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Florida mayor quits, opens bid for County Commission

by TCPalm

Stuart Mayor Christopher Collins filed papers April 30 to run for Martin County Commission in November.

He is seeking the District 2 seat, currently held by Stacey Hetherington, who is up for reelection.

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Collins also stepped down April 30 from the City Commission, as required by the city Charter.

Former Mayor Merritt Matheson previously announced his bid for Collins’ seat on the City Commission.

This story will be updated

Keith Burbank is a watchdog reporter for TCPalm, usually covering Martin County. He can be reached at keith.burbank@tcpalm.com.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida mayor quits, opens bid for County Commission

Reporting by Keith Burbank, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers

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