Bill Pollard

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Bill Pollard

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 28, 2018

Education

Graduate

University of Kansas, 1979

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Bill Pollard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 17th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2018.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Pollard's academic, professional, and political career:

• 2017: Charter member of the Highlands County, FL, Indivisible chapter
• 2015: Became life member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
• 2013: Appointed to the Highlands County, Florida, Historic Preservation Commission
• 2009-Present: Registered polysomnographic technologist (RPSGT)
• 1994-Present: Respiratory therapist
• 1981-1997: Computer programming and research for the State of Kansas
• 1979: Graduated from the University of Kansas with an M.S. in journalism
• 1976: Graduated from Washburn University with a B.A. in political science

Elections

2018

See also: Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 17

Greg Steube defeated Allen Ellison in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Steube (R)	62.3	193,326
		Allen Ellison (D)	37.7	117,194

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,520 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• April Freeman (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 17

April Freeman defeated Bill Pollard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 17 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		April Freeman	77.0	33,410
		Bill Pollard	23.0	9,990

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,400
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 17

Greg Steube defeated Bill Akins and Julio Gonzalez in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 17 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Steube	62.4	48,983
		Bill Akins	19.3	15,142
		Julio Gonzalez	18.3	14,409

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,534
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

See also

Suggest a link

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2018
• Florida's 17th Congressional District

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Bill Pollard on LinkedIn

Footnotes

[show]

Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)