While most of us are focused on the 2018 election cycle, Chief Deputy Chip Simmons quietly has raised $88,570 for his campaign for Escambia County Sheriff since he announced his candidacy in late March. The race is two years away.
| date | name | occupation | amount |
| 3/29/18 | Mike Wood | Law Enforcement | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | Carrie Wood | School Teacher | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | James Donahoe | Law Enforcement | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | Krista Donahoe | Homemaker | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | Michelle Lewis | Administrative Assistant | 25 |
| 3/29/18 | Deborah Little | Attorney | 50 |
| 3/28/18 | Chip W Simmons | Chief Deputy | 1000 |
| 3/28/18 | Susan W Simmons | Paralegal | 1000 |
| 3/28/18 | Sharon K Adkinson | Banker | 200 |
| 3/29/18 | Wendell C Rich | Ret – Law Enforcement | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Susan D Morgan | Retired – USAF | 200 |
| 3/29/18 | Autumn O Beck | Attorney | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Autumn O. Beck, PLLC | Law Firm | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Roger Giles | Ret – Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Tamela D Giles | Administrative Assistant | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Stacey O Richter | Videographer | 20 |
| 3/29/18 | Tara E Spencer | Administrative Assistant | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | John J Greathouse | Ret – Law Enforcement | 250 |
| 3/29/18 | Kenneth R Smith | Concrete Manufacturing | 500 |
| 3/29/18 | Cynthia E Dangelo | Accreditation Assistant | 50 |
| 3/29/18 | Angela M Revels | Firm Administrator | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Lisa D Hall | Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Dawn E Janes | Law Enforcement | 500 |
| 3/29/18 | Krystle Nowlin | IT Specialist | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Brandy N Jackson | Real Estate | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Steve Roberts Bail Bonds | Bail Bonds | 250 |
| 3/29/18 | David O Ingram | Law Enforcement | 250 |
| 3/29/18 | Robert P Quinata | Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Any Hour Bail Bonds | Bail Bonds | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Eric A Haines | Law Enforcement | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Robert W Martin | Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Andrew N Hobbs | Law Enforcement | 200 |
| 3/29/18 | Dennis D Tharp | Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Roderick Custer | Law Enforcement | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Melony R Peterson | Law Enforcement | 250 |
| 3/29/18 | Amber B Southard | Public Information Offic | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Karen Hobbs | Retired | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Christophe R Roney | Locksmith | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Jennifer Roney | Homemaker | 1000 |
| 3/29/18 | Patricia Yvarra | Administrative Assistant | 100 |
| 3/29/18 | Herbert P Hunter | Restaurant Manager | 250 |
| 3/30/18 | Tommi S Lyter | Police Chief | 1000 |
| 4/4/18 | Robert Sansing | Automobile Dealer | 500 |
| 4/4/18 | Theresa S Levin | Philanthropist | 1000 |
| 4/4/18 | Michelle Crutchfield | Human Resources | 500 |
| 4/5/18 | Debora Henley | Public Information Offic | 100 |
| 4/6/18 | Michael C Wiggins | Retired-Mayor | 100 |
| 4/9/18 | Gregory L. Barnes | Law Enforcement | 500 |
| 4/12/18 | Belle Y Bear | Philanthropist | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Lewis Bear, Jr. | Exec/Lewis Bear Co. | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Cindi F Bear | Beverage Industry | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | David M Bear | Distributor | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Lewis Bear, III | Beverage Distribution | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Jennifer T Bear | Homemaker | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Cindi B Bonner | Beverage Industry | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | Chad Bonner | Beverage Distributor | 1000 |
