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District 7 Sumter County Councilman Eugene Baten will not seek re-election

By BRYN EDDY
bryn@theitem.com

Posted 3/18/24

Eugene R. Baten, Sumter County’s District 7 Democratic councilman, will not seek re-election after 20 years of serving on Sumter County Council.

District 7 encompasses east Sumter before …

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