I voted today.

Taking advantage of the early voting period, I made the time to stop by the Lakeland branch courthouse and cast my ballot in the primary election scheduled for next Tuesday. Here were my picks, and thus Interstate4Jamming's endorsements to you. Please note that unless otherwise noted, these are the DEMOCRATIC primary picks:

U.S. Senate: Betty Castor

U.S. Congress, District 12: Jeff Siemer

Sheriff, Polk County (Nonpartisan): Kirk Warren

Polk County Commission, District 5: John Thomas Fennell (no Web site)

Polk County School Board, District 1 (Nonpartisan): Kirk Erickson (no Web site)

Polk County School Board, District 2 (Nonpartisan): Lynn Wilson (no Web site)

Polk County School Board, District 4 (Nonpartisan): Toni Elliott (no Web site)