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REPLAY: Space Coast Daily Candidate Forum Held At Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Convention Center

By  //  June 12, 2018

SPACE COAST DAILY CANDIDATE FORUM STARTS AT 11 A.M.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment are candidates for the Brevard County Commission, District 2, including Victoria Mitchner, Chuck Nelson and Jack Smink.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment are candidates for the Brevard County Commission, District 4, including Trudi Infantini and Matthew Fleming.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is Port Commission Chairman Wayne Justice, who is running for re-election in District 3; and Maurice Boudreau, Robyn Hattaway and Mac McLouth who are candidates for Port Commission, District 5. 

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is Brevard County Court Judge, Group 5, including Katie Jacobus and Anthony Mechachonis.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is Florida State Senate candidate Melissa Martin.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is Florida House of Representative District 51 candidates Mike Blake, Thomas O’Neill and Tyler Sirois.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is School Board District 2: Cheryl McDougall, Charles Parker and Frank Sullivan.

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment is for State Representative for Brevard County (District 52) Thad Altman (Rep) and Matt Nye (REP).

WATCH: Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, presents the Candidate Forum from the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center. Featured in this segment are candidates for Brevard County School Board District 5 Katye Campbell, Kelly Damerow and Andy Ziegler.

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Former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos will serve as the moderator for the Space Coast Daily Candidate Forum set Tuesday, June 12 at the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center.

BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – Former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos will serve as the moderator for the Space Coast Daily Candidate Forum set Tuesday, June 12 at the Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center.

Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, will present this forum in which political candidates from all races affecting Brevard County are invited to participate.

One of Florida’s best legislative and political minds, Haridopolos served as the president of the Florida Senate from 2010-2012 and in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2003.

The Holiday Inn Melbourne – Viera Hotel & Convention Center is located at 8298 N. Wickham Road. Admission to the forum, which will begin at 11 a.m. on June 12, is open and free to the public. Stay tuned to Space Coast Daily for the complete schedule and times of each candidate.

The event is also sponsored by The Home Builders & Contractors Association of Brevard. The HBCA is a professional, non-profit trade association, dedicated to the attainment of the “American Dream” of quality, affordable homeownership.

Space Coast Daily, in association with the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, will present a candidate forum on Tuesday, June 12 at the Holiday Inn Melbourne –Viera Hotel & Convention Center, in which political candidates from all races affecting Brevard County are invited to participate.

This candidate forum, which will kick off the 2018 political campaigning season, will provide all registered candidates an unbiased, non-partisan venue that will be broadcast live and also available for replay viewing on Space Coast Daily TV at Space Coast Daily.com

The format provides for each candidate to have a two-minute opening statement. The moderator will then ask questions, of which each candidate will have an opportunity to answer. The questions will not be known in advance.

The Space Coast Daily Candidate Forum is also sponsored by The Home Builders & Contractors Association of Brevard. The HBCA is a professional, non-profit trade association, dedicated to the attainment of the “American Dream” of quality, affordable homeownership.

Following the questions to the candidates from the moderator, each candidate will be allowed to ask any one of their opponents a single question, of which the candidate will have two minutes to answer and then the candidate who asked the question will have one minute for a rebuttal.

Political candidates who wish to participate must be registered and qualified with the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections for this election cycle.

Candidates can register for the forum by e-mailing Space Coast Daily Political Forum at contact@spacecoastdaily.com. Once the request for participation has been received, the candidate will receive a return e-mail stating they are registered.

The 2018 Primary Election will be held on August 28 and the 2018 General Election will be held on November 6.

Below are the candidates that are currently registered with the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections:

Office: County Commissioner, District 2:

Victoria J. Mitchner (DEM)
Candidate Report
(321) 795-9849
vickeymitch@gmail.com

Chuck Nelson (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 543-7085
chucknelson@cfl.rr.com

Jack F. Smink (DEM)
Candidate Report
(321) 604-0531
jacksmink@aol.com

Office: County Commissioner, District 4:

Matthew Fleming (DEM)
Candidate Report
(321) 960-0232
sbcmatt81@gmail.com

Trudie Infantini (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 951-3601
voteinfantini@gmail.com

