So Norm Wolfinger, who usually runs unopposed, had two opponents this year.... [View all]

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On Edit: See New DUer StayClassie's posts at the bottom of the thread. Good Stuff.


From Norm's "Meet Your State Attorney" Page:

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State Attorney Wolfinger’s two-county district encompasses nearly a million people with one county a suburban neighborhood of metropolitan Orlando, the other the home to high-tech industry and the Kennedy Space Center. The district is conservative and so is Mr. Wolfinger. Since defeating the incumbent State Attorney in 1984, Mr. Wolfinger has only once faced opposition, which he defeated by 70 percent of the vote.

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http://sa18.state.fl.us/nwbio.htm

But this year:

Former assistant attorneys run for office
By Jessica J. Saggio | October 12, 2011

As election season has made its presence known on the horizon, two candidates are already underway in kicking off the race for state attorney here in Seminole County.

Both Republican candidate Philip Archer and Democratic candidate Ryan Vescio announced their campaigns last week for the Brevard and Seminole County state attorney position. The race is part of the general election for circuit 18 and voting will be held on November 6, 2012.

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http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/4e95bceaaeec4

Say, isn't there some gun right's organization that puts the Fear of God into Florida politicians?



And could maybe, just maybe, this go some way toward explaining why a sitting State's Attorney shows up at a crime scene and overrules a homicide detective, allowing Zimmerman to walk uncharged?