Qualifying to run for elected offices on Anna Maria Island opens in August.
Qualifying in Anna Maria will be noon Aug. 18-noon Aug. 29.
Qualifying in Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach will be noon Aug. 25-noon Aug. 29.
The offices up for election in Anna Maria include three commission seats for two-year terms. The seats currently are held by John Lynch, Charles Salem and also Kathleen Morgan, who is listed as an active candidate on the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections website.
Holmes Beach’s election will include three two-year commission seats. Steven Oelfke, Terry W. Schaefer and Carol Soustek hold the seats.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4.
For more information, go to votemanatee.gov or 941-741-3823.
— Lisa Neff
BB mayor to seek reelection,
1 commissioner won’t run
Bradenton Beach Mayor John Chappie announced July 25 that he will seek reelection Nov. 4.
Commissioner Jan Vosburgh, whose present two-year term is up, said she will not run again. She has served 11 years as commissioner since moving to the city in 2003.
Chappie, a nearly 50-year resident of the city, has served more than 12 years as mayor in two separate six-year stints, as well as six years as a commissioner.
He cited continuing recovery from the 2024 hurricanes as a reason to seek another two years at the helm. “We have a lot of work ahead of us,” he said.
Vice Mayor Debbie Scaccianoce confirmed July 26 that she will seek election this year. She was appointed in December 2023 to fill the seat vacated by Jake Spooner.
Commissioner Ralph Cole is up for a one-year term due to a change in ward numbering and boundaries. Cole had not responded to Islander inquiries as of July 28.
The candidate qualifying period is noon Aug. 25-noon Aug. 29.
— Robert Anderson