If a candidate for the Manatee County Commission was a lifelong resident, a Kiwanis volunteer and a frequent speaker at the Manatee Tiger Bay Club, who also worked on state, county and school board campaigns and served as a commissioner’s aide, would you think he’s qualified to hold the seat?
Given that resume, would it change your mind if you heard he was 22 years old?
Voters in District 2 will have to make that decision during the primary election Aug. 18 because 22-year-old Edward Bailey Jr. is vying for the Republican nomination against incumbent Amanda Ballard…