Port Charlotte, FL – The Ken Roberson Campaign for House District 71 is continuing to meet with great enthusiasm. According to the Campaign Finance Activity Report filed with the Division of Elections in Tallahassee, the Roberson
Campaign received contributions totaling $35,940 for the period 07/01/07 thru 09/30/07. Since Roberson filed in May of this year the campaign has raised $61,065 from 205 individual contributors.

The campaign enjoys the support of many local prominent Republicans who have hosted an event and/or contributed to Roberson’s campaign. The list includes State Senator Mike Bennett, State Representative Paige Kreegel, Lindsay Harrington, former State Representative and current Republican State Committeeman for Charlotte County, Brig. Gen. Rufus Lazzell, U.S. Army retired and former Mayor of Punta Gorda, former State Representatives of District 71 Jerry Paul and David Bitner, Bob Hill, President of the Charlotte County Republican Club and Dr. Pamela Seay, member of the Charlotte County Airport Authority.

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.