Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster
Nora Patterson snagged the support of more than a dozen local officials, including former Senate President John McKay, in her bid for state Senate.
Patterson, a Sarasota Republican, announced the endorsements Wednesday.
“I’ve worked with many of these respected local officials and look forward to again working with them in Tallahassee,” she said in a statement. “Tallahassee doesn’t work for the citizens anymore — it’s getting more like Washington, D.C. The House and Senate aren’t working together, and citizens are the losers.”
In a statement, Sarasota County Commissioner Shannon Staub said Patterson will continue the work she’s done in Sarasota in Tallahassee.
“Through Nora’s leadership we cut the Sarasota County property tax rate by 25 percent while increasing our rainy day fund at the same time,” Staub said in a statement. “While on the Commission Nora was a fiscal watchdog for taxpayers and I know she will do the same for us in Tallahassee.”
Patterson is running in Senate District 28 to replace Sen. Nancy Detert.
Here’s a full list of local officials backing Patterson:
Mollie Cardamone, Former Sarasota Mayor and Commissioner
Lisa Carlton, Former State Senator
Bill Furst, Sarasota County Property Appraiser
John McKay, Former State Senator and former President of the Florida Senate
Jacqueline Moore, Mayor of North Port
Earl Moreland, Former State Attorney and Osprey Resident
Lou Ann Palmer, Former Sarasota Mayor and Commissioner
Irwin Pastor, Town of Longboat Key Commissioner
Tony Sawyer, Vice Chairman of Sarasota County Charter Review Board
Fred Soto, Former Sarasota Mayor and Commissioner
Shannon Staub, Former Sarasota County Commissioner
Terry Turner, Former Sarasota City Commissioner
Caroline Zucker, Sarasota County School Board Member
