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'Our voices aren't being heard.' Democrat launches bid to unseat Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge

'Our voices aren't being heard.' Democrat launches bid to unseat Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge

Diana Shoemaker led Manatee County Habitat for Humanity for 11 years.

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'Our voices aren't being heard.' Democrat launches bid to unseat Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge
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Diana Shoemaker, the former CEO of Manatee County Habitat for Humanity, on Wednesday officially started a campaign to unseat Kevin Van Ostenbridge from the Manatee County Commission.

Diana Shoemaker

Shoemaker, who left Habitat in 2022 after 11 years at the nonprofit, is running as a Democrat. She is the second announced challenger to Van Ostenbridge, a R…

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