hillsborough county commission candidate websites

About the Hillsborough County Commission, and how to find your district.

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is made up of 7 officials. The first four each represent a different district within Hillsborough County. Depending on where you live, you could expect to speak to (and therefore vote for) any one of 4 different commissioners. Check the map to see if you live in District 1, 2, 3, or 4. In addition, you have three other commissioners that purport to represent the entire county.

Elections for Districts 1, 3, 5, and 7 will be held in 2010.  Districts 2, 4, and 6 are on the ballot this November.  Here are the candidates’ websites, and links to a map of each district.

District 2 includes the northern portion of the county, including New Tampa.  Incumbent Republican Ken Hagan is up against Harold “Bud” Gleason – it is suspected that this write-in candidate was simply there to keep Democrats from voting in the Republican Primary.  In any case, I couldn’t find any “Elect Bud” websites, although there is a myspace group.

District 4 is that “South County” you’ve heard so much about. It’s everything east of 39 and south of Hwy 60.  Al Higgonbotham is the Republican incumbent, elected in 2006, and Pete Gifford (no party affiliation) is his opponent.

Brian Blair is the Republican incumbent for countywide District 6, and will be faced by Democrat challenger Kevin Beckner.