2019 - 2020 communication with elected officials · 402 s. monroe st., tallahassee, fl 32399 (850)...

REGISTRATIONYou may register to vote at the following locations or call the Elections Office for the location nearest you.

• Election Headquarters 250 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow (863) 534-5888• Elections Operations Center 70 Florida Citrus Blvd., Winter Haven• Department of Motor Vehicles Offices• Department of Children and Families Offices• Public Libraries• Online at PolkElections.com

You are eligible to register to vote in Polk County if you:• Are a U.S. Citizen• Are a resident of Polk County• Are at least 18 years of age, (16 and 17 year-olds may pre-register and become eligible to vote on their 18th birthday)• Have NOT been convicted of a felony or your Civil Rights have been restored• Have NOT been adjudicated mentally incapacitated with regard to voting

UPDATE YOUR RECORDPlease notify the Elections Office of changes to your Voter Registration, including:

• Name Change• Address Change• Political Party Change• Signature Update

SCHOOL BOARD(4 years)1915 S. Floral Ave., Bartow, FL 33830P.O. Box 391, Bartow, FL 33831(863) 534-0500

Billy Townsend District 1 (2020)billy.townsend@polk-fl.net (863) 209-4037

Lori Cunningham District 2 (2020)lori.cunningham@polk-fl.net (863) 534-0529

Sarah Fortney District 3 (2022)sarah.fortney@polk-fl.net (863) 582-2534

Sara Beth Reynolds District 4 (2020)sarabeth.reynolds@polk-fl.net (863) 604-2023

Kay Fields District 5 (2022)kay.fields@polk-fl.net (863) 802-5483

Lynn Wilson District 6 (2022)lynn.wilson@polk-fl.net (863) 397-0066

Lisa Miller District 7 (2022) lisa.miller@polk-fl.net (863) 698-6240

The year each term expires is listed in parentheses.

WEBSITE GUIDEClerk of Courts polkcountyclerk.net

Elections Office PolkElections.com

Florida Governor flgov.com

Florida House myfloridahouse.gov

Florida Senate flsenate.gov

League of Women Voters lwvfla.org

Polk County polk-county.net

President whitehouse.gov

Property Appraiser polkpa.org

School Board polkschoolsfl.com

Sheriff polksheriff.org

State of Florida myflorida.com

Tax Collector polktaxes.com

U.S. House house.gov

U.S. Senate senate.gov

@PolkElections @PolkElections1

2019 - 2020

VOTINGThere are three ways to vote in Polk County:

1. Vote by Mail. Call the Elections Office at (863) 534-5888 or visit PolkElections.com to request a Vote-by-Mail ballot.

2. Vote Early. Visit PolkElections.com or call (863) 534-5888 for dates, times and directions to convenient Early Voting locations.

3. Vote at Your Precinct. Polling locations are open from 7am until 7pm on Election Day.

COMMUNICATION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALSYour voice counts! Let your elected officials know your views on issues. When you communicate with officials, the following tips are recommended:

• Address one issue per letter• Be brief• Use your own words• Include your address and sign your name legibly• State the bill number and name when referring to legislation

TO FOLLOW A BILLTo learn the status of a bill in the StateLegislature, go to one of the following websites:

• flsenate.gov • myfloridahouse.gov

Para asistencia en Español, por favorde llamar al (863) 534-5888.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENTPresident (4 years) Donald Trump [R] (2020) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, DC 20500president@whitehouse.gov

Vice President (4 years)Mike Pence [R] (2020)1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.Washington, DC 20500vice_president@whitehouse.gov

U.S. Senators (6 years)Marco Rubio [R] (2022)284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510(202) 224-3041Orlando Field Office: (866) 630-7106rubio.senate.gov

Rick Scott [R] (2024) 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5274rickscott.senate.gov

U.S. Representatives (2 years)Darren Soto District 9 [D] (2020)1507 Longworth House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515(202) 225-9889 District Office: (407) 452-1171soto.house.gov

Ross Spano District 15 [R] (2020) 224 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-1252District Office: (863) 644-8215spano.house.gov

Greg Steube District 17 [R] (2020)521 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515(202) 225-5792 District Office: (863) 402-9082steube.house.gov

STATE GOVERNMENT (4 years)Governor Ron DeSantis [R] (2022) The Capitol / 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399(850) 717-9337ron.desantis@eog.myflorida.com / flgov.com

Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez [R] (2022) The Capitol / 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-9337jeanette.nunez@eog.myflorida.com / flgov.com

CABINET MEMBERS Attorney GeneralAshley Moody [R] (2022)The Capitol PL-01 / 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399(850) 414-3300citizenservices@myfloridalegal.com / myfloridalegal.com

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis [R] (2022)200 E. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399(877) 693-5236cfo.patronis@MyFloridaCFO.com / myfloridacfo.com

Commissioner of Agriculture Nicole “Nikki” Fried [D] (2022)The Capitol PL-10 / 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (800) 435-7352nikki.fried@freshfromflorida.comFreshfromFlorida.com

STATE SENATE(4 years)Tom Lee District 20 [R] (2022)418 Senate Building404 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 487-5020District Office: 915 Oakfield Dr., Suite DBrandon, FL 33511 (813) 653-7061 lee.tom.web@flsenate.gov

Kelli Stargel District 22 [R] (2022)408 Senate Building404 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 487-5022District Office: 2033 E. Edgewood Dr., Suite 1Lakeland, FL 33803 (863) 668-3028 stargel.kelli.web@flsenate.gov

Ben Albritton District 26 [R] (2022)308 Senate Building 404 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 487-5026District Office: 150 North Central Ave.Bartow, FL 33830 (863) 534-0073albritton.ben.web@flsenate.gov

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (2 years)Josie Tomkow District 39 [R] (2020)1301 The Capitol 402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-5039District Office: 315 Pontotoc St.Auburndale, FL 33823 (863) 968-5666josie.tomkow@myfloridahouse.gov

Colleen Burton District 40 [R] (2020)214 House Office Building 402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-5040District Office: 100 S. Kentucky Ave., Suite 260 Lakeland, FL 33801 (863) 413-2640colleen.burton@myfloridahouse.gov

Sam H. Killebrew District 41 [R] (2020)209 House Office Building402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-5041District Office: 337 Ave. C, S.W. Winter Haven, FL 33880 (863) 291-5254sam.killebrew@myfloridahouse.gov

Mike La Rosa District 42 [R] (2020)418 The Capitol402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-5042District Office: 244 East Park Ave., Suite 5Lake Wales, FL 33853 (863) 678-4019mike.larosa@myfloridahouse.gov

Melony M. Bell District 56 [R] (2020)1301 The Capitol402 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 717-5056District Office: 11 West Broadway St.Fort Meade, FL 33841 (863) 285-1101 melony.bell@myfloridahouse.gov

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (4 years)330 W. Church St., Bartow, FL 33830Drawer BC01, P.O. Box 9005, Bartow, FL 33831(863) 534-6000George Lindsey III District 1 (West Polk) [R] (2020)georgelindsey@polk-county.net (863) 534-6450

Rick Wilson District 2 (South Polk) [R] (2022)rickwilson@polk-county.net (863) 534-6434

Bill Braswell District 3 (Central Polk) [R] (2020)billbraswell@polk-county.net (863) 534-6050

Martha SantiagoDistrict 4 (Northeast Polk) [R] (2022)marthasantiago@polk-county.net (863) 534-6422

John E. Hall District 5 (Northwest Polk) [R] (2020)johnhall@polk-county.net (863) 534-6049

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS (4 years)Lori Edwards Supervisor of Elections (2020)250 S. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830info@polkelections.com (863) 534-5888

Marsha Faux Property Appraiser (2020)255 N. Wilson Ave., Bartow, FL 33830marshafaux@polk-county.net (863) 534-4777

Brian Haas State Attorney (2020)255 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830bhaas@sao10.com (863) 534-4800

Grady Judd Sheriff (2020)1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven, FL 33880gjudd@polksheriff.org (863) 298-6200

Howard “Rex” Dimmig Public Defender (2020)255 N. Broadway Ave., 3rd Floor, Bartow, FL 33830hdimmig@pd10.state.fl.us (863) 534-4200

Joe G. Tedder Tax Collector (2020)430 E. Main St., Bartow, FL 33830mail@polktaxes.com (863) 534-4700

Stacy M. Butterfield Clerk of Courts (2020)255 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830stacybutterfield@polk-county.net (863) 534-4000

The year each term expires is listed in parentheses.