The cost of Pruitt’s special election
by Michael C. Bender | July 31st, 2009It’s costing taxpayers $475,000 to replace Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie, who suddenly resigned with one year left on his final term and after 19 years in the legislature. The cost was reported this morning by tcpalm.com.
Pruitt is leaving the legislature – and the district that includes five counties — for a position with Weiss Handler Angelos and Cornwell, a job that could involve lobbying in the near future.
The election Tuesday features Democrat Bill Ramos and Republican Joe Negron, who won an endorsement this morning from The Palm Beach Post‘s editorial board. Read the editorial here.
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July 31st, 2009 at 1:57 pm
All the more reason to give the Governor authority to appoint an interim member of the resigning member’s party…