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The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election will take place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
Atwater has been named vice president of strategic initiatives and chief financial officer of Florida Atlantic University and will be resigning effective June 30, 2017. Public Service Commissioner and former State Representative Jimmy Patronis has been appointed to serve the remainder of the term. Patronis will run for election to a full term in 2018.
Video Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Potential
- Aaron Bean, State Senator
- Jeff Brandes, State Senator
- Teresa Jacobs, Mayor of Orange County
- Tom Lee, State Senator and nominee in 2006
- Seth McKeel, former State Representative
- Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Declined
- Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville
- Don Gaetz, former State Senator
- Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former State Representative
- Jack Latvala, State Senator (running for Governor)
- Carlos López-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Pat Neal, real estate developer and former State Senator
Maps Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jeremy Ring, former State Senator
Declined
- Kevin Beckner, former Hillsborough County Commissioner
- Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Endorsements
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References
src: www.opensecrets.org
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Jimmy Patronis (R) for CFO
- Jeremy Ring (D) for CFO
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