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Glorioso Makes it a 3-Way Race for Supervisor of Elections
Term limits spell the end to State Rep. Rich Glorioso's time in Tallahassee. The Plant City Republican and retired Air Force colonel has declared his intent to run for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Earl Lennard is not seeking reelection.
State Rep. Rich Glorioso's plans for leaving the Florida House of Representatives puts him in a three-way race for the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections seat currently held by Earl Lennard, who is not seeking reelection.
Lennard, the former superintendent of Hillsborough County schools, a Brandon High alumnus, University of South Florida charter graduate and the namesake of Lennard High in Ruskin, plans to retire when his term ends this year. He was appointed to the position after the death of Phyllis Busansky.
Other candidates who have filed to run for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections are Craig Latimer, chief of staff in the office since 2009, and Julianne De Priest.
Glorioso, 68, is a retired Air Force colonel. He moved to Plant City in 1994 and was elected to the Plant City Commission in 1998, serving six years before winning his District 62 House seat in 2004. He was subsequently reelected. District 62 includes Valrico and Plant City.
Glorioso holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northeastern University and a master's degree in management from Central Michigan University.
Among his accomplishments in the House, Glorioso sponsored legislation to help foster children transition into adulthood and he fought for tougher laws on sexual predators. He currently chairs the Justice Appropriations Subcommittee for the House.
Glorioso's staunch opposition to a bill that would have repealed red-light cameras at Florida intersections led to his receipt of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's "Public Safety Advocate" award in June 2011.
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Also that month, Glorioso was one of 12 Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation members singled out for their support of the county's safety needs, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Glorioso was cited for his opposition to "the costly and counter-productive pretrial release legislation" and to the repeal of red-light cameras at roadway intersections.
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