Meet the Candidates for District 5 City Council Primary Election

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Age: 44

Training / qualifications :

Graduated from Bishop Verot High School; AA in Political Science; BA in Math and Poly/Science

Profession and place of work:

Owner of Poorman’s Card and Collectibles; Helps part-time as office manager of Poorman’s Auto Repair, a small family business in operation for 40 years in Cape Coral.

Length of time you have been in the district you are running in/Years of residence:

More than 15, maybe up to 20, depending on how long you’ve been requesting a move, several times over 35 years. Probably up to 28 if the district maps remain unchanged.

Political experience:

I interned in the office of former State Senator Burt Saunders while in college.

Civic/Community Engagement:

A year-long toy drive for Toys for Tots and toy donations to churches and Fire Station 2.

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JOSEPH KILRAINE

KilraineforCape.com

Age: 73

Training / qualifications :

BS in Chemical Engineering; MBA; MS in Polymer Engineering/MS in Chemical Engineering; PhD program in Business Administration.

Occupation:

Retired/part-time business consultant.

Time in the constituency in which you are running:

20 years.

Political experience:

2020 candidate for Cape Coral City Council District 3 and reassigned to District 5 three years ago.

Civic/Community Engagement:

Member of St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, Cape Council for Progress, Lee County Republican Party, Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser, Knights of Columbus, Harry Chapin Food Bank, Cape Coral Caring Center. Former member of the Rotary Club of Cape Coral. Chairman of the Sandoval HOA Board of Directors, Chairman of the Financial Group and the Transition Committee.

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CHARLIE PEASE

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Age: 40

Training / qualifications :

MBA.

Master’s degree in educational policy and leadership.

BS in Mathematics; National Merit Scholar.

Graduated from Cape Coral High School as valedictorian.

Profession and place of work:

Principal of Cape Coral Technical College (Head of School).

Length of time you have been in the district you are running in/Years of residence:

Three and a half years in what is now District 5; born and raised in Cape Coral (moved for college and work; returned in 2015).

Civic/Community Engagement:

Board member of the Cape Coral Charter School Authority, Cape Coral Historical Society and Museum of History, Cape Coral Mayor’s Scholarship Fund and Golf Tournament Chairman; co-founder/spokesperson for Keep Our Parks and Rec-Cape Coral and more.

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ROBERT WELSH (Holder)

facebook.com/welshforcc

Age: 39

Training / qualifications :

Graduated from Mariner High School.

Post-secondary work.

Profession and place of work:

Production and Sales Manager at Arthur Printing. Co-owner of Roots Salon.

Length of time you have been in the district you are running in/Years of residence:

Cape resident for 37 years; District 5 resident for 37 years.

Political experience:

Cape Coral City Councilmember, District 5, 2020-present.

Civic/Community Engagement:

Cape Coral Rotary, Lee County MPO, Cape Coral Transportation Advisory Committee, Community Development Block Grant Committee, Planning and Zoning Commission, National League of Cities, SWFL League of Cities, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Community Redevelopment Agency, Aveda Earth Month Giving Campaign.