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"The team and I are on the front lines of choosing our leaders, and I just think that while it may not be one of the sexiest jobs, it�s one of the most important."

- Ron Turner, Incoming Sarasota Supervisor of Elections
 

[Politics]  Turner Ready for Elections Post
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

While important races from president to city commission will be decided in coming weeks, Sarasota County’s incoming supervisor of elections won the job without a vote being cast. Ron Turner, now the deputy supervisor of elections, won his first term without opposition. “I feel very passionate about elections administration, the right to vote and just promoting and protecting that right,” the Republican says.

It’s a position Turner held elsewhere. He served in his 20s as supervisor of elections in DeSoto County, where he oversaw the high-profile and controversial 2000 presidential election. He previously served on the Arcadia City Council, and after moving to Sarasota in 2001 worked in various capacities including as district director for US Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, and spent two years as executive director for Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, then got back into elections when he took a job in Sarasota Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent’s office in 2011. When Dent chose not to seek re-election, Turner announced his candidacy for the post.

He says his own passion for elections started as a teenager when he was helping a sheriff’s candidate with elections paperwork. The candidate was the first to tell Turner about what a supervisor of elections does, and when the chance to be appointed as a sueprvisor by Gov. Lawton Chiiles came up in the early 1990s, Turner jumped at the chance. “It’s a niche job, obviously,” he says, “but I loved it. The team and I are on the front lines of choosing our leaders, and I just think that while it may not be one of the sexiest jobs, it’s one of the most important.”

He won’t be sworn in until January, but has plenty of work while still helping run Dent’s office. Last week brought a rush in voter registration as people filed right before yesterday’s deadline to vote in the August 30 primary. He expects another rush 29 days before the November election. In between, there will be absentee ballots shipped and received, not to mention the primary and the November 8 general election. 

[Daily Shop]  On the Shoulders of Giants
Aviel Kanter, aviel.kanter@srqme.com

If you haven't noticed yet, the SRQ team has a thing for Richie Brasil (read about him here, here and here). The street artist has now turned clothing designer, with a collaboration with Clothesline Creative's Austin Kowal for an exclusive line of hand-made, hand-printed shirts found only at Kowal's shop, Solid. Soft cotton meets inventive spray-paint-inspired iconography, mimicking Brasil's surrealist/abstract/photorealistic tone he usually reserves for splashing across the facades of Sarasota and Bradenton buildings. Grab a limited-edition tee and gaze along the shop's whitewashed walls at Brasil's art, currently hanging on nails and hangers.  

Solid/Clothesline Creative, 530 South Orange Ave., Sarasota, 941-953-1764.

[Hires]  Kahane As Music Director Of Sarasota Music Festival

The Sarasota Orchestra announced the appointment of Jeffrey Kahane for a three-year contract as music director for the Sarasota Music Festival. Kahane is a renowed conductor and pianist whose appeared with many of the world’s great orchestras. He has recorded extensively and is a recipient of ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming.  

Sarasota Orchestra

[Exec Moves]  New Name For Local Jewish Day School

Goldie Feldman Academy, local Jewish day school, announced a major gift and new name. The school, which serves children in preschool through 8th grade, will be known as Hershorin Schiff Community Day School. In addition, the school has created a new logo and associated brand materials. 

Hershorin Schiff Community Day School

[Opening]  Re-Opening of Fitness Center

Sarasota’s only rental senior community offering all levels of care, Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson, announced the re-opening of the expanded state-of-the-art campus fitness center. The fitness center includes HUR SmartCard Strength Equipment and 2016 Biodex Balance System and utilizes smart technology customized by the organization’s wellness and rehabilitation team to an individual’s specific needs and ability level.  

Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson

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