Curt Smith (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 591-6557
curt@curtsmith2018.com
Website: curtsmith2018.com

Office: School Board, District 1:

Misty Belford
Candidate Report
(407) 474-4226
Mbelford@cfl.rr.com

David Meader
Candidate Report
(321) 289-0843
Meader4schoolboard@gmail.com
Website: meader4schoolboard.com

Shana Moore
Candidate Report
ShanaMoore2018@gmail.com

Office: School Board, District 2:

Cheryl L. McDougall
Candidate Report
(719) 640-1537
cmcdougall4schoolboard@gmail.com
Website: cherylmcdougall.com

Charles Parker
Candidate Report
Info@votecharlesparker.com
Website: votecharlesparker.com

Office: School Board, District 5:

Katye Campbell
Candidate Report
(321) 405-2523
Katye4schoolboard@gmail.com
Website: KatyeCampbell.com

Kelly Damerow
Candidate Report
Kelly4BrevardSchoolBoard@gmail.com

Dean Paterakis
Candidate Report
(321) 220-8228
Website: Dean4schools.com

Daniel Wall-DeSousa
Candidate Report
(321) 802-5379
Dan@Dan4SB.com
Website: Dan4SB.com

Andy Ziegler
Candidate Report
(321) 821-0510
andy@andyziegler.com

Office: Canaveral Port Authority, District 1:

Jerry W. Allender (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 269-1511
jallender@allenderlaw.com

Office: Canaveral Port Authority, District 3:

Wayne Justice (REP)
Candidate Report
(757) 474-5777
wejustice@aol.com

Office: Canaveral Port Authority, District 5:

Maurice J. Boudreau (DEM)
Candidate Report
(321) 960-1320
mjb@ppob.com
Website: www.maurice4theport.org

Robyn Hattaway (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 432-4343
robyn@votehattaway.com
Website: votehattaway.com

Malcolm “Mac” McLouth (REP)
Candidate Report
(321) 783-2994
Website: www.MacMcLouthForPort.com

Judicial:

Office: County Court Judge, Group 5:

Katie Jacobus
Candidate Report
(321) 914-3680
katieforjudge@yahoo.com
Website: katieforjudge.com

Rodney M. Kernan
Candidate Report
(321) 720-7948
Rodkernan@gmail.com
Website: www.rodkernan.com

Anthony Mechachonis
Candidate Report
(321) 604-5534
mechachonis4judge@gmail.com
Website: www.mechachonis4judge.com

Office: County Court Judge, Group 6:

Kenneth Friedland
Candidate Report
(321) 591-3249
kenfemail@gmail.com

Office: County Court Judge, Group 7:

Michelle L. Naberhaus
Candidate Report

Office: County Court Judge, Group 10:

Judy Atkin
Candidate Report
(321) 637-5644

Office: County Court Judge, Group 11:

Thomas J. Brown
Candidate Report

Special Districts:

Office: Barefoot Bay Trustee:

Joseph B. Klosky
Candidate Report
(570) 280-6371
jklosky@bbrd.org

Office: Viera East Supervisor, Group 2:

Ronald M. Rysztogi
Candidate Report
(321) 428-4000
RonMike1@aol.com

United States Representative Brevard County: District 8:

Sanjay Patel (DEM)
votesanjaypatel@gmail.com
321-352-1480

Bill Posey
P.O Box 411486
Melbourne, Fl 32941

State Senator Brevard County:

Dorothy Hukill (Rep.)
386-795-0920

Brandon Wayne Maggard (Dem.)
352-543-1276
Maggard_Brandon@icloud.com

Melissa Martin (Dem.)
321-439-6118
MartinforSenate14@gmail.com

State Representative: Brevard County:

District 50:
Dirschka, Pamela Joy (DEM)Active  
Plasencia, Rene “Coach P” (REP)

District 51:
Blake, Michael Cavis (DEM)
Honkonen, Shain Allen (NPA)
O’Neill, Thomas Patrick (REP)
Parrish, Henry U. (REP) 
Sirois, Tyler Isaac (REP)

District 52
Altman, Thad  (REP)
Esmailbegui, Seeta Durjan (DEM)
Nye, Matt  (REP)

District 53
Fine, Randy  (REP)
Moore, Phil  (DEM)

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