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FLORIDA Meg Weinberger wins backing from Belle Glade’s full commission and South Bay officials
The Republican seeking re-election in Florida House District 94 was endorsed by all five Belle Glade commissioners, along with South Bay’s mayor and commission. Florida Politics reported that local leaders praised her work on funding requests for city projects.
State Rep. Meg Weinberger, a Palm Beach Gardens Republican, picked up the endorsement of all five members of the Belle Glade City Commission in her bid for another term in Florida House District 94. Florida Politics reported that South Bay Mayor Joe Kyles and that city’s commission also backed her.
According to the outlet, Commissioner and Treasurer Linda Santiago announced her support, and the same release included endorsements from Mayor Steve Wilson, Vice Mayor Robert Rease, and Commissioners Joaquin Almazan and Tequella Collins.
Belle Glade officials highlighted Weinberger’s role in backing local funding requests and staying engaged with city leaders. Florida Politics noted that Belle Glade sits more than 40 miles west of Weinberger’s Palm Beach Gardens base, in a district that stretches from Jupiter to Lake Okeechobee.
Florida Politics said Weinberger carried budget requests for Belle Glade’s H1 Basin stormwater project and for a microwave plasma waste reduction project the city is pursuing. The budget signed this summer included $4 million for the waste project, $2.26 million for the stormwater work, and $372,867 for the Glades Workforce Expansion program. South Bay’s road improvement and beautification project, another Weinberger request, received $900,000.
Florida Politics also recalled that Weinberger, who founded the Rescue Life animal sanctuary before running for office, won the seat in 2024 with 55% of the vote. She was endorsed by Donald Trump in May, by U.S. Rep. Brian Mast in July, and by Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson in August.
She is set to face Democrat Elizabeth Holmes, a Palm Beach County teacher, and no-party candidate Doug Barrow in November, in a district Trump carried by nearly 10 points in 2024, according to Florida Politics.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
