website paid for by American Heritage<\/a>, a federal political action committee, is promoting Marceno for the 19th Congressional District seat being put up for grabs by the gubernatorial candidacy of Byron Donalds. <\/p>\n“Although we don\u2019t know anything about this \u201cDraft Marceno\u201d text, It\u2019s not a surprise people are wanting to see him continue to represent their values and voices in Congress,” the consultant, Anthony Pedicini, said in response to a text query from WGCU.<\/p>\n
Pedicini added that “The sheriff is enjoying the greatest job he\u2019s ever had. He loves President Trump and fully supports his agenda. His record of accomplishments is second to none: Crime has NEVER been lower and LCSO has an unheard-of 100 percent homicide solve rate in ’24 and in ’25.”<\/p>\n
Pedicini said that, after polling that was released a month ago, “Marceno holds his own political future in his own hands. The people of Southwest Florida love and respect their sheriff immensely and he loves them even more!\u201d<\/p>\n
Pedicini was referring to internal polling that put Marceno as a front-runner if he would enter a race for Florida\u2019s 19th District.<\/p>\n
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Pedicini poses with awards from the American Association of Political Consultants. (Courtesy: X\/@anthonypedicini) <\/p>\n
Pedicini is also listed as a partner of SIMwins, LLC, a consulting firm.<\/p>\n
Previous reports have listed committees paying SIMwins ranging from the Donald Trump-aligned Make America Great Again PAC to the Republican Party of Florida to the Friends of (Lee County Sheriff) Carmine Marceno.<\/p>\n
A 2024 report by The Florida Trident said Pedicini’s firm has counted among its individual clients former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and a slew of state Legislators, including Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills), Rep. Alex Andrade (R-Miami), and Rep. Jennifer Canady (R-Lakeland), among many others.<\/p>\n
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