| 4/12/18 | The Lewis Bear Company | Beverage Distribution | 1000 |
| 4/18/18 | Frank White | State Representative | 500 |
| 4/19/18 | Appleyard Agency | Advertising Agency | 250 |
| 4/20/18 | Justine Simoni | Retired Educator | 1000 |
| 4/26/18 | Jay S Patel | Real Estate Developer | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Thomas Bizzell | CPA | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Carolyn A Palmer | VP Guardian Ad Litem | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | J.G. Buehler & Company, Inc | Real Est Development | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | J. Michael Denkler | Retired USN | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Thomas D Tait | Real Estate Agent | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Julie L Shepperd | VP IHMC | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | William R Armstrong | CFO – IHMC | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | John C Adams | Retired USA | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Gordon Sprague | Dairy Farmer | 100 |
| 4/27/18 | Barry W Beroset | Attorney | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Rebekah J Bydlak | Political Consultant | 100 |
| 4/27/18 | Hatice L Myslak | Homemaker | 325 |
| 4/27/18 | Robert E Boothe, Jr. | Contractor | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Robert Andrade | Attorney | 100 |
| 4/27/18 | Brian K Williams | Owner – Kool Karts | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Stephen C Simpson | AERO Capital | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Brenda Lyter | Homemaker | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Eric Gleaton Realty, Inc | Real Estate Agency | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Bayou Corporate Center | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Beck Partners CRE, LLC | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | 33 Brent Center | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Justin A Beck | CRE Realtor | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Peyton M Moseley | 50 | |
| 4/27/18 | Olson Management, LLC | Management Company | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Family Partner Investments | Wealth Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Patricia Windham | Financial Advisor | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Maureen McKinnon | Retired | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | McMahon-Hadder Insurance | Insurance Agency | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Charles L Switzer | Advertising | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Whitesell-Green, Inc. | Construction Contractor | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Robert Montgomery | Real Estate Broker | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Montgomery Realtors | Realty Company | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | John L Hutchinson | Consultant | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Bakerville-Donovan, Inc | Engineering Firm | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Lois Benson | ECUA Board Member | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Cox Ventures V, Inc. | Restaurants | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Fred C Donovan | Engineer | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Liberis Law Firm, P.A. | Law Firm | 250 |
| 4/27/18 | Bay Design Assoc Architects | Architect Firm | 500 |
| 4/27/18 | Robert E Boothe, Jr. | Contractor | 200 |
| 4/27/18 | Terhaar & Cronley Property | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Warrington Village Properties | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Terhaar & Cronley Development | RealEstateDevelopment | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | NLC of Northwest Florida, Inc. | RealEstateDevelopment | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Cobblestone @ Cordova, LLC | Property Management | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Richard R Baker | Restaurants | 200 |
