Sarasota's Qualified Candidates For The 2012 Election

Once candidates file to run for office, the Supervisor of Elections must qualify them to make sure they received necessary signatures or paid a fee and live where they're suppose to.

And here are your 2012 Sarasota candidates, according to the Supervisor of Elections:

Candidates with a (WRI) beside their name represents a write-in candidate:

Robert Earl Sublett (WRI)

Qualified

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Karen E. Rushing (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Sheriff

Tom Knight (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Property Appraiser

Bill Furst (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Tax Collector

Barbara Ford-Coates (Incumbent)(DEM)

Qualified

Supervisor of Elections

Victoria Ann Brill (WRI)

Qualified

Supervisor of Elections

Kathy Dent (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Supervisor of Elections

Jon Thaxton (REP)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 1

Carolyn J. Mason (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 3

Jennifer Cohen (DEM)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 3

Christine Robinson (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 5

William Brian Slider (WRI)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 5

Charles Hines (REP)

Qualified

County Commissioner, District 5

Randy McLendon (REP)

Qualified

County Judge, Group 4

Judy Goldman

Qualified

School Board, District 2

Caroline G. Zucker (Incumbent)

Qualified

School Board, District 3

Frank Kovach (Incumbent)

Qualified

Hospital Board At Large, Seat 1

Thomas H.Towler (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Hospital Board At Large, Seat 2

Richard O. Donegan (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Hospital Board At Large, Seat 2

Kirk Voelker (REP)

Qualified

Hospital Board At Large, Seat 3

Marguerite Malone (Incumbent) (REP)

Qualified

Hospital Board Central District, Seat 1

Teresa Carafelli (Incumbent) (DEM)

Qualified

Hospital Board Central District, Seat 1

Alex Miller (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 1

Paul A. Cajka Sr. (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 1

H. Ross Gustafson (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 1

Anthony "Tony" Sawyer (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 2

Donna Barcomb (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 2

Marie Nisco (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 2

Alexandra Coe (LIB)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 3

Fred Tower III (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 3

Pat Wayman (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 4

Mark Hawkins (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 4

Tom Trevor (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 5

John J. Fellin (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 5

John Scolaro (REP)

Qualified

Charter Review Board, District 5

Kevin T. Connelly (NPA)

Qualified

Sarasota Soil & Water District, Group 1

Timothy A. Brown (Incumbent)

Qualified

Sarasota Soil & Water District, Group 5

Tiffany A. Bailey (Incumbent)

Qualified