Politics & Government

Craig Latimer, Candidate Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections

Craig Latimer is running for the office of Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. He currently serves as the office's chief of staff, under outgoing supervisor Earl Lennard.

General Information

Name : Mr. Craig Latimer
Age : 59
Place of residence : Lutz, Florida

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : University of South Florida
Degree : B.A.
Year of graduation : 1985

Grad school

Employment Information

Job titles held : Chief of Staff
Employers : Supervisor of Elections

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Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Supervisor of Elections
Chamber/district: county-wide
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : None.
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : I have never run for office before.

Party HQ

Address PO Box 2303
Lutz
FL
33548

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Other facts

I am the chief of staff at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office, a position I have held since January 2009. Appointed by Phyllis Busansky, I continued to serve with Dr. Earl Lennard. I have led the turnaround in the elections office to restore integrity, efficiency and confidence in the election process. I have brought to the office leadership and accountability; timely and accurate reporting of results; impartiality and nonpartisanship; a renewed commitment to ethics and professionalism; excellent voter services; and responsible and conservative stewardship of taxpayers’ funds. I am the only candidate for Supervisor of Elections who has actually conducted elections. I was born and raised in Hillsborough County. I graduated Tampa Catholic High School and received a B.A. degree from the University of South Florida. I served and protected the community for 35 years in law enforcement, retiring as a Major from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office in 2008. I am on the Board of the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Bay Area Youth Services, the Tampa Catholic Board of Trustees and he is an Honorary Commander for the 6th MDG at MacDill Air Force Base. I have been endorsed by The Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Tribune.


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