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Amanda Ballard

Amanda Ballard

Republican · Florida · 2026 · Incumbent

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Manatee County Commissioner District 2Florida · 2026Manatee County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Housing affordability and reducing homelessness
  • Addiction recovery and job training
  • Strengthening families in Manatee County

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Biography

Per her official Manatee County commissioner biography on mymanatee.org, Ballard worked for nearly eight years as an attorney in the local child welfare system before being elected to the County Commission in November 2022; she holds a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2015.

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