BEST OF UPPER KEYS OFFERS BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR TOP ELECTED OFFICIAL

October 21, 2022

Three enter the ring. One leaves the victor. A showdown for Best of Upper Keys’ Best Elected Official is on, and we’re providing a tale of the tape as voters decide who reigns supreme. Will it be Sheriff Rick Ramsay, County Commissioner and former state Rep. Holly Raschein or Monroe County School Board member Sue Woltanski? The people will decide. Votes for Best of Upper Keys finalist stage ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24. Visit keysweekly.com once a day to cast your votes.

Sue Woltanski

Hometown: Fremont, California
Currently residing: Tavernier
Years of service: 4 years on school board, a prior 10-plus as a volunteer.
First time running for office: 2018 for school board.
Most outlandish constituent request: “Resign.”
Cat or dog person: 95% dog.
Sweet Key lime pie or tart Key lime pie: Tart.
Morning bird or night owl: Morning-ish.
Running for office is a lot like … trying to be everywhere, all at once.
My movie called “Becoming Woketanski“ would star either Jennifer Garner or Dame Judi Dench as me.
The song that best encapsulates your campaign: “I Won’t Back Down” – Petty.
Your political slogan: For Local Matters, Being a Local Matters.

Holly Merill Raschein

Hometown: Anchorage, AK
Currently residing: Tavernier
Years of service: Elected-9 years, staff-9 years
First time running for office: 5th grade, student council vice president.
Most outlandish constituent request: A constituent convinced the team to physically go to his house to ask for help with his neighbors and their pet peacocks; however, there are so many more gems.
Cat or dog person: Dog.
Sweet Key lime pie Or tart Key lime pie: Tart is the only way.
Morning bird or night owl: Hoot Hoot.
Running for office is a lot like …The campaign trail falls in the middle of a Venn diagram of “Parks and Rec,” “Veep,” and “House of Cards.”
My movie called “Everything He Did … and In High Heels” would star Ginger Rogers as me.
The song that best encapsulates your campaign: “Maniac” from “Flashdance.”
Your political slogan: Put on your big girl panties and deal with it.

Sheriff Rick Ramsay

Hometown: Babylon, NY
Current residing: Marathon
Years of service: 35 years serving the public.
First time running for office: Senior class president.
Most outlandish constituent request: Request to collect human poop and then to send it out to a lab for DNA to determine a trespasser.
Cat or dog person: Dog person.
Sweet Key lime pie or tart Key lime pie: Sweet key lime pie.
Morning bird or night owl: Night owl.
Running for office is like … being a mole on a whack-a-mole game.
My movie called “Committed to Excellence,” would star George Clooney.The song that best encapsulates your campaign: “We are the champions.”