Brian Perras

Gordy & GN There are actually three seats on the Pasco County School Board that will either be filled (or at least narrowed down to two candidates) at the Primary Election on Tuesday, August 18. The District 1 race, which has four candidates — none of whom has served on the School Board before (incumbent Al Hernandez is not seeking reelection) — is the only one that includes Wesley Chapel residents. 2, which isn’t being contested this year, is Wesley Chapel’s other district, but like all County

Superintendent John Legg Endorses Dr. Gino Collura, But There Are Three Other Candidates, Too Into by Gary Nager Story by S.P. Gordy & GN There are actually three seats on the Pasco County School Board that will either be filled (or at least narrowed down to two candidates) at the Primary Election on Tuesday, August 18. The District 1 race, which has four candidates — none of whom has served on the School Board before (incumbent Al Hernandez is not seeking reelection) — is the only one that includes Wesley Chapel residents. Dist. 2, which isn’t being contested this year, is Wesley Chapel’s other district, but like all County Commission races (see page 4), all School Board members are elected countywide and the races are all Nonpartisan, which means that if you are registered to vote and live anywhere in Pasco County, you are eligible to cast a ballot to help fill all three of these seats on Aug. 18. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time, manpower, nor even the space in this issue to interview all eleven candidates for the three available seats on the Board for this issue. We hope to be able to preview the Dist. 3 and Dist. 5 races in our August 4 issue. Dist. 1 Candidates (in alphabetical order) Dr. Gino Collura Local businessman and former teacher Dr. Gino Collura, 40 (left), lives in San Antonio. This will be his first time running for public office, but he has a long history in Pasco and deep ties across the state. Dr. Collura’s campaign has managed to garner some high