Meet the Candidates in the Primary Election for City Council in District 4
Richard Carr
RICHARD CARR (Incumbent)
Age: 59
Education/degrees:
Associate in Science, Criminal Justice.
Bachelor of Public Administration. FBI National Academy, certificate.
Occupation and place of employment:
Council member, city of Cape Coral. Retired law enforcement.
Time in the district in which you are running/years of residency:
30 years.
Political experience:
Appointed as council member December 2023.
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William Matthews
WILLIAM MATTHEWS
Age: 45
Education/degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Bachelor of Science in Finance; AAS in Paralegal Studies.
Occupation and place of employment:
Financial Comptroller and Philanthropist.
Time in the district in which you are running/years of residency:
Part-time since I was a boy; Full-time since 2020.
Civic/Community involvement:
Assisting elderly in putting up shutters each year, hosting student educational activities, volunteering in environmental clean-ups, and distributing packages of water and food after Hurricane Ian, as well as removing debris from the homes of hundreds of neighbors.
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Jennifer Nelson
JENNIFER NELSON
Age: 54
Education/degrees:
Bachelors of Fine Arts.
Occupation and place of employment:
Executive director, Dress for Success Southwest Florida.
Time in the district in which you are running/years of residency:
10 years in District 4. 16 total in Cape Coral.
Political experience:
Cape Coral City Council member, District 4, 2017-2022.
Civic/Community involvement:
PACE Center for Girls, Lee County Board of Directors, 2012- present; Lee County Economic Development Horizon Council, Executive Board, 2017- 2022; Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, Cape Coral, 2020- 2022; Cape Coral Charter School Governing Board, 2017-2019; Recycle Florida Today-Board of Directors, 2011-2018. Chair, Recycling group, Florida Goodwill Association 2012.
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Robert J. Sutter
ROBERT J. SUTTER
Facebook (Facebook)
Age: 62
Education/degrees:
Master’s degree/Internet Marketing; Earned Value Management System Certificate; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification; Project Management Simulation Course; Bachelor’s degree; Business Administration.
Occupation and place of employment:
Consultant for Fortune 100 companies on Department of Defense programs; Future State Partners INC./Owner.
Time in the district in which you are running/years of residency:
More than three years.
Civic/Community involvement:
Cape Coral VFW Post #8463; Cape Coral American Legion Post #90; Cape Coral Republican Club; Lee County Republican Executive Committee (awaiting to be sworn in).
Military experience:
20 years as an Army officer.