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ORL ANDO, Fla. (Oct 2, 2006) – On Sept. 28, the Farm Credit and the Agriculture Institute of Florida (AIF) hosted its Eighth Quadrennial Candidates Forum. Eight candidates for Florida’s Governor and Cabinet positions presented their agricultural platforms to more than 300 of Florida’s most influential agricultural executives and opinion leaders.
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“With an $87 billion economic impact to the state, agriculture is one of Florida’s largest industries,” said Heather Nedley, AIF president. “The attendees were very interested to hear from the candidates about how they plan to govern our state.”
After the candidates spoke, attendees completed a straw poll. The winners for each seat are as follows: Governor/Lt. Governor – Attorney General Charlie Crist/Rep. Jeff Kottkamp; Commissioner of Agriculture – Commissioner Charles H. Bronson; Attorney General – Bill McCollum; and Chief Financial Officer – Sen. Tom Lee. All seat winners received an overwhelming majority of the votes except for Sen. Tom Lee who beat Alex Sink by only two votes.
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