With the Democratic Party pledging to put more support behind its candidate for Florida’s District 15 seat in 2020, Kristen Carlson and Andrew Learned both say they are considering another shot at the seat that was won by Republican Ross Spano of Dover last November.
A plan to reduce the number of polling places for November’s city elections appears doomed. The proposal got no support from city commissioners today in informal discussions before they take a formal vote on Monday. More
Kelli Stargel, a Republican state senator from Lakeland, has filed a bill requiring consent from parents or guardians for minors seeking an abortion. The current law requires notification, but not consent.
Ross Spano, the newly elected Republican congressman representing much of Lakeland, is looking ahead to 2020, filing a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. Complaints about loans to his 2018 campaign have been filed with that body.
In complaints filed with the Federal Elections Commission, Jan Barrow, president of the Democratic Women’s Club of Lakeland, alleges newly elected Republican U.S. Rep. Ross Spano and two of his associates violated election laws last year. Personal loans made to Spano by the two associates were converted to loans Spano made to his campaign, and that violated campaign limits, she alleges.
Sara Roberts McCarley was elected to a nearly-three-year-term on the Lakeland City Commission, capturing 74.2 percent of the vote in today’s three-candidate special election.
She will represent southwest Lakeland on the seven-member board, serving out the term that was vacated when former Commissioner Michael Dunn resigned in October. More
Lakeland voters today decide who will fill the southwest district seat on the Lakeland City Commission that was vacated by Michael Dunn. Polls in the special election are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Candidates are Patrick Shawn Jones, Sara Roberts McCarley and Bill Watts. Review election coverage here.
Some polling locations have been moved for this election as the City Commission decided to consolidate 25 precincts into 12 locations.
Look up your polling place here or find your location below: More
Before you vote on Tuesday, make sure you check the location of your polling place. Voting locations have changed for many who will be voting in Tuesday’s special election for Lakeland city commissioner. And for quite a few voters, postcards that arrived in the mail last week contained incorrect locations.
Tip: Look up your polling place online. More
Two of the three candidates for Lakeland City Commission — Patrick Shawn Jones and Bill Watts — participated in a moderated debate tonight at LkldLive. Check the video below. The first few minutes are missing because of technical issues, but we’ll be adding a separate video of that potion soon. Tuesday is Election Day in the special election to fill the three years left in the Southwest District seat on the commission vacated by Michael Dunn.
All three candidates in next Tuesday’s special election for Lakeland City Commission — Patrick Shawn Jones, Sara Roberts McCarley and Bill Watts — spoke and answered questions tonight at a meeting of the Dixieland Historic Neighborhood Association at Hillcrest Coffee. To our knowledge, it is the one open-to-the-public event during the shortened campaign season where all three candidates appeared. (Read Ledger coverage of the forum.) Here is video captured for LkldNow by David Dickey:
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