Cocoa Mayor Henry Parrish III (left) and Tyler Sirois, executive director of the State Attorney's Office for the 18th Judicial District, are meeting in the GOP primary for Florida House District 51. istrict 51 includes most of Northern Brevard County, including Merritt Island, Port St. John, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, and Cape Canaveral.(Photo: Provided)There has been a lot of mudslinging between the camps of Henry Parrish III and Tyler Sirois in the Republican primary for Florida House District 51. Parish is mayor of the city of Cocoa and Sirois is executive director of the State Attorney's Office for the 18th Judicial Circuit. Parrish also runs a bed-and-breakfast called the Parrish Grove Inn.For more information, check out our elections page.[1]FLORIDA TODAY will host District 51 candidates for a forum on Aug. 8. Check out our schedule. [2]The two men appear to dislike each other intensely.There were some issues with Parrish campaign signs allegedly being where they shouldn't have been, and Parrish's claim — which turned out to be false — that Sirois was once a Democrat.There even was an off-color social media posting by Parrish from seven years ago tossed in the mix. It was an issue resurrected from an earlier campaign.More: It's election season: Old dirt is flying fast and furious[3]But overall, it seems the Republican primary race between Parrish and Sirois has been relatively tame. And both appear in agreement on boilerplate political issues.Parrish calls for lower taxes and less government, a strong Second Amendment when it comes to possessing firearms and also enforcing immigration laws. His campaign literature also talks about being a strong anti-abortion advocate. He also favors pushing for greater investment in infrastructure.Parrish says he's a strong believer in school choice — giving parents “more options available to educate their children,” according to Two Republicans have eyes on the District 51 seat in GOP primary
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Cocoa Mayor Henry Parrish III (left) and Tyler Sirois, executive director of the State Attorney's Office for the 18th Judicial District, are meeting in the GOP primary for Florida House District 51. istrict 51 includes most of Northern Brevard County, including Merritt Island, Port St. John, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Rockledge, and Cape Canaveral.(Photo: Provided)There has been a lot of mudslinging between the camps of Henry Parrish III and Tyler Sirois in the Republican primary for Florida House District 51. Parish is mayor of the city of Cocoa and Sirois is executive director of the State Attorney's Office for the 18th Judicial Circuit. Parrish also runs a bed-and-breakfast called the Parrish Grove Inn.For more information, check out our elections page.[1]FLORIDA TODAY will host District 51 candidates for a forum on Aug. 8. Check out our schedule. [2]The two men appear to dislike each other intensely.There were some issues with Parrish campaign signs allegedly being where they shouldn't have been, and Parrish's claim — which turned out to be false — that Sirois was once a Democrat.There even was an off-color social media posting by Parrish from seven years ago tossed in the mix. It was an issue resurrected from an earlier campaign.More: It's election season: Old dirt is flying fast and furious[3]But overall, it seems the Republican primary race between Parrish and Sirois has been relatively tame. And both appear in agreement on boilerplate political issues.Parrish calls for lower taxes and less government, a strong Second Amendment when it comes to possessing firearms and also enforcing immigration laws. His campaign literature also talks about being a strong anti-abortion advocate. He also favors pushing for greater investment in infrastructure.Parrish says he's a strong believer in school choice — giving parents “more options available to educate their children,” according to 