Democrats Annette Taddeo and Earle Ford compete to face CFO Blaise Ingoglia in November

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 1,241

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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An interesting point in discussing the Democratic primary election for chief financial officer (CFO), one of the most powerful positions in Florida government, is that there almost wasn’t one.

For months, it appeared the Florida Democratic Party would strike out in fielding a candidate to oppose GOP incumbent Blaise Ingoglia, appointed to the position a year ago by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Then, just two weeks before the qualifying deadline, Earle Ford, a …

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