County Commissioner, District 4
Charlotte County, Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 201,064 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 201,064) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.78, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Served a decade on the Charlotte County School Board, where she lowered the school tax rate, and founded the Charlotte Surgery Center after nearly 30 years in banking and healthcare management. Priorities: a 5% general fund budget cut and county term limits.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Charlotte County commissioner since 2010, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and former Rhode Island state legislator who chaired the county's metropolitan planning organization. Priorities: limiting government growth and taxes, and supporting veterans, seniors and first responders.
Sources: files.floridados.gov · voterfocus.com · soecharlottecountyfl.gov