Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, Northern District Seat 1

Q: Who is running for Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, Northern District Seat 1 in 2026?

The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board, Northern District Seat 1 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Brad Baker won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Brad Baker and Bill Woeltjen. Candidate information follows official Sarasota County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

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Decided at the 2026 primary — Brad Baker won the seat

DECIDED August 18: this all-Republican race ran as a universal primary, and incumbent Brad Baker won with 62.8 percent over Bill Woeltjen, per Your Observer; the primary decided the seat.

Winner

Brad Baker

Republican

Brad Baker is the sitting Hospital Board treasurer and a Sarasota entrepreneur who founded the first company taken public in Sarasota County and served at the U.S. Treasury under two presidents, per his campaign site.

2026 priorities

Keep Sarasota Memorial public and independent, per his campaign site
Independent board oversight with no financial ties to the hospital, per his campaign site
Maintain the hospital's safety grades and financial strength, per his campaign site

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.

Reported fundraising: $3,967 (county campaign-finance filings).

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Also ran in the primary

Bill Woeltjen

Republican

Profile

Bill Woeltjen was Sarasota Memorial's chief financial officer for 12 of his 15 years at the hospital and has led nonprofit-healthcare finance since 1990, now semi-retired, per his campaign site and WSLR News.

Keep Sarasota Memorial strong, local and independent, opposing any privatization effort, per his campaign site
Keep the hospital efficient and accountable to the people it serves, per his campaign site
Keep decisions about Sarasota Memorial in local hands, per his campaign site

Campaign site →

Verify this race
Candidate roster from official Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
Cross-check with the official Florida Division of Elections, or see the full Sarasota County sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.