County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh posted on his blog: “Today Escambia County Sheriff Chip W. Simmons officially endorsed our re-election campaign with this post on his Facebook page. I’m humbled for the support, and very appreciative of his vote of confidence and the kind words. I look forward to the working with the Sheriff over the next four years!”
The sheriff’s endorsement comes on the heels of the Police Benevolent Association’s endorsement of Bergosh.
Another post by Bergosh:
This morning the screening board for the NW Florida Chapter of the Police Benevolent Association interviewed all the candidates for the District 1 Republican primary election for County Commissioner.
I was just notified by telephone that I was selected, unanimously, as the candidate they will be endorsing in this election.
PBA representative Chase Horne called with the news. “We will be making a formal announcement and putting out a press release on Monday indicating you have our endorsement—but in the meantime you are free to announce this however you would like” said Mr. Horne.
Thank you very much for this powerful, prestigious endorsement–I am very grateful and look forward to working collaboratively with PBA over the next four years to make our Sheriff’s Office and our Corrections Division the envy of the region!