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Opinion | Vanessa Baugh must resign. Vaccinegate disqualifies her from Manatee County Commission

Opinion | Vanessa Baugh must resign. Vaccinegate disqualifies her from Manatee County Commission

Baugh should suffer a 'reputational penalty,' ethics commissioner says

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Jan 28, 2023
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Opinion | Vanessa Baugh must resign. Vaccinegate disqualifies her from Manatee County Commission
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If Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has any sense of shame, any sense of grace, she would resign from office, after the Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday voted 7-2 to accept a settlement of ethics charges against her, including these sanctions: a $8,000 fine, a public reprimand and an admission from Baugh that she violated state ethics law…

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