Tax Collector? Can we just not have one? Hmm, guess not. So we have to pick someone. The choices are:
* Joan Needelman (Republican)
* Rod Northcutt (Democrat)
Needelman’s site spends most of its time sniping at incumbant Northcutt without giving too much of her own vision, other than she will be better than Northcut and manage things better. She implies that Northcut is a biut corrupt. But reading through the Florida Today Endorsement it lists a lot of positive things Northcut has done, primarily focused on technological improvements and efficency.
Plus, two of the guys here at work when talking about the election , when I said I was trying to figure out some of the local issies like Tax Collector were very positive about Northcutt. “My Man Rod!” said one. I have no idea why really, other than they write checks out to his office and recognize the name, but hey.
Overall it looks like while he has been there a long time, he is doing a decent job.
My vote: Rod Northcutt (Democrat)
It’s the name.