Candidates for hillsborough COUNTY Supervisor of Elections RichGlorioso
CraigLatimer
www.VoteGlorioso.com 813-757-6004 VoteGlorioso@att.net
www.CraigLatimer.com 813-298-7282 latimer2012@gmail.com
Republican
Democrat
Family: Married 45 years , 2 boys and 6 grandchildren Home Town: Danbury, CT Years in District: 18
Family: Married, 1 son, age 31 and 1 grandson Home Town: Born and raised in Hillsborough County Years in District: All my life!
Endorsed by: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio • United Christians of Florida • Hillsborough County Farm Bureau • Association of Builders and Contractors • Commissioner Adam Putman
Endorsed by: The Tampa Tribune • The Florida Sentinel • La Gaceta • US Representative Kathy Castor • Senator Arthenia L. Joyner
Education: Central Michigan Univ - M.A. Management • Northeastern Univ - B.A. Mathematics Career Positions: Florida State Representative 2004-2012 - Chaired Transportation & Economic Dev. Appropriations and Justice Appropriations sub-committees • Plant City Commissioner 1998-2004 - Chaired Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization • Colonel (Ret.) USAF 27 years • Logistics Group Commander • USAF Military Airlift Command, Deputy Director then Chief of Logistics Plans Community Positions: Board Member - Tampa Family Justice Center, a one stop center for helping victims of Domestic Violence; The Family Café, helping people with disabilities statewide; Lowry Park Zoo; Neighborhood Service Center; and Brandon Chamber of Commerce Priorities: “My 27 year career in the US Air Force, where I retired as a Colonel, has uniquely prepared me for the role of Supervisor of Elections. I specialized in logistics operations that were very similar to that of running an election. I protected the constitution for 27 years as a member of the US Air Force, for 6 years as a Plant City Commissioner and for 8 years as a State Representative. Now I want to protect the vote, an action at the very core of our democracy. There have been significant mistakes made over the tenure of my opponent. These include inaccurate voting roll data bases which let non eligible voters vote, a complete lack of outreach to minority communities, and most recently, they sent out incomplete ballots for a Democratic House of Representatives Primary. This error was not caught by them, but by the Candidate himself. These mistakes would not have happened under my watch. I will build a management system of proactive problem solving and prevention which will seek out and resolve problems before they ever make their way into the public. This process is too important; we must get it right the first time.”
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Education: Graduate of Tampa Catholic High School and the University of South Florida Career Positions: Chief of Staff, Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office since 2009 (served Supervisors Phyllis Busansky and Earl Lennard) • Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, served for 35 years in law enforcement and retired as a Major in 2008 • Crime Scene Investigator, Tampa Police Department, began when I was 17 years old and worked there until I was 20 when I went to work for the Sheriff’s Office Community Positions: Board Member with Tampa Catholic High School; Central Florida Behavioral Health Network; and A Kid’s Place Emergency Shelter • Honorary Commander MacDill AFB Priorities: “Since I became Chief of Staff in 2009, there has been a remarkable turnaround in the elections office: leadership and accountability have been restored, election results are reported in a timely and accurate manner, the office is impartial and nonpartisan, we are a model of ethics and professionalism, and we provide excellent voter services, education and outreach. However, a very serious problem facing the office now is maintaining fair, accessible and transparent elections in which every eligible voter is entitled to cast their ballot confidently and securely, free of barriers, intimidation or suppression. If elected Supervisor of Elections, in addition to working every day to maintain our advances and build on our successes, I will continue to fight to protect the integrity of the voting process and the rights of voters. The elections process should not be swayed by ideology or ideologues, but must be fairly administered for the benefit of all eligible voters. I will remain a leader in elections offices throughout the state in protecting voter rights, and I will assure that elections in our county continue to be conducted in a transparent, accountable and efficient manner.”