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Lizbeth benacquisto biography

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With U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney retiring, there’s an open race for Florida’s 19th Congressional District.

Several Republicans have expressed interest in running for the Southwest Florida seat, and it’s expected to draw a lot of candidates.

Though official campaign announcements have been sparse, the current list of likely candidates includes state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, state Reps. Dane Eagle, Byron Donalds, Heather Fitzenhagen, Bob Rommel and former state Rep. Matt Caldwell, the Republican nominee for Agriculture Commissioner in 2018.

According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Benacquisto is the early favorite.

The Fort Myers Republican was the pick for about 24 percent of those polled, though she fell behind “unsure,” which took 27 percent in the early poll.

Caldwell was the second place candidate with 17 percent support, followed by Eagle with just under 10 percent, Donalds with 5 percent and Fitzenhagen and Rommel in the neighborhood of 2 percent.

There appears to be room for more candidates to jump in, too, as nearly 14 percent of respondents said

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BENACQUISTO, LIZBETH

Financial summary

Data is included from these committees:

Total raised

Browse receipts

Coverage dates: 01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014

Total receipts$1,178,449.42
Total contributions$1,127,253.64
Total individual contributions$883,538.07
Itemized individual contributions$853,127.35
Unitemized individual contributions$30,410.72
Party committee contributions$0.00
Other committee contributions$243,715.57
Candidate contributions$0.00
Transfers from other authorized committees$0.00
Total loans received$50,000.00
Loans made by candidate$50,000.00
Other loans$0.00
Offsets to operating expenditures$1,195.78
Other receipts$0.00

Newly filed summary data may not appear for up to 48 hours.

Total spent

Browse disbursements

Coverage dates: 01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014

Total disbursements$1,173,375.30
Operating expenditures$1,135,175.30
Transfers to other authorized committees$0.00
Total contribution refunds$38,200.00
Individual refunds$21,200.00
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Photo: Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto

Samira K. Beckwith, president and CEO of Hope Healthcare (Fort Myers, Fla), announced that Florida State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto has been named executive vice president of the not-for-profit organization.

With a distinguished career in public service that spans two decades, Benacquisto was first elected to the Florida Senate to represent Southwest Florida in 2010 and was subsequently reelected in 2012, 2014 and 2016. She served as the Majority Leader from 2012 to 2014 and the Deputy Majority Leader from 2011 to 2012. Previously, she served as Councilwoman for the Village of Wellington, Florida, from 2002 to 2010.

Benacquisto has supported Hope services for several years, serving as co-chair of the annual Yachts of Hope and Shine events that benefited those in need of Hope Hospice. She has been recognized with numerous honors and awards and served in volunteer positions with a broad variety of political, civic and human service organizations.

“Lizbeth’s knowledge and skills will be an incredible asset to Hope,” said Beckwith. “She brings a uni

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