Quote:Suspended Sheriff Scott Israel files paperwork to run for sheriff in 2020
By Anthony Man
| South Florida Sun Sentinel |
Jul 01, 2019 | 3:02 PM
Scott Israel, the suspended Broward County sheriff, filed paperwork Monday formally signaling his intention to run in the Democratic primary for sheriff in 2020.
The paperwork allows him to raise and spend campaign money. Candidates don’t formally qualify as candidates until June.
Israel’s move wasn’t a surprise. He told the South Florida Sun Sentinel months ago that he was “100% certain” he would be on the ballot as a candidate for the job in 2020 — regardless of his status.
In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel, citing problems with the Sheriff’s Office response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, in which 17 people were killed and 17 injured on Feb. 14, 2018.
Israel is fighting that suspension before the Florida Senate. A Senate special master is considering the case, and the full Senate could vote on Israel’s fate in September.
The campaign paperwork shows that Wally Eccleston, the Sheriff’s Office community affairs manager under Israel, is his campaign treasurer. Eccleston was fired by Israel’s replacement. Eccleston is married to the sheriff’s longtime political consultant, Amy Rose. Deputy campaign treasurer is Israel’s wife, Susan.
The August 2020 Democratic primary is shaping up as a ferocious battle.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politi...f2iy-story.html
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By Anthony Man
| South Florida Sun Sentinel |
Jul 01, 2019 | 3:02 PM
Scott Israel, the suspended Broward County sheriff, filed paperwork Monday formally signaling his intention to run in the Democratic primary for sheriff in 2020.
The paperwork allows him to raise and spend campaign money. Candidates don’t formally qualify as candidates until June.
Israel’s move wasn’t a surprise. He told the South Florida Sun Sentinel months ago that he was “100% certain” he would be on the ballot as a candidate for the job in 2020 — regardless of his status.
In January, Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Israel, citing problems with the Sheriff’s Office response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, in which 17 people were killed and 17 injured on Feb. 14, 2018.
Israel is fighting that suspension before the Florida Senate. A Senate special master is considering the case, and the full Senate could vote on Israel’s fate in September.
The campaign paperwork shows that Wally Eccleston, the Sheriff’s Office community affairs manager under Israel, is his campaign treasurer. Eccleston was fired by Israel’s replacement. Eccleston is married to the sheriff’s longtime political consultant, Amy Rose. Deputy campaign treasurer is Israel’s wife, Susan.
The August 2020 Democratic primary is shaping up as a ferocious battle.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politi...f2iy-story.html
Regards,
hm
