Hillsborough County Commissioner Chris Boles has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
Boles will begin treatment immediately and is confident he can continue to work with minimal interruption, he said in a media release.
“While I value transparency, I intend to keep the details of my treatment private,” Boles, first elected in 2024, said in the release. “I want residents to know that I remain fully committed to serving our community.”
He shared the news on his Facebook page last week along with gratitude for support.
“My wife and I know with prayers and with God on our side we will make it through this together,” Boles wrote. “We are so blessed that it was caught very early.”