So tonight I moseyed on down to Bentley’s Resort Hotel in Osprey to see what kind of crowd Nancy Feehan — candidate for State House Representative District 70 — 
would draw out on a rainy Wednesday in the dead dog days of late July.
It was a stellar turnout. Estimate of over a hundred people — including VIPers Sarasota Mayor Kelly Kirshner, 
Local legal Eagle Adam Tebrugge and his wife wife Regina 
and Christine Jennings, 2008 Congressional District 13 candidate 
— crowded into a room at Bentley’s, with music provided by a local band, a few munchies, and a cash bar. All there to support Feehan — a longtime community volunteer, mother of two, 2009 Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota “Woman of the Year,” and oh yeah, just happens to be Emeritus Attorney for the State of Florida.
I liked the vibe in the room; and I dug Feehan’s attitude — going to Tallahassee to get a seat at the table — to represent her community’s best interests. I ran into more than a few District 70 voters who were getting behind Feehan’s candidacy early on — 
Tebrugge cited Feehan’s “unquestioned commitment to public education,” and Kirschner said he was happy to see Feehan running to represent District 70 — even though he doesn’t live in that district. All in all, a strong showing for Feehan’s first big night out.
If the temperature in the room was any indication, Feehan’s the candidate to watch in this race.