News Times Journal - News Times Journal - OPINION & Endorsed Candidates 2012 Election

Florida Federal

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio            Yes

CD 01 Jeff Miller                      Yes

CD 02 Steve Southerland              Yes
CD 03 Michael "Mike" Yost            Yes
CD 04 Ander Crenshaw                 Yes

CD 05 Richard "Rich" Nugent          Yes
CD 06 Clifford B. "Cliff" Stearns    Yes

CD 07 John L. Mica                    Yes

CD 08 Dan Webster                    Yes
CD 09 Gus Michael Bilirakis            Yes

CD 10 C.W. Bill Young                   Yes

CD 11 Mike Prendergast                 Yes
CD 12 Dennis Ross                        Yes
CD 13 Vern Buchanan                     Yes

CD 14 Connie Mack                        Yes

CD 15 Bill Posey                           Yes

CD 16 Tom Rooney                         Yes

CD 17                                       No
CD 18 Illeana Ros-Lehtinen              Yes
CD 19 Joe Budd                            Yes
CD 20 Karen Harrington                  Yes
CD 21 Mario Diaz-Balart                  Yes
CD 22 Allen West                          Yes
CD 23 Bernard Sansaricq                 Yes
CD 24 Sandra "Sandy" Adams           Yes
CD 25 David Rivera                       Yes

