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Comment by Jim Davis on March 10, 2011 at 9:26am

The Jim Davis for City Council was proud to participate in your process, and was humbled to garner the highest score among the candidates running for the District 12 City Council seat.

 

As you know, this was the case with your organization, as well as that of the Concerned Tax Payers organization.

 

Jim Davis

Comment by Terry Kroemer on March 9, 2011 at 5:25pm

Personally I would like to see every position where there are 2 or more people running for office have a specific recommendation from the Tea Party.  After all, a tax collector this year may be running for Mayor another year....  In some cases, the recommendation might say that the person is the lesser of two evils, and in others you might say you strongly support the candidate.   By the way, does anyone know if you are tax collector now and mayor next year, does that get you 1 or 2 pensions from the city?

Comment by Bioya1 on March 5, 2011 at 8:36pm

My thanks for providing leadership in this area.

 

My sample ballot has At-LARGE candidates. I do not see anything on the website regarding these candidates (Groups 1, 4, 5). Is this by choice or am I missing something?

 

Thanks, Bob

Comment by JL Gawlik on March 5, 2011 at 2:12pm

We also found it interesting that many who supported John Peyton are supporting Rick Mullaney. We are leaning towards Hogan. Like someone posted earlier you can NOT please everyone. We need a mayor who listens and then deals with it, while cutting costs of our city government and not raising taxes. Goodness knows a lot of tax payers' money was wasted in the past sixteen years. Each penny counts.

Comment by JL Gawlik on March 5, 2011 at 2:06pm

We just receive a card in the mail from the NRA Political Victory Fund, they are endorsing Hogan, just thought i would add to the endorsements. Also, look closely at the contributions in the Times Union this morning. Keep in mind also the endorsement from the Police and Firefighters are from the Firefighters, and Police and not their union heads. We have a pension, benefit problem in Jacksonville that is going to grow if it is NOT dealt with and we really need to vote for a mayor, that will listen to the people and roll up his sleeves and work with cutting the budget, unnecessary spending and duplicity in government departments at federal, state and local levels.

Comment by Valerie Sawyer on March 4, 2011 at 12:21pm

The medical school would be a great addition to Jacksonville and would capitalize on our strong medical community. In issues like this, if we don't move forward, we will move backwards. Shands already lost the College of Emergency Medicine a few years ago.  We should have fought to keep that - and gain other medical disciplines as well - but we didn't. If we don't foster our medical community, it will start to go away to other places. A medical school is not that big of a leap for Jacksonville. Shands is tied to University of Florida's medical program, we have residency programs at Shands as well as St. Vincent's Medical Center. We have Mayo Clinic which not only treats patients but does medical research and development as well. Jacksonville University and University of North Florida both offer pre-med programs. So, a medical school here would be a great addition.  Many of those pre-med students we are losing to other cities and states would instead be able to stay here. Keep in mind that a vibrant medical community is a huge draw for businesses and families.

Comment by Charles D White on March 4, 2011 at 10:19am

I endorsed Rick Mullaney on air on Wednesday. I told my radio audience that I was never prouder to be a Tea Party member than I am now. God bless the leadership council for having the courage of their convictions to stand up and make their choices known. They have provided a forum and dialogue that is vital during thes turbulent times now to steal a famous line "lets get to work"

Comment by Michael on March 4, 2011 at 10:13am

Thank you Leadership Team for your hard work and dedication! Not to mention all of the time and effort you put into the Endorsement Process!

As it pertains to the mayoral endorsement (which seems to be the only discussion going on here):

 

I feel you endorsed the right guy!

Mike Hogan proved he could cut taxes and get Jacksonville back on track in his questionaire, in the interview and in the forum.  His ethics even soared above the other candidates when one stooped so low as to "sling mud" and try to distort the facts!  Mike stood high above the others and said, "I stand before you as an open book. I'm not ashamed of anything I've done." 

 

Let's look at the facts:
1. Mike has streamlined the Tax Collectors budget and reduced spending over 20% in the 8 years he has served.

2. Mike, working with Gov. Jeb Bush, cut Florida taxes over $700 million while in the state legislature
3. Mike, while at SouthernBell, worked to reform the pension system while handling labor relations

4. Mike in 2007, as a member of the Taxation & Budget Reform Commission, worked to pass legislation ensuring that government does not grow faster than your personal income (the current administration that Mullaney is a part of fought and ultimately defeated this measure)
5. Mike supports TABOR, commonly referred to the Taxpayers Bill of Rights
6. Mike has been endorsed by the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County because of his record as a fiscal conservative

Where are the track records of ANY other candidate?  There are none...all they hold are empty promises and visions that, like the current administration, will ultimately cost each of us!

Again, thank you Leadership Team for your hard work for the First Coast Tea Party!

Comment by Gayla Reed on March 4, 2011 at 8:21am

After receiving many, many calls from members asking for the FCTP to "get in the game" and endorse a candidate for Mayor the leadership council and an elections team set in motion a program to find the candidate that most closely reflects the values of the FCTP. I can't begin to count the hours that volunteers spent on this task. I will not defend or debate the reasons we chose Mike Hogan as that has already been made public via this website, newspaper and television.

I will however defend Billie Tucker and the Leadership Council the FCTP. The decision to endorse Rick Scott and now Mike Hogan was not a decision that Billie made on her own. All decisions made at the FCTP are made by a TEAM of volunteers. It is no longer enough to just put information out there we must get active and work to put in office people who we believe will work for us. The endorsement was not made as a request for anyone to vote for a specific candidate. It was a statement telling you that after much contemplation and review of all of the compiled information, Mike Hogan stood out to US not just Billie as the best candidate for the job. We have always urged citizens to do their homework and cast their vote accordingly. The attacks on Billie and the FCTP made in this forum are mean spirited and certainly not deserved by any of us. I would ask those of you writing these nasty comments "how mug time have you spent in the trenches of this movement"?

Comment by ALLEN R. WILLIS on March 4, 2011 at 6:54am

Sorry to cause dissension among the group,but it does make you think and get involved. I believe the real problem lies with my opening statement "I know the mayoral candidates are a pretty poor group to choose from" Here we are again trying to pick the candidate we think will do the least damage. I would rather be supporting someone that I believe has the best interest of all citizens of Jacksonville not just there special interest. Is it time to start promoting and nominating people that owe no political machine?

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