City Candidates Receive Endorsements

Here is a collection of the candidates for mayor and City Council, and the groups and individuals that have endorsed them.

Frank Chillura

Chillura’s endorsements webpage lists the following endorsements (click the link for more information on each):

• Temple Terrace Fraternal Order of Police 101
• Temple Terrace Professional Firefighters Local 3582
• The Greater Tampa Association of Realtors Inc. (GTAR)
• La Gaceta (the nation’s only tri-lingual newspaper)
• State Representative Shawn Harrison (District 63)
• Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
• Florida State Attorney Mark Ober
• Temple Terrace Mayor Joe Affronti
• Former Temple Terrace Mayor Fran Barford
• Former Temple Terrace Mayor and City Councilman Joe Bondi
• Temple Terrace City Councilwoman Alison Fernandez
• Temple Terrace City Councilman Ron Govin
• Temple Terrace City Councilman David Pogorilich
• Former Temple Terrace City Councilman Ken Halloway
• Former Temple Terrace City Councilman Bill Hammontree
• Former Temple Terrace City Councilman Mark Knapp
• Jo Ann Woodard, wife of former Temple Terrace Mayor Robert Woodard
• Tom Pepin

Cheri Donohue

Donohue’s endorsements webpage lists the following endorsements (click the link for more information on each):

• Terry (Pete) Boehm
• B. Kerry Brown
• John Brownell
• Katherine Cintron
• Elaine Coniglio
• Carol Cormick
• Beth Bosserman Curts
• Coleen Garner
• Gary Gunter
• Cheryl Hedrick
• Nancy Hutson
• Seema Jain
• Terese Kerrigan
• Jamie Klingman
• Cindy Kocher
• Anita Long
• Ginger Myers
• Matt Otto
• Matthew Palmer
• Natalie D. Preston
• Charles Strange
• Nick Strippoli
• John Ward
• Charles Visalli
• Jeanne Zylstra

Grant Rimbey

Rimbey’s endorsements webpage lists the following endorsements:

• Temple Terrace Fraternal Order of Police 101
• Temple Terrace Professional Firefighters Local 3582
• La Gaceta (the nation’s only tri-lingual newspaper)
• Temple Terrace City Councilwoman Alison Fernandez
• Temple Terrace City Councilman Ron Govin and his wife, Judy
• Temple Terrace City Councilman David Pogorilich
• Former Temple Terrace City Councilman Mark Knapp
• Jo Ann Woodard, wife of former Temple Terrace Mayor Robert Woodard
• Sandy Rimbey Alpaugh
• Bret Azzarelli
• Andrew Barker
• Greg Barnhill
• Gail Benton
• Robert and Paula Benway
• Wally and Peggy Blount
• Scott and Leitha Bowles
• William Clifford Brown
• David Bulluck, Esq.
• John and Roxanne Buntin
• Dorothy Carter
• Madeleine and Dean Christensen
• Ken and Mindy Devane
• Scott and Karen Daves
• Elizabeth Dunham
• Phyllis Faber and Richard Sloane
• Dr. Patrick Finelli
• Dr. John Henry Fleming
• Todd and Michelle Foley
• D'ee and Jack Griffith
• Dr. Hunt Hawkins and Dr. Elaine Smith
• Edward and Sheryl Henley
• Dr. James and Suzie Hulls
• Beverly Jo Ivey
• Lucinda and Howard Johnston
• Tim Lancaster and Lana Burroughs
• Al and Jane Latina
• Peggy Lawrence
• David and Anita Long
• Ralph and Nancy Lupton
• Travis and Jamie Malloy
• Steven and Melba McBride
• Ruth and Marc Morris
• Robert and Maryrose Owens
• Russell Patterson
• Al Platt
• Jonaphine Price
• Brad Rimbey, PE
• Dr. Donald and Doris Rimbey, PE
• Dr. Scott and Irena Rimbey
• Mac and Dawn Ritchie
• Jamie and Kim Robe
• Sid and Bobbie Sue Robertson
• Jackie and David Rogoff
• Klaus Ruediger
• Dr. Edward Schroering and Robin Gordon
• Brooke and Jason Shepard
• Naomi Singleton
• William and Lynn Smalley, Esq.
• Gnanamony Thabaraj
• Trisha Thomas
• Jodi Rimbey Vizzi
• Julia H. Waltz
• Margaret and Ken Ward
• Patricia Wehrman
• Dr. Christian Wells and Karla Davis
• Jeanne Zylstra

Mary Jane Neale

Neale said she hasn’t received any endorsements, but also emphasized that she has not asked for any. She does not have an endorsements page on her website.

Eddie Vance

Vance said he has been endorsed by the Temple Terrace Fraternal Order of Police 101. He does not have an endorsements page on his website.

See also:
Temple Terrace Patch Election Guide 2012
Candidates Answer Resident Questions at Chamber Forum