NPA CFO Candidate Tom Stearns Burning Up the Campaign Trail

Tom Stearns, who is running for CFO without party affiliation, has been burning up the campaign trail to catch up with Republican Senate President Jeff Atwater and Democratic candidate former Rep. Loranne Ausley. Stearns, who formerly served as the president of the American Society of Public Administrators and as the assistant tax collector to both Hillsborough and Pasco counties, crossed the state in the past week to gain attention to his candidacy, hitting Tampa, Palm Beach Gardens, DeLand, New Smyrna Beach, Orlando, Dade City and Fort Myers.

I've been campaigning around the state since June 18, and having gone to about 100 events and driven about 15,000 miles I have yet to meet another candidate running for this position, wrote Stearns to Sunshine State News.

Stearns maintains that in the current harsh economic climate the state CFO needs to be above partisan politics.