Meet Florida’s oldest poll worker: 101-year-old Vera Craig

The lifelong motto of Florida’s oldest poll worker is “keep busy.”

Centenarian Vera Craig is spending primary day at the Lee County Elections Center, as she has done every day for 20 years. According to Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle, Craig, at 101, is the oldest worker at the polls in the State of Florida.

Craig looks forward to Election Day. She likes to meet new people and see old friends.

Craig said she doesn’t consider what she does as work because she likes it so much.

“You see old acquaintances. You know, sometimes it’s people you only see at elections,” Craig said.

Making friends is something Craig is good at, bringing her neighbor Janica Gucwa along to work the polls with her this year.

Craig’s civic duty also includes voting herself.

“It’s part of life, everybody should want to vote. I mean, how can you complain about something if you haven’t voted for it,” Craig said.

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