Democratic Women’s Club hosts candidates for Congress and statehouse
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The Democratic Women’s Club of Sumter County hosted candidates for the U.S. and Florida Houses of Representatives.
The club welcomed three Democratic candidates on Thursday evening during its regular meeting at the Sumter County Democrats’ office, located at 300 S Main St., Wildwood. Headlining the gathering were Dan Williams, running for U.S. House of Representatives District 11; Royal Webster, also running for U.S. House of Representatives District 11; and Pamala Bivins, running for Florida House of Representatives District 52.
Williams introduced himself as an Indiana native who moved to Florida after college. He worked at Disney for 25 years before making his way to Full Sail University, where he taught computer design for mobile apps and websites for a decade. Drawing on this background, he has planned to bring education and technology to Congress.
“I was a theater kid growing up, happened to become an engineer,” he said. “So I have a techn…