Avon Park City Council At-Large Seat · Nov 3, 2026

Vern
Bolton

Vern Bolton is running for Avon Park City Council At-Large Seat in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jim Barnard, Louis Edward Bates Sr., Chris Downie, Gerald Snell and Maria T. Sutherland.

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The race · City Council At-Large Seat

  1. 01Jim BarnardIncumbent
  2. 02Louis Edward Bates Sr.
  3. 03Vern BoltonYou’re reading
  4. 04Chris Downie
  5. 05Gerald Snell
  6. 06Maria T. Sutherland
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Nearly 30 years working with children, most recently as owner of the FLASH STARS Achievement Center in Sebring.

Two candidates are running for mayor (Garrett Anderson and Brenda Gray-Snell) and six for one council seat (Jim Barnard, Louis Edward Bates Sr., Vern Bolton, Chris Downie, Gerald Snell and Maria T. Sutherland). Highlands County Supervisor of Elections · Nov 3, 2026

On the record: Vern Bolton

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