Lakeland's Jennifer Price enters race for Polk Commissioner George Lindsey's seat

A second candidate has filed to run next year for the Polk County Commission in District 1.

Jennifer Price of Lakeland has entered the race as a Republican, joining Becky Troutman. They are running for an open seat as Commissioner George Lindsey faces term limits.

Price, 46, is a program coordinator in the Education Department at Polk State College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology and Spanish from the University of Florida.

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It is the first run for office for Price, a mother of two who has lived in Polk County for most of her life. She previously worked in human resources and as an administrator for a nonprofit.

Price said she is concerned about the rapid pace of development in Polk County.

“We've experienced just record growth over the last few years in Polk, and I just really want to see us grow in the smartest way possible,” she said. “I am very concerned about what I would consider to be overdevelopment, or the fast development of Polk County. I think I'd like to see the Planning Commission do everything in their power to sort of slow down the development of residential areas, just until the state, specifically the DOT (Department of Transportation), has a chance to catch up to a level where we can better serve the people of Polk.”

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Second Republican, Lakeland's Jennifer Price, joins Polk County Commission race