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Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Nov 13, 2012, 0 Comments
USF St. Petersburg students hit campus polls last Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Vincent DeCosmo, election rules chair, 270 students voted in 19 new Student Government senators:
Steven Bird (113 votes)
Matthew Bull (86 votes)
Michael Cardozo (48 votes)
Bryce Fitzgerald (79 votes)
Jozef Gherman (64 votes)
Jacob Grimes (116 votes)
Thomas Hamby (159 votes)
Damani Harris (118 votes)
Teral Hilliard (73 votes)
Christina Johnson (121 votes)
Andrew Kramer (133 votes)
David McLaughlin (89 votes)
Laura Rodriguez (59 votes)
Cory Santero (57 votes)
Sarah Smith (168 votes)
Lauren Snodgrass (174 votes)
Joseph Vars (111 votes)
Jeremy Wade (68 votes)
Mikayla Zafir (122 votes)
USF St. Petersburg Assistant Director of Leadership Charlie Justice defeated Nancy Bostock in the Nov. 6 general election, winning the district three seat for Pinellas County Commissioner. Justice, a Democrat, received 221,683 votes, or 52.42 percent, according to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Election’s unofficial results. Bostock, the Republican incumbent, received 201,246 votes—about 47 percent.
The first order of business for Justice as commissioner is returning fluoride to Pinellas county water. The fluoride issue became contentious and partisan last year, when commissioners voted 4-3 to remove fluoride from drinking water in some 700,000 Pinellas county residences. Local dentists and health officials urged fluoride to stay, citing dental concerns. Some tea party activists, however, said fluoride was dangerous, and compared the addition of the salt compounds as a practice reminiscent of Socialism or Nazism.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Justice’s win help end nearly 30 years of Republican Pinellas County Commission incumbents never losing re-election.
The Wellness Center gives flu shots free of charge to students on Friday mornings, 8:30 a.m. through 11 a.m. No appointments needed; call 727-873-4422 for more information.
