Ken Roberson

When incumbent State Representative Lindsay M. Harrington was unable to seek re-election in 2004, Roberson ran to succeed him in the Republican primary in the 72nd District, which included parts of Charlotte County, Desoto County, and Lee County, facing Paige Kreegel, Louis Kirschner, and Gary M. Miller. Roberson ended up losing, receiving 29% of the vote to Kreegel's 40%.

In 2008, when State Representative Michael J. Grant opted to run for the Florida Senate rather than seeking re-election, Roberson ran in the 71st District, which neighbored the 72nd District and was based in Charlotte County, Lee County, and Sarasota County, to fill the open seat. In the Republican primary, Roberson defeated Christopher Constance and Richard J. Santons, winning with 53% of the vote. In the general election, he faced Democratic nominee Betty Gissendanner, a retired insurance agent, whom he was able to easily defeat, receiving 54% of the vote to her 46%. Running for re-election in 2010, Roberson faced Democrat Andrew Saltman, who criticized Roberson for being "old," "creepy," and a "zombie," arguing that he was "mentally more competent, physically more competent than" the incumbent.^[1] Roberson, meanwhile, campaigned on his "core principles of less government, lower taxes and more personal freedom,"^[2] and was endorsed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which praised him as a public who had "run dignified campaigns, promoted civility in the legislature and treated constituents with respect."^[3]

In 2012, when the legislative districts were reconfigured, Roberson was drawn into the 75th District, which closely resembled Roberson's previous district, cutting out the sections of Lee County and Sarasota County to include all of Charlotte County. Roberson faced no opposition in the primary or the general election, and won his third term entirely uncontested.

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