
LEE COUNTY, Fla.- WINK News confirms Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott will run for his position again.
Scott took charge of the sheriff’s office in 2004 and was re-elected by large margins in 2008 and 2012.
The Republican is a North Fort Myers High School grad.
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