BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260804T213000Z DTEND:20260805T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Plant City Candidate Forum DESCRIPTION:Join the Plant City Chamber for the 2026 Candidate Forum as we prepare for the upcoming Primary Election.\n\nThis community event offers voters the opportunity to meet the candidates\, hear directly about their priorities\, and become informed before heading to the polls.\n\nThe evening will begin with a one-hour Meet & Greet\, giving attendees the chance to connect personally with candidates and fellow community members. Following the networking session\, candidates will take the stage to address constituents and share their vision for our community. All attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the official Plant City Straw Poll.\n\nWhether you are a business leader\, resident\, or first-time voter\, this is an important opportunity to engage in the democratic process and make informed decisions ahead of Election Day.\n\nWe encourage all community members to attend and participate in this important civic event.\n\nFree & Open to the Public\n\n5:30 Meet & Greet\n\n6:30 Program\n\n\n\nConfirmed Candidates:\n\nGovernor\n\n\n Dotie Joseph\n Daniel Nokovich\n\n\n\nUnited States Senator\n\n\n Ashley Moody\n\n\n\nUnited States Representative\, District 14\n\n\n Mike Beltran \n John Peters \n Gavriel E. Soriano \n Kevin M. Steele \n Ergin "Batman" Tek \n Bea Valenti \n Brian Lambert \n Rocky Rochford\n\n\n\nHouse of Representatives District 54\n\n\n Michael Pultorak \n\n\n\nState Representative\, District 68\n\n\n Ryan Gill \n\n\n\nCircuit Court Judge District 13 Group 7 \n\n\n Luis "Louie" Anguila\n Sara Peacock\n\n\nCircuit Court Judge District 13 Group 13\n\n\n Nina McGucken Alvarez\n Jim Wimsatt\n\n\nCounty Commissioner\, District 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Donna Cameron Cepeda\n Neil Manimala\n Stacy Hahn\n\n\nCounty Commissioner\, District 7\n\n\n Aileen Rodriguez\n Cindy Stuart\n Joshua Wostal\n\n\nSchool Board Member\, District 6\n\n\n Kenneth Gay\n Sally Harris Williamson\n\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n*No refunds will be issued with less than 72 hours notice of cancellation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join the Plant City Chamber for the 2026 Candidate Forum as we prepare for the upcoming Primary Election.
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This community event offers voters the opportunity to meet the candidates\, hear directly about their priorities\, and become informed before heading to the polls.
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The evening will begin with a one-hour Meet &\; Greet\, giving attendees the chance to connect personally with candidates and fellow community members. Following the networking session\, candidates will take the stage to address constituents and share their vision for our community. All attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the official Plant City Straw Poll.
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Whether you are a business leader\, resident\, or first-time voter\, this is an important opportunity to engage in the democratic process and make informed decisions ahead of Election Day.
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We encourage all community members to attend and participate in this important civic event.
\nFree &\; Open to the Public
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5:30 Meet &\; Greet
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\nConfirmed Candidates:\n\n
Governor
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United States Senator
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  • Ashley Moody
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United States Representative\, District 14
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  • Mike Beltran \;
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  • John Peters \;
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  • Gavriel E. Soriano \;
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  • Kevin M. Steele \;
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  • Ergin "\;Batman"\; Tek \;
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  • Bea Valenti \;
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  • Brian Lambert \;
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  • Rocky Rochford
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House of Representatives District 54
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  • Michael Pultorak \;
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State Representative\, District 68
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  • Ryan Gill \;
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Circuit Court Judge District 13 Group 7 \;
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  • Luis "\;Louie"\; Anguila
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  • Sara Peacock
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Circuit Court Judge District 13 Group 13
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  • Nina McGucken Alvarez
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  • Jim Wimsatt
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County Commissioner\, District 5
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  • Donna Cameron Cepeda
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  • Neil Manimala
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  • Stacy Hahn
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County Commissioner\, District 7
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  • Aileen Rodriguez
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  • Cindy Stuart
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  • Joshua Wostal
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School Board Member\, District \;6
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  • Kenneth Gay
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  • Sally Harris Williamson
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\n*No refunds will be issued with less than 72 hours notice of cancellation. LOCATION:Hillsborough College Trinkle Center 1206 N. Park Road Plant City\, FL UID:e.2462.18229 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260913T020904Z URL:https://business.plantcity.org/events/details/plant-city-candidate-forum-08-04-2026-18229 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR