UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (2018) QUALIFYING OFFICER DISTRICT INCUMBENT Secretary of State Division of Elections 12 Gus M. Bilirakis (R) 500 S. Bronough St., Room 316 14 Kathy Castor (D) Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 Phone: (850) 245-6240 15 Dennis Ross (R) 16 Vern Buchanan (R) ELECTORATE All registered voters residing in the district SALARY TYPE OF ELECTION TERM ELECTION DATES $174,000 Partisan 2 year term, beginning upon election 8/28/2018 (Primary) 11/6/2018 (General) QUALIFICATIONS Registered voter; a citizen of the United States for at least 7 years; at least 25 years of age and a resident of the State when elected. METHODS OF QUALIFYING FOR THE BALLOT QUALIFYING: NOON, 6/18/2018 - NOON, 6/22/2018 BY FEE BY PETITION BY WRITE IN During the qualifying Candidates may start collecting petitions after Form DS-DE9 During the period, candidates is filed with the filing officer. Candidates must collect the qualifying affiliated with a signatures of at least 1% of the total number of registered period, political party pay 6% voters as of the last General Election (11/2016) within the candidates of the salary of the district in which he or she intends to qualify. Please refer to complete office as of 7/1/2017. the Division of Elections for the exact number of petitions appropriate Candidates with no for each district. Signatures are submitted to the Supervisor forms. The party affiliation pay a of Elections office, in the county in which the person who names of write- qualifying fee of 4% of signed the petition is registered to vote. There is a in candidates do the salary of the office signature verification fee of 10 cents per name. not appear on as of 7/1/2017. the ballot. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE OFFICE LISTED BELOW: Filing Officer Qualifying Officer Hillsborough County Federal Election Commission Secretary of State Supervisor of Elections 999 E Street, NW Division of Elections 601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor Washington, D.C. 20463 500 S. Bronough St., Room 316 Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: (800) 424-9530 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 Phone: (813) 272-5850 Phone: (850) 245-6240 The information contained in this fact sheet and other literature is not comprehensive in nature. If you are running for office, it is your responsibility to become acquainted with relevant Florida election laws and local charters that might have a bearing on your campaign or qualifications to run for an office. Revised 1/3/2018. .