I'm an American citizen living abroad in Canada and I just got my absentee ballot today. I'm hoping the Kos community can help me figure out which candidates (and judges, especially) are worth voting for.
From the research I've done, it appears that Roberta Walton is the most progressive candidate for Orange County Commissioner in district 6. The judges, on the other hand, it is almost impossible to tell. The Orlando Sentinel is no help at all.
The races are:
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 10
Norberto Katz
Kim Shepard
--------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 12
Frank George
Margaret Schreiber
-------------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 18
Harold Bacchus
Elaine Barbour
James Timothy Hetz
----------------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 30
Orley Burey
Kevin Weiss
------------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 32
Patricia Strowbridge
Diana Tennis
---------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 33
Heather Rodriguez
Roger Scott
------------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 35
Bradford Fisher
Janet Thorpe
-------------------
Circuit Judge
9th Judicial Circuit
Group 37
Gino Feliciani
Scott Polodna
----------------------
County Judge
Group 10
Ken Barlow
Tina Caraballo
Blaine McChesney
-------------------------
County Judge
Group 15
Brian Duckworth
Will Jay
-----------------
and, County Commissioner, District 6
Lawanna Gelzer
Homer Hartage
Victoria Siplin
Derrick Wallace
Roberta Walton
Virginia Whittington