Lorena Grizzle
Lorena Grizzle (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 61. Grizzle did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 20, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 61
Incumbent Linda Chaney defeated Nathan Bruemmer in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 61 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Chaney (R) | 56.2 | 53,602 |
| Nathan Bruemmer (D) | 43.8 | 41,722 | ||
| Total votes: 95,324 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nathan Bruemmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 61.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lorena Grizzle (D)
- Michael Warner (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Linda Chaney advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 61.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grizzle in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6
Bill Dudley defeated Matt Stewart in the general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Dudley (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 46,599 |
 | Matt Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 45,455 | |
| Total votes: 92,054 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6
Matt Stewart and Bill Dudley defeated Lorena Grizzle in the primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 6 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Stewart (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 17,379 |
| ✔ | | Bill Dudley (Nonpartisan) | 34.0 | 16,011 |
 | Lorena Grizzle (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 13,646 | |
| Total votes: 47,036 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Larry Ahern defeated Lorena Grizzle in the Florida House of Representatives District 66 general election.[1][2]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Ahern Incumbent |
58.33% | 47,764 | |
| Democratic | Lorena Grizzle | 41.67% | 34,116 | |
| Total Votes | 81,880 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Lorena Grizzle ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Lorena Grizzle (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Larry Ahern ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Larry Ahern Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Lorena Grizzle was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Larry Ahern was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ahern defeated Grizzle in the general election.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lorena Grizzle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Grizzle's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
Education
- Excerpt: "As an educator, I will fight for quality public education that is fully and appropriately funded. I will work to give more control to our local, duly elected school board to make decisions that affect our children and their future."
Economy
- Excerpt: "Sustainable jobs with living wages must be brought to Pinellas County and Florida. I will work to ensure we see smart growth in our communities, which means we need to focus on our urban downtown core areas."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Protecting our coastline from sea level rise is a priority and I will work to provide a path for renewable energy in Florida."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ grizzleforpinellas.com, "Platform," accessed October 24, 2014 (dead link) (dead link)
