A moment with Crist
Beverly Ledbetter, the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 38, poses with Democratic gubernatorial candidate, and former governor, Charlie Crist during the West Central Florida Federation of Labor/United School Employees of Pasco Labor Day event.
Lieutenant governor coming to Zephyrhills
The Conservative Club of East Pasco will host Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera on Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m., at the Zephyrhills Woman’s Club, 38549 Fifth Ave., in Zephyrhills.
Lopez-Cantera was born in Madrid, Spain, and graduated from Miami-Dade College before receiving his MBA at the University of Miami.
He’s a former majority whip in the Florida House of Representatives, and was elected the property appraiser of Miami-Dade County in 2012 before earning the appointment as lieutenant governor following the resignation of Jennifer Carroll.
For information, call Nils Lenz at (813) 782-9491, or email .
Audit comes up perfect for Pasco
A random check of three precincts by an elections canvassing board resulted in perfect marks for the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections office during last month’s primary election.
The audit conducted manual counts of select races at those precincts, and compared them to the totals aggregated by computer on election night, looking for any count discrepancies.
The canvassing board checked precincts at Trilby Lodge on Old Trilby Road in Dade City, Betmar Acres on Apache Street in Zephyrhills, and Shady Oaks on Castle Drive in Zephyrhills.
Pasco housing committee to meet
Pasco County’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee will have its first meeting Sept. 15 beginning at 9 a.m., at the Central Pasco Government Center, 4111 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
East Pasco Democrats to meet
The East Pasco Democratic Club will meet Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., at The Commons, 38130 Pretty Pond Road, in Zephyrhills.
Speakers will be Beverly Ledbetter and Erika Remsberg. Ledbetter is the Democratic Candidate for Florida House District 38, while Remsberg is the Democratic candidate for Pasco County Commission District 2.
Landscaper at PACA meeting
Chris Dewey, the Florida Friendly Landscaping program coordinator for the Pasco County Cooperative Extension office, will be the guest speaker at the Pasco Alliance of Community Associations monthly meeting Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
PACA is a not-for-profit organization whose members include 70 of Pasco County’s homeowners associations, community development districts and condominium associations, as well as individuals residing in Pasco County.
For information, call Ron Litts at (813) 475-4561.
Burgess to hold barbecue fundraiser
Danny Burgess, the Republican candidate for Florida House District 38, will host a barbecue fundraiser Sept. 20, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Nathe barn, 16530 Jessamine Road in Dade City.
For information, call Patsy Nathe at (352) 588-3107, or Jean Nathe at (813) 783-4364.
Poll workers needed for November elections
Energetic? Service-oriented? Then the Pasco County supervisor of elections may be looking for you.
Poll workers are needed for the general election Nov. 4. Positions are paid, but potential candidates will need to be able to stand, bend, stoop, lift approximately 30 pounds, and have normal vision and manual and physical dexterity.
Applicants also need to write and read English, have an email address, and be able to work the entire day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All positions receive mandatory paid training the month preceding the election.
For information, call (800) 851-8754, or visit PascoVotes.com.
Moore fundraiser
Mike Moore, the Republican candidate for Pasco County Commission District 2, will host a fundraiser Sept. 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Beef O’ Brady’s, 14136 Seventh St., in Dade City.
Mobile hours for Ross
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, will host mobile office hours Oct. 14 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Lutz Library, 101 W. Lutz Lake Fern Road in Lutz.
The final date for mobile hours after this will be Dec. 9.
For more information, call (863) 644-8215, or (813) 752-4790.
Free rides to the polls
Pasco County Public Transportation will do its part to help get out the vote by offering free rides to the polls on election days for the upcoming cycle.
The deal was worked out between PCPT and county elections supervisor Brian Corley, and was approved by the Pasco County Commission last week.
On election day Nov. 4, voters who present their voter information card will ride free to their local polling location. The goal is to encourage and promote participation in the election process, while also introducing public transportation as a viable option for travel throughout the county, said PCPT director Michael Carroll.
In return, Corley’s office will use available media advertising and respective websites to inform potential riders and voters how to access and navigate the transit system.
