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Pat Frank wins endorsement of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in Hillsborough clerks race

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Pat Frank, who admitted to being disappointed earlier this month when a key labor group declined to endorse in the Clerk of the County Courts in Hillsborough County, has been endorsed by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “A great administrator, Pat Frank has transformed the Clerk’s office,” said David Lavery, chairman of the Florida State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in a statement. “Pat’s wisdom and integrity have guided the Tampa Bay area…

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West Central Florida Federation of Labor opts NOT to endorse in Hillsborough Clerks race

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The West Central Florida Federation of Labor has opted not to make an endorsement in the Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts race. “We took a position of ‘no endorsement,’” said Cheryl Schroeder, the executive director of the West Central Florida Federation of Labor said on Wednesday. The Federation represents between 20-25 unions throughout the state. There are three candidates competing for the position – incumbent Pat Frank, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, and former Fox-13 WTVT consumer reporter and attorney Eric Seidel. Schroeder…

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Pat Frank goes on offense in Clerk of the Court debate at Tampa Tiger Bay Club

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It’s not as if there’s a whole slew of elected Democrats in Hillsborough County, so when County Commissioner Kevin Beckner announced a year ago he would challenge Pat Frank in her bid for re-election to the Clerk of the County Court, it was a major story in local politics. The two respected Democrats presented dissimilar narratives about what had been communicated (or miscommunicated) between them last year, and they repeated their competing versions of those conversations at Friday’s Tiger Bay Club meeting…

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SEIU Florida endorses Pat Frank in Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts race

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The Service Employees International Union Florida (SEIU FL) announced Wednesday that it has endorsed Pat Frank in the race for Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court. “Pat Frank has been on the forefront of social justice and working families issues since she fought to desegregate Hillsborough County schools,” said Alphonso Mayfield, President of SEIU Florida Public Services Union, in a statement.”Pat Frank is the reason that we have the Departments of Elder and Veterans Affairs, mandatory kindergarten and a whistleblower law protecting the public…

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Pat Frank, Kevin Beckner to debate at Tampa Tiger Bay next month

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Fresh off their David Jolly-Todd Wilcox duel last week, the Tampa Tiger Bay Club has announced that the three major candidates for the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Courts race this year – Democrats Pat Frank and Kevin Beckner and Republican Eric Seidel – will engage in the next forum, scheduled for next month. The Frank/Beckner encounter continues to be perhaps the most interesting primary election in the Tampa Bay area this year, and they’ve already demonstrated that they won’t…

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Kevin Beckner adds to his fundraising totals in Hillsborough court clerk race

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Fundraising totals for February are in for the candidates running for the Hillsborough Clerk of the Court seat currently held by Democrat Pat Frank. The 85-year-old icon in Hillsborough Democratic politics is facing a challenge within her own party for re-election this year from Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, 44. Beckner brought in $9,620 in February, while Frank took in $3,850. Republican Eric Seidel raised $$4,050. To date, Beckner has raised $167,936. Frank has raised $106,574. Seidel, the former Fox 13…

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Kevin Beckner raises tenfold what Pat Frank does in January for Hillsborough Court Clerk contest

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Kevin Beckner raised over $9,100 in January for his bid for the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Hillsborough County. That’s 10 times the amount that Democratic party incumbent Pat Frank raised last month, which was $905. Beckner, 44, the Hillsborough County Commissioner who upset some Democrats last spring when he announced he would be challenging the 85-year-old Frank, also has a significant advantage regarding cash on hand in their campaign. Beckner has $128,626 on hand. Frank has $65,842. The Republican…

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