State Rep. Rich Glorioso to Run for Supervisor of Elections

He may be out of the Florida House this fall due to term limits, but state Rep. Rich Glorioso won't be out of politics.

The Republican from Plant City has filed to run for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, a post currently held by Earl Lennard, who was appointed after the death of Phyllis Busansky. Lennard plans to retire when his term ends this year.

Elections Supervisor Earl Lennard, who was appointed to the post after the death of Phyllis Busansky, has decided to retire when his term expires in 2012. Glorioso can't run again for the state House due to term limits.

Glorioso, 68, is a retired Air Force colonel. He moved to Plant City in 1994 and was elected to the Plant City Commission in 1998, serving six years before winning his District 62 House seat in 2004. He was subsequently reelected. District 62 includes Valrico and Bloomingdale.

Glorioso holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Northeastern University and a master's degree in management from Central Michigan University.

Among his accomplishments in the House, Glorioso sponsored legislation to help foster children transition into adulthood and he fought for tougher laws on sexual predators. He currently chairs the Justice Appropriations Subcommittee for the House.

Other candidates who have filed to run for Supervisor of Elections are Craig Latimer, chief of staff in the Supervisor of Elections Office since 2009, and Julianne De Priest.