Board of County Commissioners     District 1   Voted Countywide

J.J. Beyrouti

Neil Brickfield

Lucile Casey

Ronnie Duncan

Open government meetings with audible prayer.

Support

Support

Support

Undecided

Life begins at conception.

Support

Support

Support

Support

Require filtering of obscenity over the internet for computers accessible by minors at public libraries & schools.

Support

Support

Support

Undecided

Prohibit government grants for art that is obscene, pornographic or anti-religious.

Support

Support

Support

Undecided

Allow government funding of faith-based programs.

Support

Support

Oppose

Oppose

Institute an internet sales tax.

Support

Oppose

Oppose

Oppose

Public financing of political campaigns.

FTR

Oppose

Support

Oppose

Increase the local gas tax.

Undecided

Oppose

Oppose

Oppose

Include sexual orientation in federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.

Undecided

Oppose

Support

Oppose

Embryonic Stem Cell research that requires the destruction of a fertilized human embryo.

Oppose

Oppose

Oppose

Undecided

Group 18

Group 18

Group 1

Group 1

Group 13

Group 13

Judicial Candidates

Group 22

Group 22

Group 22

Group 22

Group 22

Jan Govan

George Greer

Sonny Im

John Carballo

Kathleen Hessinger

Robert "Bo" Michael

Non-partisan, voted countywide, vote for one per group

Michael Berry

Jack Day

Cynthia Newton

Walter "Skip" Schafer

Bill Vinson

FTR

FTR

Support

Undecided

FTR

FTR

Removal of the Florida Bar "gag rule" which prevents judicial candidates from indicating their positions on issues.

Support

Undecided

FTR

FTR

Support

FTR

Support

Support

Support

FTR

Support

The court's role is to follow the law.

Support

Support

FTR

Support

Support

FTR

FTR

FTR

Oppose

FTR

FTR

The court's role is to interpret the law sometimes creating new law.

Support

Oppose

FTR

FTR

FTR

FTR

FTR

Support

FTR

FTR

FTR

The Ten Commandments are the basis of all law.

Oppose

Oppose

FTR

FTR

Support

FTR

FTR

Yes

NO

FTR

FTR

Do you have experience as a prosecuting attorney?

No

Yes

FTR

FTR

No

FTR

FTR

Yes

Yes

FTR

Yes

Do you have experience as a criminal defense attorney?

No

Yes

FTR

FTR

No

FTR

FTR

Yes

Yes

FTR

Yes

Do you have trial experience, either criminal or civil?

Yes

Yes

FTR

FTR

Yes

FTR

FTR

Clarence Thomas

FTR

FTR

FTR

Who is your favorite Supreme Court Justice?

FTR

Hugo Black

FTR

FTR

William Rehnquist

School Board

At Large

At Large

District 5

District 5

Non-partisan

Lee Benjamin

Janet Clarke

Dave Baylor

Carol Cook

Florida should recognize civil unions between same-sex couples.

Undecided

Support

FTR

FTR

Tax credits for education related expenses incurred by parents.

Support

Undecided

FTR

FTR

Open government meetings with audible prayer.

Support

Opposed

FTR

Support

Life begins at conception.

Undecided

Undecided

FTR

FTR

Institute an internet sales tax.

Support

Undecided

FTR

FTR

Increase the property tax rate through a referendum for increased local spending on education.

Support

Opposed

FTR

FTR

Present alternate theories to evolution in classes when theories of origin are discussed.

Undecided

Support

FTR

Support

Have our National Motto “In God We Trust” displayed in every classroom.

Undecided

Opposed

FTR

FTR

Clerk of the Court  Rep. Primary Voted Countywide

Brian Aungst

Ken Burke

Florida should restrict marriage to a union between one man and one woman.

Support

Support

Allow parents to use vouchers (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to non-public schools.

Support

Support

Expand gambling as a source of new revenue and jobs.

Oppose

Oppose

Include sexual orientation in federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.

Oppose

Oppose

Open government meetings with audible prayer.

Support

Support

Life begins at conception.

Support

Support

Embryonic Stem Cell research that requires the destruction of a fertilized human embryo.

Oppose

Oppose

Institute an internet sales tax.

Oppose

Oppose

Allow government funding of faith-based programs.

Support

Support

FTR= Failure to Respond