Florida Statewide

Governor / Lt. Governor       Rick Scott / Jennifer Carroll

Attorney General                      Pam Bondi

Chief Financial Officer                Jeff Atwater

Commissioner of Agriculture       Adam H. Putnam

Florida State Senate

SD 04 Don Gaetz                            Yes

SD 06 John Shaw                            Yes

SD 08 John Thrasher                      Yes

SD 10 Ronda Storms                        Yes

SD 12 Jim Norman                           Yes

SD 14 Steve Oelrich                        Yes

SD 16 Jack Latvala                          Yes

SD 18                                          No

SD 20 Alan Hays                             Yes

SD 22 David Simmons                    Unopposed

SD 24 Thad Altman                         Yes

SD 25 Ellyn Bogdanoff                     Yes

SD 26 Mike Haridopolis                  Unopposed

SD 27                                         No

SD 28 Joe Negron                       Unopposed

SD 30                                          No

SD 32 Patrick Laffey                        Yes

SD 34                                          No

SD 35                                          No

SD 36 Miguel Diaz de la Portilla            Yes

SD 38 Anitere Flores                        Yes

SD 40 Rene Garcia                           Yes

Florida State House of Representatives

HD   1 Doug Broxson                         Yes

HD   2 Clay Ingram                          Yes

HD   3 Clay Ford                             Yes

HD   4 Matt Gaetz                        Unopposed

HD   5 Brad Drake                        Unopposed

HD   6 Jimmy Patronis                       Yes

HD   7 Marti Coley                           Yes

HD   8                                         No

HD   9 Kirk Headley-Perdue                 Yes

HD  10 David Feigin                           Yes

HD 11 Elizabeth Porter                     Yes

HD 12 Janet Adkins                      Unopposed

HD 13 Daniel Davis                       Unopposed

HD 14                                       No

HD 15                              No Recommendation

HD 16 Charles McBurney                 Yes

HD 17 Ray Lake                           Yes

HD 18 Ronald "Doc" Renaurt             Yes

HD 19 Mike Weinstein                     Yes

HD 20 Bill Proctor                          Yes

HD 22 Keith Perry                         Yes

HD 23                                       No

HD 24 Dennis K. Baxley                   Yes

HD 25 Larry Metz                         Yes

HD 26 Fred Costello                        Yes

HD 27                                        No

HD 28 Dorothy Hukill                       Yes

HD 29 Tom Goodson                        Yes

HD 30 Ritch Workman                      Yes

HD 31 John Tobia                           Yes

HD 32 Steve Crisafulli                  Unopposed

HD 33 Jason Brodeur                       Yes

HD 34 Chris Dorworth                      Yes

HD 35 Dean Cannon                         Yes

HD 36 Greg Reynolds                      Yes

HD 37 Scott Plakon                     Unopposed

HD 38 Bryan Nelson                        Yes

HD 39                                        No

HD 40 Eric Eisnaugle                       Yes

HD 41 Steve Precourt                      Yes

HD 42 Marlene O'Toole                    Yes

HD 44 Robert Schenck                     Yes

HD 45 Richard Corcoran                   Yes

HD 46 John Legg                           Yes

HD 47 James Grant                        Yes

HD 48 Peter Nehr                          Yes

HD 49                                         No

HD 50 Ed Hooper                           Yes

HD 51 Larry Ahern                         Yes

HD 52 Jeff Brandes                        Yes

HD 53 Thomas Cuba    Yes

HD 54 James C. Frishe Yes

HD 55                                        No

HD 56 Rachel V. Burgin                    Yes

HD 57 Dana Young                          Yes

HD 58 Janet Cruz                           Yes

HD 59                                        No

HD 60 Shawn Harrison                    Yes

HD 61 Will Weatherford                 Yes

HD 62 Richard Glorioso                  Unopposed

HD 63 Seth McKeel                      Unopposed

HD 64 Kelli Stargel                          Yes

HD   65 John Wood                           Yes

HD   66 Ben Albritton                         Yes

HD   67  Greg Steube                          Yes

HD   68 Jim Boyd                              Yes

HD 69 Ray Pilon                                Yes

HD 70 Doug Holder                             Yes

HD 71 Ken Roberson                       Researching

HD 72 Paige Kreegel                         Unopposed

HD 73 Matt Caldwell                             Yes

HD 74 Gary Aubuchon                        Unopposed

HD 75 Trudi K. Williams                         Yes

HD 76 Kathleen Passidomo                     Unopposed

HD 77 Denise Grimsley                         Unopposed

HD 78                                              No

HD 79 Mike Horner                               Yes

HD 80 Debbie Mayfield                            Yes

HD 81 Gayle Harrell                                Yes

HD 82 William Snyder                           Unopposed

HD 83 Pat Rooney                                  Yes

HD 84 Albert Key                                   Yes

HD 85 Tami Donnally                                Yes

HD 86                                                  No

HD 87 Bill Hager                                    Yes

HD 88                                                 No

HD 89 Steven Rosenblum                            Yes

HD 90 Alison Rampersad                            Yes

HD 91 George Moraitis                              Yes

HD  92                                                 No

HD 93                                                  No

HD 94 John Labriola                                 Yes

HD 95 Scott Yardley                                 Yes

HD 96 Jason Weakley                            Researching

HD 97                                                  No

HD 98 Kim Burgess                                   Yes

HD 99                                                 No

HD 100 Edward Bender                              Yes

HD 101 Matt Hudson                                 Yes

HD 102 Eduardo Gonzalez                           Yes

HD 103                                                 No

HD 104 John Julien                                   Yes

HD 105                                                  No

HD 106                                                  No

HD 107 Gustavo Barreiro                              Yes

HD 108                                                  No

HD 109                                                  No

HD 110 Esteban Bovo                              Unopposed


HD 111 Erik Fresen                                    Yes

HD 112 Janette Nunez                                Yes

HD 113 Carlos Lopez-Cantera                        Yes

HD 114 Ana Rivas Logan                              Yes

HD 115 Jose Felix Diaz                                Yes

HD 116 Carlos Trujillo                                 Yes

HD 117 Michael Bileca                                Yes

HD 21 Charles Van Zant                Unopposed
SD 02 Greg Evers                           Yes

HD 118 Charles Lopez                                 Yes

HD 119 Frank Artiles                                  Yes

HD 120 Morgan McPherson                            Yes

Florida Justice of the Supreme Court

Shall Justice Charles T. Canady of the Supreme Court be retained?           YES

Shall Justice Jorge Labarga of the Supreme Court be retained?                NO

Shall Justice James E C Perry of the Supreme Court be retained?             NO

Shall Justice Ricky L Polston of the Supreme Court be retained?              YES



Florida Constitutional Amendments
NO. 1 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Repeal of Public Financing Requirement                                      YES

NO. 2 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Homestead Tax Credit for Deployed Military Personnel             YES

NO. 4 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Referenda Required to Adoption/Amend Land Use Plans           NO

NO. 5 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Liberal Proposed/Favored Standards Legislative Districts        NO

NO. 6 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Liberal Proposed/Favored Standards Congressional Districts     NO

NO. 8 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Revise Class Size Requirements for Public Schools             YES