor Nancy Epps 
DB Shores Mayor Greg Northrup 
DB Shores Vice Mayor Paul deMange 
DB Shores Councilwoman Jenni Celona 
New Smyrna Beach Mayor Jim Vandergrifft 
New Smyrna Beach Commissioner Jack Grasty 
Fmr. Edgewater Mayor Don Schmidt  
South Daytona Mayor Blaine O’Neal 
Ormond Beach Mayor Fred Costello 
Holly Hill Mayor Roland Via
Edgewater Mayor, Mike Thomas

Community/Business Leaders

Volusia Republican Chairman Jim Coffield 
Fmr. Volusia Republican Chairwoman Candy Gilman 
Dep. Superintendent Tim Huth, Volusia County Schools 
Jim Rose, Rice & Rose Law Firm 
Charley Lydecker, Brown & Brown 
George Mirabal, President- Halifax Chamber of Commerce 
Principal Les Potter, Silver Sands Middle School 
Andrew Spar, President –Volusia Teachers Organization 
Pete Atwood, President-Coalition of Port Orange HOA 
Al Bell, Founder- Port Orange Family Days 
Mary Swiderski, Executive Director- VCOG 
Fmr. Schools Superintendent Bill Hall 
Dr. Dan Miles, MD 
Bill Roe, Ocean Properties 
Jayne Fifer, President- Volusia Manufacturers Association 
Lou Fifer, President Emeritus- VMA
Lee Bidgood, Environmentalist
Cheryl Coxwell, ISC
Col. Lem Thomas, Retired Military
Paul E. Rice, Jr., Rice and Rose Law Firm
D.A. Acquaro, D.C.
Laurence H. Bartlett, Attorney
Kathleen L. Crotty, Attorney
Chuck Brogdon, Geologist

News

Daytona Beach News-Journal
Orlando Sentinel