Mitch Perry
The four men running in the special election in House District 58 next month will meet up in a candidates’ forum Monday, Dec. 4, in Temple Terrace.
Republican Lawrence McClure, Democrat Jose Vazquez, Libertarian Bryan Zemina and non-party-affiliated Ahmad Saadaldin are running in the election Dec. 19 to select a successor to Republican Dan Raulerson, who stepped down from the seat in August due to health problems.
Last month, McClure defeated Yvonne Fry in the GOP primary and hopes to keep the seat red in the special election.
Vazquez has been unsuccessful in previous bids for office, including against Raulerson back in 2012.
It’s the first run for office for both Zemina and Saadaldin, a member of the Green Party who is running an independent.
The event will be at the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay and will be moderated by representatives of the Hillsborough branch of the League of Women Voters. There will be a straw poll conducted after the forum, with the votes to be counted by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
The four candidates participated in one previous forum earlier this month in Plant City.
District 58 covers Plant City, Temple Terrace, Dover, Mango, Seffner, Thonotosassa, and parts of Tampa and East Lake-Orient Park.
