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Candidate for House, Florida , District #13

Jennings

Contact Information

Jennings
PO Box 49136 
Sarasota, Florida 34230
941.366.8121
info@christinejennings2008.com
http://www.christinejenningsforcongress.com

Bio

Christine Jennings has never been one to shy away from a challenge. She worked her way up from bank teller to president of the bank she founded at a time when women executives were rare. On her way to the top of the banking world, Christine served in numerous leadership positions with various banks before serving as President, CEO, Chairman of the Board and Director of Sarasota Bank.

A native of New Boston, Ohio, Christine moved to Sarasota in 1984 and has been actively involved in the community ever since. She has served in leadership roles in a number of civic and charitable groups over the years including serving as President of the Sarasota Downtown Association, President of the Sarasota Film Festival, Board Member of the Community AIDS Network and Board Member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sarasota County among others. Christine was appointed as Chair of the Real Property-Lease Procurement Task force by former Governor Lawton Chiles.

She has received numerous awards from the groups including the United Negro College Fund, the National Council of Jewish Women and the National Association of Fundraising Executives. She also received numerous appointments over the years to various boards and task forces.

Christine’s 2006 bid for Congress made national headlines when the official 2006 vote tally showed that she finished 369 votes behind Republican Vern Buchanan in Florida’s 13th congressional district. Christine contested the election, noting the 18,000 undervotes in Sarasota County, a Democratic base, where voting machines clearly malfunctioned. While her challenge to the 2006 results is being investigated by a congressional task force, Christine is moving ahead with her plans for a rematch.

Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, lists Buchanan as the most vulnerable Republican freshman in Congress going into the 2008 election cycle.

Christine Jennings, retired from the banking industry in 2004 and currently resides in Sarasota, Florida. She is running for Congress as a Democrat, seeking Florida’s 13th Congressional District seat currently occupied by Vern Buchanan.

During her 20 years in this community, Christine served as: