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7 Candidates, 6 Write Ins Seek Governorship

June 20th, 2014 by Mike Vasilinda

Qualifying for State Office ended today with 13 people putting their hat into the ring, and 7 of them were serious enough to put their money where their mouth is.

It was a chaotic end to candidate qualifying…last minute candidates rushing in to beat a noon deadline.

“eight minutes to qualifying” chimed a Department alwyer.

One of the last to file paperwork was Monroe Lee.

“I’m running for Governor” say Lee.

Lee and five  others are running as write in candidates for Governor…you’ll likely never hear from any of them. But seven others will be on the ballot for the top job. Two are front runners..Rick Scott and Charlie Crist…and then there’s former State Senator Nan Rich has been campaigning for two years. “and I believe this state is ready to elect a progressive Democrat and to have the first woman Governor of the State of Florida” says the dark horse Democrat.

One the Republican side, two unknown candidates ponied up the seventy eight hundred dollar qualifying fee….One…Yinka Adeshina claims to have almost two hundred thousand dollars in the bank….but many of the names are suspicious.

“Hello”

We knocked on the door of her Tallahassee home. A woman on the other side said she wasn’t there.

A neighbor across the street describes the family as … They seem nice”.

The Secretary of State Ken Detzner says he is looking into claims the filings are suspicious. “and if there’s some allegation that’s made public to us, we’ll look into that.”

Even with questions being raised about one Republican, Rick Scott and Charlie Crist are both guaranteed to have opponents, and that means that voters of both parties will have their say on their candidate.

Also running for Governor are a Libertarian Candidate and one with no party

“Qualifying has ended” rang out at noon, signaling the beginning of campaign season.

That Guarantees voters four at least four choices this November.

 

Filing false candidate forms or contribution reports is a misdemeanor under Florida law.

 

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