This month’s breakfast meeting will feature a discussion of the candidates moderated by retired judge Pete Koenig. This has been a contentious race, but we expect our moderator to keep everyone from bitin’ scratchin’ or hit’n below the belt.
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About the Candidates:
(Information taken from candidate websites)
Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley is an experienced former felony prosecutor, who tried dozens of criminal cases and negotiated thousands of plea agreements in the Florida Court system.
Chris is an army Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, currently holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps. He has received numerous awards and commendations for his military service, both on active duty and in the reserves.
Chris is a Rotarian, VFW lifetime member, NRA member and serves as a Board Member on the local Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). He received his undergraduate degree from the George Washington University and law degree from Suffolk University of Law. Currently, he also serves as the elected Republican State Committeeman for Lee County, Florida, having received 86% of the county-wide vote in 2016.
In 2008 and 2013, Christopher Crowley was named a member of the “Florida Legal Elite” by Florida Trend Magazine.
Amira Fox
Throughout her 30-year career in public and private law practice, Amira Fox has stood for justice. As Chief Assistant State Attorney, Amira oversees the prosecution of tens of thousands of cases throughout Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Glades and Lee counties. She also supervises a team of 300 staff members including 120 Assistant State Attorneys. Amira is an experienced trial attorney who has tried hundreds of cases ranging from misdemeanors to felonies to first degree death penalty murder cases in all five counties in the 20th Circuit. Most recently, she conducted the death penalty proceedings against Mesac Damas in Collier County, which resulted in six death sentences for the murders of his wife and five children. Amira understands the budget, the legislative process and knows how to keep our community safe. A
