Port Charlotte, FL – A fundraising reception was held Wednesday evening September 12, 2007 at the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club in Port Charlotte to raise funds in support of Ken Roberson’s Republican bid for the State House. Former State Representative, District 71 Jerry Paul introduced Roberson and endorsed him as “the best man for the job”. Also attending and endorsing Roberson was former State Representative of District 71, David Bitner and former State Representative and former Speaker pro tempore Dennis Baxley of Ocala.

Serving on the Host Committee were many prominent local Republicans including State Senator Michael Bennett, State Representative Paige Kreegel, Dr. Pamela Seay, a member of the Charlotte County Airport Authority, former State Representative Lindsay Harrington and current Charlotte County Republican State Committeeman, former Mayor of Punta Gorda Rufus Lazzell, Charlotte County Republican State Committeewoman, Jane Sturges, President of the Charlotte County Republican Club, Robert Hill and First Vice-President Bill Folchi of the Charlotte County Republican Club.

Roberson said “government needs to run like a business and pledged to continue the fight for lower property taxes”. He praised the Florida Legislature for “finally putting the brakes on spiraling property taxes.” Roberson believes that both state and local government need to be more efficient with our tax dollars and that more needs to be done to make property taxes fair to all property owners including non-homesteaders and businesses.

Kenneth L. “Ken” Roberson is a Florida native and was born in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida in 1943. He was educated in Florida’s public school system. Ken knows the value of a dollar and hard work. At the age of 12 he started delivering newspapers for the Bradenton Herald. He worked while in high school and while attending college. Ken has owned and operated his own business, serving the citizens of Charlotte, Sarasota and Lee Counties for 31 years. Ken’s family includes, two sons, Mark L. (wife, Connie) Roberson of Woodstock, GA and James Clay (wife, Toni) Roberson, who is in business with his father, of Port Charlotte; six grandchildren, Trent, Abby, Zachary, Hannah, Hayden, and Halayna Roberson; his mother, Mary Roberson; three sisters, and many nieces and nephews.

District 71 covers parts of Charlotte, Sarasota & Lee Counties and is currently held by State Representative Michael Grant, a candidate for the Florida Senate.