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Tequesta,c'oundiman announces run for state House
By Jonathan Mattise president and di- 1 from Loxahatchee Snyder has filled the posi- the Republican- dominated County, from the St. Lucie
jonathan.mattise @scripps.com rector of the Te- s '' ` °' s to Tequesta in 2004 , tion since 2006, and state district seat since Snyder River in Stuart and Mar -
772 -221 -4283 questa Oaks Home- with his wife, Sher- Sen. Joe Negron, R Stuart, announced his sheriff can- tin Downs Boulevard in
-- -- owners Association yl Thompson. The previously occupied the didacy. Palm City into Tequesta
Tequesta Village Coun- since 2005. couple opened an House seat. Jon Pasqualone, 48, a and Jupiter in Palm Beach
cilman Calvin Turnquest "I figure I can urgent care clinic Turnquest's relatives Martin County firefighter County. The district also
has joined a county GOP take what I've done and adjacent fitness have deep roots in Ba- who once served as the covers western Martin
official and a former coun- and learned. in Te- center in Tequesta, hamian politics, includ- fire prevention chief, was County south of Indian -
ty firefighter in the race to questa, and use it _ which they've since ing family members who the first to join the race in town, and extends north
fill state Rep. William Sny- at the state level," Calvin sold. served as the islands' dep- May. Mary -Lynn Magar, a into part of southwest Port
der's seat in 2012. Turnquest said. Turnquest Snyder, a Stuart uty prime minister, gover- Martin County Republi- St. Lucie between Florida's
Turnquest, a Republican A Bahamian na- Republican and for- nor general andminister of can Executive Committee Turnpike and Interstate 95.
running for the District 82 tive, Turnquest moved to mer Martin County Sher- national security. state committeewoman, Those lines could
House of Representatives Florida at 19 years old to iff's major, announced in "My parents weren't also announced she's in change, however, during a
spot, has held his Village attend the University of. January he'll run for county surprised when I chose to the running a few weeks redistricting process that
Council seat since 2007. Miami, where he gradu- sheriff in 2012, following run here," Turnquest said. later. will be hashed out during
The 42- year -old also has ated with a chemistry de- the last leg of his third con- Turnquest is one of District 82 covers most the January state legisla-
served as treasurer, vice gree. He later relocated secutive term in the House. three candidates to file for of southeastern Martin tive session.