Janelle Irwin Taylor
Less than one week into his Congressional campaign, Democrat Adam Hattersley has a trove of support from local elected officials.
Hattersley announced ten endorsements Monday for his run for Florida’s 15th Congressional District against Ross Spano.
All of Hattersley’s endorsers are Democrats. They include:
— State Senator Janet Cruz
— State Representative Diane Hart
— State Representative Fentrice Driskell
— State Representative Susan Valdes
— State Representative Wengay Newton
— Hillsborough County Commissioner Kimberly Overman
— Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith
— Tampa City Council member Guido Maniscalco
— Tampa City Council Chairman Luis Viera
— Former State Representative Sean Shaw
Hattersley currently represents Florida House District 59 in east Hillsborough County. He announced last week he would not seek reelection to that seat and instead run against Spano. Hattersley said he thought it was time to bring a new kind of leadership to Washington D.C. and slammed Spano for his campaign finance controversy involving illegal loans and votes against women’s and LGBTQ protections, among other things.
“I’m running for Congress because we’re in desperate need of public servants who will serve with honor and integrity and put country before party and I’m honored to have the support of these Hillsborough County leaders,” Hattersley said. “We’re building a grassroots campaign to replace self-serving career politicians like Ross Spano and as a veteran, small business owner and engineer, I’m ready to lead the way.”
Andrew Learned had been running against Spano, but dropped out of the race to let Hattersley run and is instead seeking Hattersley’s House district.
Hattersley is a Navy veteran and small business owner focused on improving the lives of those in his community through public service. He spent eight years as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy serving at home and abroad. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service.
Hattersley’s business helps other small businesses promote themselves.
Hattersley was originally registered with no party affiliation, but changed his affiliation to Democrat in 2018 to seek a seat in the Florida House. Now he hopes to bring a bi-partisan spirit to Washington D.C. to focus on issues like lowering health care costs, honoring the service that veterans have made to our country and protecting public education.
