Politics & Government
Four Candidates Qualify for Sheriff's Race
Patch caught up with the candidates for Pinellas County sheriff after last week's qualifying deadline.
Patch sat down with all the candidates who qualified on June 8 for the Pinellas County sheriff's race so you can be informed at the polls.
Meet the candidates:
- (Republican)
- (no party affiliation)
- (Republican)
- (Democrat)
Gualtieri and Rice will face off in the Republican primary election Aug. 14. The winner will face Pound and Swope in the November general election.
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Patch will check in with these candidates each week leading up to the  at the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, sponsored by Patch and the National Armed Services & Law Enforcement Memorial Museum.
If you have a question you would like to have answered by the candidates next week, email katie.dolac@patch.com.
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If you would like to submit a question for the debate in July, email debate organizer Harvey Smith at hsmithcoÂnsulsv@Âaol.Âcom.
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