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Whitehead lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election held on [[August 26]], [[2008]].
 
Whitehead lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election held on [[August 26]], [[2008]].
  
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On January 27, 2012, it was announced by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] that Mike Whitehead, Republican, had prefiled to run for [[Escambia County Tax Collector]] in the 2012 General Election.  He would be running against incumbent [[Janet Holley]], who has been the Tax Collector since 1998. The incumbent, Holley, a Democrat, has been criticized for retiring on the job and subsequently "double dipping" at the rate of $220,000 per year.  The practice of double dipping is regarded as an abuse of the system and was subsequently banned by the Florida Legislature.
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On January 27, 2012, it was announced by the [[Pensacola News Journal]] that Mike Whitehead had prefiled to run for [[Escambia County Tax Collector]] in the 2012 General Election.  He would be running against incumbent [[Janet Holley]], who has been the Tax Collector since 1998.
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 6 November 2012

Mike Whitehead
MikeWhitehead.jpg
Born December 9, 1954
Pensacola
Occupation Escambia County Commissioner
District 1
Children Kelly and Stacey

David M. "Mike" Whitehead (b. 1954) is a former County Commissioner for Escambia County District 1, most recently serving from 2004 to 2008. He previously held the office from 1992 to 2000, declining to seek reelection in a failed bid to unseat Escambia County Clerk of Court Ernie Lee Magaha.

Whitehead lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary election held on August 26, 2008.

On January 27, 2012, it was announced by the Pensacola News Journal that Mike Whitehead had prefiled to run for Escambia County Tax Collector in the 2012 General Election. He would be running against incumbent Janet Holley, who has been the Tax Collector since 1998.

Preceded by:
? 		Escambia County Commissioner, District 1
1992-2000 		Succeeded by:
W. D. Childers
Preceded by:
Cliff Barnhart 		Escambia County Commissioner, District 1
2004-2008 		Succeeded by:
Wilson Robertson
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