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Sarasota News Leader December 28, 2012 Page 74 NOV. 20 With a number of county and municipal leaders joining members of the public to witness the proceedings, the three Sarasota County commissioners formally elected on Nov. 6 raise their right hands and take the oath of office Nov. 20. Chief Judge Andrew D. Owens Jr. of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court does the honors, with Commissioners Charles Hines, Carolyn Mason and Christine Robinson repeating the oath after him. Hines won his seat in the August primary, while Mason was unchallenged for a second term on the board. Robinson beat her Democratic opponent in the General Election to win her first full term on the commission. Then-Gov. Charlie Crist appointed her to the board in late 2010 to serve out the unexpired term of Commissioner Shannon Staub. With Robinson and Hines both from the Venice area, murmurs of excitement could be heard among South County local government officials before the ceremony even began. Commissioner Christine Robinson is joined by her husband, Eric, and their three children after the swearing-in ceremony on Nov. 20: (from left) Johnny, 7; Madi Grace, 4; and E.J., 8. Photo by Norman Schimmel Newly elected Sarasota County Commissioner Charles Hines takes the oath of office surrounded by his family: (from left) son Griffin, mother-in-law Elsie Hamrick, wife Susan, daughter Bailey, son Preston and mother Avis Hines. Photo by Norman Schimmel