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Manuel Sykes
Manuel Sykes was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of Florida.[1][2][3]
Despite initially announcing plans to run, Sykes announced on April 30 2014, that he would not run in 2014. The announcement came after Pinellas County's Democratic chairman Mark Hanisee left a voicemail for Sykes that said he would not have the support from two key Democrats-- former congressional candidate Alex Sink and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman-- if he chose to run.[1]
Elections
2014
Sykes ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Florida's 13th District.[1][2][3][4]
Despite initially announcing plans to run, Sykes announced on April 30 2014, that he would not run in 2014. The announcement came after Pinellas County's Democratic chairman Mark Hanisee left a voicemail for Sykes that said he would not have the support from two key Democrats-- former congressional candidate Alex Sink and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman-- if he chose to run.[1]
"Neither one of them are endorsing you, nor is the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee). They have another candidate. You better hold off, or, like I told you Sunday night, you are going to be persona non grata. Take that to the bank. That's telling you the gospel truth. You're going to be getting a call from Rick Kriseman, if you haven't already, telling you to back off. Have a nice weekend," Hanisee said in the voicemail.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Florida's 13th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Florida's 13th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tampa Bay Times, "Pinellas Democratic chairman tells pastor he's 'persona non grata' if he runs for Congress," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Rev. Manuel Sykes considers congressional run," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Democrat Sykes to run for Pinellas congressional seat," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed April 21, 2014
