Rose Rocco
Rose Rocco was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 35 of the Florida House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Elections
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. Rose Rocco was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Blaise Ingoglia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ingoglia defeated Rocco, Hamilton R. Hanson (I) and James Scavetta (I) in the general election.[1][2]
2012
Rocco ran in the 2012 election for Florida House of Representatives District 35. Rocco ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and was defeated by Robert Schenck (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Rocco's endorsements included the following:[4]
- Teamsters Local Union 79
- FLARA / The Florida Alliance of Retired Americans Inc.
- AFSCME / American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- The Hernando Classroom Teachers Association
- Florida AFL_CIO at the 2014 COPE Endorsing Convention
- Tampa Bay Times
2012
Rocco received endorsements from:[5]
- Florida AFL-CIO
- Local Teamsters Union # 79
- IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) Local Union 915
- Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida (DECF)
- LOHV-FL (League of Humane Voters Florida Chapter)
- Southern States Millwright Regional Council - Millwrights & Machinery Erectors Local 1000
- The Democratic Women's Club of Florida CCE
- Formally recommended by Florida Education Association (affiliated with NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO)
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Rose + Rocco + Florida + House"
See also
- Florida House of Representatives
- Florida House of Representatives District 35
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Florida State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Rose Rocco on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Florida Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed June 14, 2012
- ↑ roserocco.com, "Endorsements," accessed October 24, 2014
- ↑ Rose Rocco 2012, "Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2012