Endorsements
Rocky will keep partisan politics out of the Public Defender's Office. That's why he is endorsed by leaders of both major parties.
HONORABLE JULIANNE HOLT, PUBLIC DEFENDER, 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (Retiring after over 30 years of exceptional service in office)
HONORABLE DOUG BELDEN, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR (RETIRED)
HONORABLE BETTY CASTOR, FORMER PRESIDENT OF USF, FORMER FLORIDA EDUCATION COMMISSIONER, FORMER FLORIDA STATE SENATOR, FORMER HILLSBOROROUGH COUNTY COMMISSIONER
HONORABLE CHAD CHRONISTER, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF
HONORABLE DONALD EVANS, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (RETIRED); FATHER OF FLORIDA DRUG COURTS
THOMAS FORWARD, TAMPA FIRE CHIEF (RETIRED)
HONORABLE BOB HENRIQUEZ, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER
HONORABLE GREG HOLDER, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (RETIRED); COLONEL, USAF (RETIRED)
SENATOR ARTHENIA JOYNER (RETIRED), CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ATTORNEY TO PRACTICE LAW IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
HONORABLE RICK LOTT,
PAST MAYOR, PLANT CITY
HONORABLE NANCY MILLAN, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
HONORABLE KIMBERLY OVERMAN, PAST HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY COMMISSIONER
HONORABLE KAREN PEREZ, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
ROCKY RATLIFF, MAJOR, TAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT (RETIRED)
HONORABLE DAN RAULERSON, PAST MEMBER, FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HONORABLE RALPH STODDARD, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (RETIRED)
HONORABLE CINDY STUART,
CLERK OF COURT
HONORABLE HENRY "SHAKE" WASHINGTON, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
HONORABLE JOE CITRO,
PAST TAMPA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
HONORABLE LYNN HURTAK, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
HONORABLE GUIDO MANISCALCO, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
HONORABLE LUIS VIERA, TAMPA CITY COUNCIL
PHIL WALDRON, FORMER PLANT CITY MANAGER, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF PLANT CITY STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
- JAMES AMAROSA, ATTORNEY
- MARYBETH ANGLIN
- ROSEMARY ARMSTRONG, ATTORNEY
- THOMAS BAKER, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- ADAM BANTNER, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSITANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CORDEL BATCHELOR, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CAPTAIN NORM BILD, USAF (RET)
- SCOTT BOARDMAN, ATTORNEY
- SHELTON BRIDGES, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- BJORN BRUNVAND, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- KAREN BUESING, ATTORNEY
- RAUL CABRERA, ATTORNEY
- JOSEPH CAIMANO, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CHARLES CALANDRA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- SIMON CANASI, COMMUNITY LEADER, HISPANIC HERITAGE MAN OF THE YEAR (2019)
- ANTHONY CANDELA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JAMES CATALANO, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JOSEPH CATANIA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CATANIA & CATANIA LAW FIRM
- BOB CLARK, PRESIDENT, TAMPA STEEL ERECTING
- KATE COOPER, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- ELIZABETH CORWIN
- SCOTT DAVIS, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- WARREN HOPE DAWSON, ATTORNEY, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
- GARY DOLGIN, ATTORNEY
- JADARIUS EASON, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- DOMINIC FARIELLO, ATTORNEY AND RADIO PERSONALITY "ASK THE DOM" SHOW
- DANIEL J. FERNANDEZ, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- PAUL FIGUEROA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- DANIEL FISCHETTI, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- TODD FOSTER, ATTORNEY, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, FORMER FBI SPECIAL AGENT
- BRIAN FREY, TAMPA AREA REALTOR
- JAMES GALLAGHER, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JAIME GARCIA, ATTORNEY
- MICHAEL GIASI, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- JACK T. GIBBS, REALTOR, BUSINESSMAN, PLANT CITY
- ED GOLLY
- ANDREA GONZMART WILLIAMS, COLUMBIA RESTAURANT GROUP
- HUGH GRAMLING, AGRICULTURAL LEGEND, PLANT CITY
- RANDALL GRANTHAM, ATTORNEY
- WILLIAM HANLON, ATTORNEY
- ELIZABETH HAPNER, ATTORNEY
- DANIELLE HERNANDEZ, IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, PRESIDENT TAMPA BAY LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, FORMER ASSISTANT CHIEF COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- MARTIN HERNANDEZ, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- ASHLEY HODGE, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- J. RUFFIN HUNT, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CHARLES INMAN, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JULIE JENKINS, COMMUNITY LEADER
- FRED JOHNSON, FRED'S MARKET RESTAURANTS, PLANT CITY
- MACKINLEY JUSTIN, ATTORNEY, REAL ESTATE BROKER
- KERI KILGORE
- MARVIN KNIGHT, COMMUNITY LEADER AND OWNER OF ORIENTAL FISH, CO.
- CHRIS KNOPIK, ATTORNEY
- MICHELLE LAMBO, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- PEGGY LAND
- JUDY LOMBARDIA
- HAKSOO STEPHEN LEE, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- ERIN LINEHAN, ATTORNEY
- LAUREL MAROIS, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JEFFERY MARSHALL, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- MISSY MARTIN, ROCHE SURETY
- NICHOLAS MATASSINI, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- KEVIN MCGLAUGHLIN, ATTORNEY, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION,
- DANIELA MENDEZ, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CARMEN MILLER, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- EDWARD PAGE, ATTORNEY, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- JO ANN PALCHAK, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- RUSSELL PATTERSON
- MARIA PAVLIDIS, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- KYLE PENNINGTON, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JANEE PRINCE, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- COLONEL D.J. REYES, SENIOR MENTOR, VETERANS TREATMENT COURT
- BRENDEN RILEY, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- SHANNON ROCHE, ROCHE SURETY
- RORY SAFIR, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- WILLIAM SANSONE, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- JOHN A. SCHIFINO, ATTORNEY, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS
- JUSTIN SCOTT, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- LANSING C. SCRIVEN, ATTORNEY, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, PAST PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGE EDGECOMB BAR ASSOCIATION, PAST MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS
- KIM SEACE, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- STEPHEN SHAIKEN, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- CHRIS SHAW, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- JOSH SHERIDAN, ATTORNEY AND HOST OF "BARELY LEGAL" PODCAST, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- DAVID M. SINCLAIR
- GIL SINGER, ATTORNEY
- NATALIA SILVER, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- RUMITA SINGH
- KAREN SKYERS, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- SANDRA G. SMITH
- DR. JESSICA SPENCER
- EDDIE SUAREZ, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- RYAN SULTE, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- BRIAN SZILVASY, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- SCOTT TOZIAN, ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR, FORMER FLORIDA BAR PROSECUTOR
- CHARLES TRAINA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER AND CHIEF OF CAPITAL UNIT
- HARDAM TRIPATHI, ATTORNEY
- CRYSTAL URQUIZA, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- SANDY WEINBERG, ATTORNEY, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR
- ELLIOTT WILCOX ATTORNEY, FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR
- MELISSA WILSON, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- MICHAEL WYATT, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
- TOMAS YI, ATTORNEY, FORMER ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Rocky Brancato for Public Defender
13014 N Dale Mabry Hwy #335
Tampa, FL 33618-2808
(813) 434-3808