Cathy Townsend files to run for supervisor of elections, hoping to succeed Gertrude Walker
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The longest-serving member of the County Commission plans to run for a new office in 2028.
Cathy Townsend filed paperwork Friday to run for supervisor of elections, making her the first entrant into what likely will be an open contest. Longtime Supervisor of Election Gertrude Walker has said she does not plan to run for a 13th term.
Townsend plans to run as a Republican, according to the filing paperwork. First elected to the County Commission in 2016 as a Democrat, Townsend ran for reelection as a Republican in both 2020 and 2024.
No Democrats, nor any Republican challengers, have yet filed to run for Townsend's seat on the County Commission, an election more than three years away. As a candidate for supervisor of elections, Townsend is hoping to become the first Republican to hold the job in at least 48 years, assuming Walker completes her final term.
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