| 4/27/18 | McGuires Management Group | Restaurant Group | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | McGuire\’s Irish Pub | Restaurant Group | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | McGuire\’s Irish Gifts | Retail/Gift Shop | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Flounders Chowder & Ale House | Restaurant Group | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | CRABS | Restaurant Group | 1000 |
| 4/27/18 | Ed Meadows | PSC President | 250 |
| 4/30/18 | Michael R Blanchard | Attorney | 250 |
| 4/30/18 | Leo A Thomas | Attorney | 50 |
| 4/30/18 | Stephen A Luongo | Attorney | 50 |
| 4/30/18 | Timothy M. O’Brien | Attorney | 200 |
| 4/30/18 | Kimberly L Adams | Attorney | 50 |
| 4/30/18 | Rachael R. Gilmer RevLivTrust | Trust Account | 100 |
| 4/30/18 | Thomas A Taylor | Attorney | 100 |
| 4/30/18 | Wayne C Stephson | Attorney | 100 |
| 4/30/18 | Troy A Rafferty | Attorney | 500 |
| 4/30/18 | Peter Mougey | Attorney | 500 |
| 4/30/18 | Mark J Proctor | Attorney | 500 |
| 4/30/18 | Fredric G Levin | Attorney | 500 |
| 5/5/18 | Robert D Tyler | Auto Dealership Owner | 1000 |
| 5/5/18 | Bob Tyler Toyota | Auto Dealership | 1000 |
| 5/5/18 | Bob Tyler Suzuki | Auto Dealership | 1000 |
| 5/8/18 | Quinton D Studer | Philanthropist | 1000 |
| 5/8/18 | Studer Properties, LLP | RealEstate Development | 1000 |
| 5/8/18 | Good Ideas for Government | PAC | 1000 |
| 5/8/18 | Auto Save Tire Center | Auto Tire Sales | 250 |
| 5/8/18 | William D Mack | Tire Distributor | 250 |
| 5/8/18 | Mack Cutom Homes, LLC | Homebuilder | 500 |
| 5/12/18 | Escambia Trade Center, LTD | RealEstateDevelopment | 1000 |
| 5/12/18 | Greenhut Construction Company | ConstructionCompany | 500 |
| 5/12/18 | Carol Carlan | Consultant | 500 |
| 5/12/18 | Wilson B Robertson | Painting Contractor | 1000 |
| 5/15/18 | Connell & Manziek | Realty Company | 200 |
| 5/15/18 | John Connell | Realtor | 500 |
| 5/17/18 | Complete DKI | Restoration Contractor | 1000 |
| 5/17/18 | Edward P. Fleming | Attorney | 500 |
| 5/17/18 | John W Mathis | Chief of Police – RET | 1000 |
| 5/17/18 | Eric Gleaton Realty, Inc. | RealEstateAgency | 250 |
| 5/17/18 | John W Mobley, IV | Auto Dealer | 250 |
| 5/17/18 | David E Hoxeng | RadioStationOwner | 600 |
| 5/17/18 | Jason D. Broxson | State Senator | 500 |
| 5/17/18 | Michael L. Ferguson | ArmyGeneral-RET | 100 |
| 5/17/18 | Louis F Ray, Jr | Attorney | 100 |
| 5/17/18 | Bolley L Johnson | Retired | 200 |
| 5/17/18 | Jerry Pate | ProfessionalGolfer | 1000 |
| 5/18/18 | Cary Carlisle Bail Bonds | Bail Bonds | 500 |
| 5/18/18 | Cary Carlisle Surety Services | Surety Bonds | 500 |
| 5/20/18 | Tracy Yuhasz | Law Enforcement | 500 |
| 5/21/18 | Gene Mitchell, Attonrey at Law | Law Firm | 500 |
| 5/21/18 | Way Bail Bond, Inc | Bail Bonds | 1000 |
| 5/24/18 | Sonny Reid Bail Bonds, LLC | Bail Bonds | 250 |
| 5/24/18 | Patti Cantavespre | RealEstateDev. | 1000 |
| 5/24/18 | Marshall O. Carpenter, III | Camper Sales | 1000 |
| 5/24/18 | Loretta A Brown | Retired | 500 |
| 5/26/18 | Jerre A Peacock | Homemaker | 1000 |
| 5/29/18 | R.K. Hunter Revocable Trust | Trust Fund | 1000 |
| 5/31/18 | Justin B Spence | Sales Representative | 250 |
| 5/31/18 | Weldon A Bradshaw | OwnerMoving/StorageCo. | 250 |
How would you like to be an employee or Deputy at the ECSO and not be particularly thrilled about him as your Sheriff. You dare not say anything publicly or endorse another candidate . Right? I mean, he is the Chief Deputy. He knows everyone there now. If you don’t give dollars or put a sign in your yard your screwed. Its just not right.
What this county needs is a a no nonsense Sheriff. A Grady Judd style Sheriff. I hear the stories about how he let down the city and how he was just a yes man to the mayor and wonder how he is so high up on the pedestal. Look into his record with the Hayward administration. The problems started on his watch and escalated out of control. So he left early to be an Asst. County Administrator? I am missing what so qualifies him to be our Sheriff. We do not need another good ole boy. He is sure enough a nice guy, a good speaker with a pretty smile. Hmm, seen that before. I am just not going to jump on that band wagon yet. Too many questions. Tough questions.