Ed Brodsky, R-Bradenton, and John Torraco, D-Sarasota, voiced their opposing views at a recent forum as the two vie for the tri-county position of state attorney for the
12th Judicial Circuit.

Brodsky, who defeated fellow Republican Peter Lombardo by 2,820 votes in the August primary, discussed the importance of education, training and experience in the position which oversees prosecutors in DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties.