We’ve already gone over the Tribune’s endorsements for BOCC – Hagan (District 2), Higginbotham (Dist 4), and Beckner (Dist 6).
The St. Pete Times echoes those endorsements, but in recommending the two incumbents, the Times whines a bit harder about the lack of viable choices:
District 2 (north Hillsborough)
Ken Hagan… has a sorry record on almost every issue, and he is inaccessible and arrogant. But his challenger is a mystery man who qualified as a write-in candidate and then disappeared. Voters have no real choice.
District 4 (east Hillsborough)
Challenger Pete Gifford, a 36-year-old electrical contractor, is right that the current commission offers no vision. But neither does this no-party candidate.
We also wish there were better choices in Districts 2 and 4, but are happy to cast a vote for Kevin Beckner in District 6.
You can find your district, and check out all the hc bocc candidates’ websites on an earlier article here at Sticks.
