Election season is back again in Florida, after Friday’s noon qualifying deadline solidified the list of candidates in races for the Aug. 20 primary election.
Florida is a “closed” primary state. That means that registered Democrats can only vote for candidates in the Democratic races, and registered Republicans will only vote for Republican candidates running for office.
Voters with no party affiliation cannot vote for partisan candidates, except when all the candidates running for a position are from the same party and the winner of the primary election won’t face opposition in the general election.
All voters, regardless of their party affiliation, will be able to cast their ballots in nonpartisan races. Those include circuit judges, school board members, county commissioners, county community council members and more.
Here is a full list of the candidates that you will see on the ballot on Aug. 20 at a federal, state and local level.
REGISTERED REPUBLICANS ONLY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
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Rick Scott
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John S. Columbus
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Keith Gross
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 22
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Deborah Adeimy
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Dan Franzese
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Andrew Gutmann
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 23
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Gary Barve
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Darlene Cerezo Swaffar
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Joseph “Joe” Kaufman
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Carla Spalding
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Joe Thelusca
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Robert S. Weinroth
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 24
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 25
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 26
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Mario Diaz-Balart
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Richard Evans
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Johnny Fratto
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 27
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Royland Lara
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Maria Elvira Salazar
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 106
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Melinda Almonte
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Fabian Basabe
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 115
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Moises I. Benhabib
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Omar Blanco
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Alian Alejandro Collazo
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
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Bryan Calvo
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Dariel Fernandez
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SHERIFF
BROWARD COUNTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEWOMAN
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Mery Lopez-Palma
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Michele Merrell
REGISTERED DEMOCRATS ONLY
UNITED STATES SENATOR
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Stanley Campbell
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Rod Joseph
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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
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Brian Rush
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 25
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 27
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Lucia Baez-Geller
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Mike Davey
STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 35
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Rodney Jacobs
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Chad Klitzman
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Barbara Sharief
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SHERIFF
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John M. Barrow
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Susan Khoury
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Rickey Mitchell
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James Reyes
BROWARD COUNTY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF
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Steven Andrew Geller
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David Howard
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Alvin Pollock
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Gregory Tony
BROWARD COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
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Abbey Ajayi
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Dwight Forrest
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Perry E. Thurston Jr.
BROWARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
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Russell Bathulia
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Joe Scott
NONPARTISAN (ALL VOTERS)
CIRCUIT JUDGE, 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GROUP 8
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Jason Edward Bloch
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Bonita Jones-Peabody
CIRCUIT JUDGE, 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GROUP 29
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Heloiza Correa
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Cristobal David Padron
CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GROUP 1
CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GROUP 38
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Stefanie C. Moon
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John “Johnny” Weekes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 98
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Keith Abel
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Shelton A. Pooler
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Emily Rodrigues
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Mitch Rosenwald
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 99
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Joshauwa Brown
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Daryl Nevroy Campbell
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 107
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 109
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James Bush III
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Ashley Gantt
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Roy Hardemon
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COUNTY COURT JUDGE GROUP 29
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Christopher Benjamin
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Scott Janowitz
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Alina Salcines Restrepo
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COUNTY COURT JUDGE GROUP 31
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Rita Maria Baez
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Christopher Green
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 3
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Joseph Scott Geller
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Martin Karp
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Brent W. Latham
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Gustavo Ortega
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Hayley Ross
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7
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Mary Blanco
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Javier “Javi” Perez
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Maxeme “Max” Tuchman
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 9
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Kimberly T. Beltran
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Luisa Santos
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 3
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Marion K. Brown
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Audrey M. Edmonson
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Keon Hardemon
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 7
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Cindy Lerner
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Richard Praschnik
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Raquel A. Regalado
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 11
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Roberto J. Gonzalez
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Bryan Paz-Hernandez
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Claudia Rainville
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 13
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Rene Garcia
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Ian Anthony Medina
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA/SUBAREA 10/105
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Anthony G. Atala
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Paul R. Camacho
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL AREA/SUBAREA 14/144
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CUTLER CAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 3
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Albert Collazo
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Christopher T. Musser
MIAMI-DADE CUTLER CAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 4
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Donna Fishbein
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Alexandra Penn Williams
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DOWNTOWN DORAL SOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 4
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DOWNTOWN DORAL SOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 5
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Lidy C Hernandez Perez
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Jaime Mercado
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ISLANDS AT DORAL III COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 4
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Victoria Gonzalez
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Gerardo A Verde
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LANDMARK AT DORAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 5
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Juan Javier De Maqua
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Yasenka Peterson
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAJORCA ISLES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 1
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Reginald Andre
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Theodis Tyrone Kendrick
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Nathan Price
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAJORCA ISLES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 2
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TWO LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SEAT 3
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Orlando Bracho
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Darily Ferrufino
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 6
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 10
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 16
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Kathleen Elaine Angione
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Joseph Zager
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 25
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Corey Brian Friedman
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Tamar Hamilton
BROWARD COUNTY COURT JUDGE, GROUP 32
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Emilio “Emi” Benitez
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Lauren Nichole Peffer
BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 1
BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2
BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3
BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 5
BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, AT LARGE 9
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Debra Ann Hixon
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Thomas Alberto Vasquez
BROWARD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, GROUP 3
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Celeste Shank Ellich
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Roderick Antwan Newkirk
BROWARD SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, GROUP 4
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Jessie Bastos
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Mark Pilling
CENTRAL BROWARD WATER CONTROL DISTRICT, ZONE 5
BROWARD COUNTY, CORAL BAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 1
BROWARD COUNTY CORAL SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 1
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Robert Rafanelli
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Curt Tiefenbrun
BROWARD COUNTY CORAL SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 2
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Benjamin E. Groenevelt
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Laurie Zotter
BROWARD COUNTY CORAL SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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Mark Ritter
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Teresa G. Sutton
BROWARD COUNTY HILLCREST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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Leonard Bushman
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Abbey Sue Kessman
BROWARD COUNTY MAPLE RIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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Mark E. Kleiman
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Carla L. Minyan
BROWARD COUNTY MONTERRA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 1
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Greg Popowitz
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Jason Yossi Sharf
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Juan Carlos Sanchez
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Jeffrey Yurgealitis Sr.
BROWARD COUNTY MONTERRA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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Valerie Borowski
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Ricardo Lowe
BROWARD COUNTY OAKRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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George Meza
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Steven Nathasingh
BROWARD COUNTY ORCHID GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 2
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Suzanne Courtade
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Sheree Ann Davie
BROWARD COUNTY ORCHID GROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 3
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Matthew O’Brien
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Susan Veitch
BROWARD COUNTY PALM AIRE SPECIAL RECREATION DISTRICT MEMBERS
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Roger Gingerich
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Derek Walker
BROWARD COUNTY PLANTATION ACRES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
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William (Bill) Beazley
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Scott Brackney
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Peter Gilmore
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Stephen M. Nieset
SOUTH BROWARD DRAINAGE DISTRICT, ZONE 3
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Laureano Chileuitt
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Stanley Scott Hodges
BROWARD COUNTY WALNUT CREEK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SEAT 5
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Sorin Cruceru
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Benjamin Kroker
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