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Unopposed local constitutional officers to return nearly $900,000 in contributions

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The collecting began last year, and the contributions flowed into Tampa Bay incumbent constitutional officers focused winning this fall’s elections and keeping their jobs for four more years. By last week, when qualifying ended, nearly a dozen had raked in close to $900,000, ready to wage war with challengers to their positions as sheriffs, tax collectors, clerks of the circuit court, supervisors of elections and school superintendents. Turns out they don’t need that cash at all. Nine constitutional officers in…

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Ken Burke, Deborah Clark, Charles Thomas pre-qualify, with no opposition

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It’s the first day of qualifying for the upcoming elections and several candidates for Pinellas’ constitutional offices have pre-qualified. Three have no opposition, so far. Ken Burke, who’s running for re-election to the clerk of court’s office, and Deborah Clark, seeking re-election as the supervisor of elections, have both pre-qualified. So has Charles Thomas, a first-time candidate who’s seeking to replace his boss, Diane Nelson, who is retiring as Pinellas County tax collector. All three Republicans are unopposed thus far.…

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Republican Pinellas Tax Collector candidate to hold fundraiser Wednesday

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Charles Thomas has scheduled a fundraiser for his bid to be Pinellas County’s next tax collector. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Marina Cantina, 45 Causeway Blvd., Clearwater Beach. If you want to go, you need to RSVP by contacting [email protected] or (727) 201-5456. The list of hosts for the event reads like a Who’s Who of the Pinellas Republican Party. The hosts include state Sens. Jack Latvala and Jeff Brandes; state Reps. Chris Latvala and…

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Lack of competition hasn’t slowed down fundraising for some Pinellas County candidates

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There aren’t too many candidates running for each of the Pinellas County constitutional officer posts up for election in 2016, but that doesn’t mean the donation money isn’t flowing. According to the Supervisor of Elections’ most recent finance reports, in the Pinellas Property Appraiser race, Mike Twitty, a political newcomer and 25-year professional real estate appraiser, is handily out-fundraising his lone opponent, fellow Republican and former state Rep. Jim Frishe, $120,820 to $44,065. Current Pinellas Property Appraiser Pam Dubov is stepping down at the…

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Pinellas County Tax Collector candidate Charles Thomas holding May 3 campaign kick-off reception

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A campaign kick-off reception honoring Pinellas County Tax Collector candidate Charles Thomas is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, at Bascom’s Chop House in Clearwater. Thomas, a Republican and long-time Pinellas resident, has served as the county’s Chief Deputy Tax Collector since 2000, the same year Pinellas’ outgoing Tax Collector Diane Nelson, was elected to her post. Before linking up with Pinellas’ tax collector team, Thomas worked as the program manager for Gordon-Darby Inc. There, he was responsible for…

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Pinellas Commission will see 2016 Legislative Session through before discussing marijuana civil citations

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Pinellas County Commission’s work session on civil citations for marijuana possession is expected to take place sometime after the 2016 Legislative Session. That’s according to a letter from Commission Chair Charlie Justice to Pinellas’ Clerk of the Circuit Court, Ken Burke. “The ultimate policy decision will be made by the County Commission after evaluating any statutory changes made by the Florida Legislature during their early Session,” wrote Justice. The letter was in response to Burke’s letter to Public Defender Bob Dillinger,…

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Pinellas task force wants pre-arrest diversion program for minor marijuana possession, not civil citation ordinance

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Pinellas might not be developing any civil citation programs for minor marijuana possession, but could instead lean towards a pre-arrest diversion program for the offense and others like it. A task force assembled by Clerk of the Court Ken Burke met January 7 to develop a rough outline for the program, which is being based, in part, on Pinellas County’s juvenile diversion program, in which some minors are dealt with through peer review, sanctions, counseling and community service, while also being…

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