George Tom Anagnos is running for the Anastasia Mosquito Control District Board Seat 4 in the Nov. 3 general election. The nonpartisan seat has no incumbent.

Anagnos, of St. Augustine, is one of four candidates in the race. The others are Gary Howell, Jason Smith and Merrill Paul Roland, according to the St. Johns County general election candidate list. The race is open to all St. Johns County voters.

Anagnos filed his Statement of Candidate with the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections on May 20. He listed no campaign website or social media in his News4JAX voter guide response.

Candidate information

  • Name: George Tom Anagnos
  • Age: 78 (according to his voter guide response)
  • Residence: 23 Eastman St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Occupation: Former corporate and law firm business manager (according to his voter guide response)
  • Education: Bachelor's degree, master of business administration, juris doctor (according to his voter guide response)

Experience and public service

Anagnos said in his News4JAX voter guide response that he worked as a business manager in corporate and law firm settings. He also said he served as a city councilman. The voter guide response did not specify which city or the dates of that service.

On the issues

Mosquito control priorities

Anagnos said the most critical issues facing the district are pesticide resistance, erratic storm-driven flooding and fiscal accountability. He said the district must shift away from broad chemical spraying toward what he called advanced Integrated Mosquito Management. That approach, he said, would expand targeted biological controls, use drone technology for precise larvicide application in hard-to-reach coastal wetlands and increase public education on eliminating standing water at home.

Fiscal accountability

Anagnos said the district should maximize every taxpayer dollar by investing heavily in proactive prevention, which he said reduces the need for expensive emergency adulticide spraying. He also said he proposes exploring regional purchasing partnerships to optimize the budget.

All four candidates in the Seat 4 race are nonpartisan. The Anastasia Mosquito Control District serves all of St. Johns County, and every registered voter in the county will see this race on the ballot.