The race for the State House District 39 is a long way off. The primary isn't until August 23rd, and the general election on November 8th, but two candidates seem to be the early favorites.

Apopka City Commissioner Doug Bankson surprised a lot of residents when he announced his intention to run for Florida House District 39, a new seat created in the Legislature.

The Apopka Voice has learned that Wes Dumey, Lynetta Johnson, and Eric Mock will file to run for Seat #3 once it is officially announced as a special election.

Brittany Corfman Parks is the Vice-Chairman of the Greater Orlando Young Republicans, an organization for young professionals in the Republican Party of Florida and the US between the ages of 18 and 40.

The life journey of Val Demings is probably what historian James Truslow Adams had in mind when he originated the concept of The American Dream.

It's human nature to assess people based on a prominent characteristic, label them, and put them in an easy-to-sort box. It's called pigeon-holing, and it usually is a far cry from an accurate description of a person.

According to voter rolls, District 39 will be a battleground where the number of registered Democrat and Republican voters is about even. There aren't a lot of those in Florida.

Elected on March 8th to Seat #4 on the Apopka City Commission, Nick Nesta only has 15 days before his swearing-in on April 26th and 24 days before he sits on the dais.

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The governor acted shortly after the Legislature sent him SB 102, containing its congressional redistricting map, on Tuesday morning.

Doug Bankson, the Seat #3 Apopka City Commissioner, has prequalified to run for the newly reapportioned State House District 39, according to a news release by his campaign.

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Commissioner Doug Bankson surprised everyone at the February 16th meeting of the Apopka City Council with his announcement that he would be stepping down to run for the Florida Legislature.

Four more years. That's the message Apopka voters sent in the 2022 Mayoral election won by incumbent Bryan Nelson over Commissioner Kyle Becker.

Both the VFW/Apopka Community Center and Northwest Recreational Facility precincts have steady turnout through the day. No reports of long lines or issues at the polls.

Mickenzie Hannon, an interning correspondent for The Apopka Voice and student at the University of Florida, spent the morning talking to voters at the VFW/Apopka Community Center on Election Day.

Both the VFW/Apopka Community Center and Northwest Recreational Facility precincts have steady turnout through the morning. No reports of long lines or issues at the polls.

Both the VFW/Apopka Community Center and Northwest Recreational Facility precincts have steady turnout through the morning. No reports of long lines or issues at the polls.

Stay with The Apopka Voice all day for wall-to-wall coverage of these elections. We will have an entire staff of reporters in the field covering events as they break.

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