STUART — Voters deciding this year’s race for the Stuart City Commission Group II seat will choose between a political newcomer promising fresh ideas and an incumbent with some 20 years of commission experience.

Jeffrey Callahan, a Martin County marine safety officer/emergency medical technician entered the political arena this year to challenge incumbent Jeffrey Krauskopf, who will be seeking his 13th term as a city commissioner.

Voters head to the polls for this year’s general election Tuesday, but early voting and mail-in ballots already have been cast. Early voting for city residents continues until 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Martin County Supervisor of Elections Office, 135 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Stuart.
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PORT ST. LUCIE — A 59-year-old man was charged with grand theft by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office on allegations he absconded with an estimated $310,400 in client money from a real estate firm that he owned.
According to an arrest affidavit, Arthur Edward Gore, broker and owner of A. Edward Gore Realty, told investigators “he had used security deposits held in a escrow account in his company name, under his control, as well as proceeds from rent — for personal and business use.”
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