Lisa Yeagera conservative who previously served as director of the Teen Parent Program for Pasco County Schools, has filed to run for the Pasco County Commission in District 4.
She is running to fill the late commissioner's remaining term. gary bradford who passed away last month After a battle with leukemia.
Yeager is a Republican and is the third candidate to announce his candidacy.she joins the republican party Christina Fitzpatrick and the Democratic Party Daniel Ackroyd-Isares In the races so far.
Candidates are running in a special election to coincide with the regularly scheduled 2024 primary and general election.
“I believe people have a right to have warriors in public office who work for them every day: people who ask the tough questions, say what they mean, and do what they say.” Mr. Yeager said. “I have spent more than 20 years of her involvement with the local community and working to make Pasco County a great place to live and work.”
In addition to his work leading the Teen Parent Program, Yeager is also a strong advocate for technical education and workforce development, which he has advocated for through eight years of volunteer work at Marchman Polytechnic Institute as a member of the school's SAC committee. Ta. She previously worked at Pasco as a kindergarten teacher and development officer at Hernando State University.
Ms. Yeager is also a volunteer with what she calls the “Pro-Family Conservative Movement.” This includes the past. sponsorship West Pasco Pregnancy Center, faith based organization It promotes alternatives to abortion.
She said she is running to strengthen public safety, among other priorities.
“We understand the importance of public safety in our growing county and how important lower crime rates are to growing families and thriving businesses,” Yeager said. “As your next county commissioner, I will never stop fighting for what our residents expect: safer streets, smarter, smaller government, and economic opportunity for everyone.”
Mr. Yeager will face Mr. Fitzpatrick (known in Pasco as “Fitzy”) in the Republican primary. Mr. Fitzpatrick is a former county commissioner who served as county commissioner two years before Mr. Bradford took office.she sought reelection After winning a special election in 2020, he lost to Bradford in a closed primary in 2022, after which Bradford defeated a write-in candidate in the general election. Now she's running again.
None of the candidates have yet filed campaign finance reports.both Ackroyd Isareth and fitzpatrick I signed up for the race last week.
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