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Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1

What this office does

Charter review board member. A charter review board studies the county or city charter, the local government's founding document, and can propose changes to it. Its proposals go to voters as ballot questions. Members do not pass ordinances or run county departments.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Alexandra Coe won the seat

DECIDED August 18: this all-Republican race ran as a universal primary, and Alexandra Coe won the seat with 49.6 percent over Nicholas Altier and Bill Van Allen, per Your Observer; the primary decided the seat.

Winner

Alexandra Coe

Republican

Biography

Alexandra Coe is a former Charter Review Board member who pushed to repeal the charter's amendment-restriction provision and resigned her District 1 seat in 2024 to run for county commission, per WSLR News.

Also ran in the primary

Nicholas Altier

Republican

Top priorities
  • Establish clearly defined annual goals for the Charter Review Board
  • Support budget increases for necessary committee meetings and administrative support

Per the Your Observer questionnaire.

Biography

Nicholas Altier owns Altier and Company and has more than 10 years of experience in commercial insurance and financial planning and analysis, per the Your Observer. A lifelong Sarasota County resident, he says his family has served the community for generations, per the Your Observer. Nicholas Altier was on the August 18, 2026 ballot for Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Nicholas Altier.

Bill Van Allen

Republican

Biography

Bill Van Allen is a Libertarian Caucus member and opponent of the charter's amendment restrictions who previously ran for this District 1 seat in the 2024 cycle, per WSLR News.

Campaign finance

$400 raised · county campaign-finance filings

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1 in 2026?

The Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Alexandra Coe won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 3 candidates were on the primary ballot: Nicholas Altier, Alexandra Coe and Bill Van Allen. Candidate information follows official Sarasota County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1 election in Florida?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Florida are on the Florida election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Alexandra Coe, full profileNicholas Altier, full profileBill Van Allen, full profileOfficial Florida election office