Candidates
2024 Election
All filed and qualified candidates received an invitation to participate in the BusinessVoice interview process in early July. Many candidates completes a questionnaire designed to highlight their knowledge of the issues facing the office they are seeking.
Candidate questionnaires are linked below as PDFs.
Florida Senate District 27
Senator Ben Albritton - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Phillip Ray Carter
Florida House of Representatives District 48
Jonathan David Albert
Jerry Carter
Chad Davis - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
John Hill
Deborah Owens
Florida House of Representatives District 49
Ashley Hermann
Jennifer Kincart Jonsson - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Shawn Curtis McDonough
Florida House of Representatives District 50
Representative Jennifer Canady - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Bonnie Patterson-James
Florida House of Representatives District 51
Octavio Hernandez
Representative Josie Tomkow - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk Property Appraiser
Neil Combee
Gow Fields - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk Supervisor of Elections
Melony Bell - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk County Commission: District 1
Becky Troutman - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk County Commission: District 5
Mike Scott - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk County School Board District 1
William Allen - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Bernnie Brandt
Polk County School Board District 2
Travis Keyes - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed
Polk County School Board District 4
Sara Beth Wyatt - BusinessVoice, Inc. Endorsed