Sandelli supports Mulicka to succeed him on commission

By NATHAN MAYBERG nmayberg@breezenewspapers com

Lee County District 3 Commissioner Ray Sandelli (R-Bonita Springs), who announced last month that he will not seek re-election in 2024, has endorsed Fort Myers Republican and businessman David Mulicka to succeed him

Mulicka owns Honc Destruction Inc., a demolition and lot-clearing company He is also married to State Rep Jenna ParsonsMulicka (R-78)

Mulicka is one of two Republicans to have filed to run for Sandelli’s seat Also filing to run for the District 3 seat is Bonita Springs Republican Brian Farrar Farrar manages BCF Management Group, a land ownership consulting businesses that has been connected to land development projects in Bonita Springs Farrar also sits on the board of Bonita Springs Utilities.

Mulicka is 55 Farrar is 60

In the endorsement announcement released by the Mulicka campaign, Sandelli said he believes Mulicka “shares a very similar focus of family, conservative values, environmental stewardship, and business acumen ” Sandelli, who is a managing partner with t h e c o m m e r c i a l r e a l e s t a t e f i r m C R E Consultants, was appointed to the District 3 seat by Gov Ron DeSantis in 2019 to fulfill t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e t e r m o f t h e l a t e Commissioner Larry Kiker. Sandelli won election in 2020 to a new four-year term on the commission