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Hillsborough County, FL – 2020 General Election

Posted on September 12, 2020June 21, 2022

Below is the information I found on the various candidates and constitutional amendments for the 2020 general election in Hillsborough County, Florida for my district. You can find your own…

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Hillsborough County, FL – Fall 2020 Primary

Posted on July 14, 2020June 7, 2022

In researching candidates for elections, I have taken to posting links to the information I find on my website to help others. Note, I’m a registered Democrat only so I…

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Letter to the Editor: Government of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations

Posted on September 28, 2019

While accepting “donations” for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars from lobbyists, corporations, and special interests may technically be legal for Governor DeSantis, there is no question that is…

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Letter to Stacy White, County Commissioner

Posted on September 5, 2019

Stacy White, Hillsborough County Commissioner, filed a lawsuit that is preventing Hillsborough County from improving its transportation infrastructure based on a ballot measure that was approved by 57% of voters…

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Letter to the Editor: Ashley Moody’s mixed up priorities

Posted on September 5, 2019

I find it more than a little concerning that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody wants to kill a petition drive to ban assault weapons (Ban Assault Weapons Now) but hasn’t…

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Wagging the Dog – Iran and the 2020 Election

Posted on May 16, 2019December 21, 2020

(NOTE: I submitted this to the Tampa Bay Times as an opinion piece on 5/16/2019. They didn’t publish it.) While no one can predict the future, it looks like we’re…

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Tampa Mayoral Election – 2019

Posted on January 15, 2019June 21, 2022

I often rely on the Tampa Bay Times to provide useful information on local political elections. Their coverage is usually pretty good. But they don’t always cover every election or…

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a vote against McCollum for Governor of Florida

Posted on May 12, 2010

Anyone looking for a reason not to vote for Bill McCollum for Governor of Florida? Look no further than an article in today’s St. Petersburg Times noting that, under his…

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the ticket of false hope :(

Posted on February 3, 2010

In case you missed it, President Obama came to my university, University of Tampa, last week.  He spoke mostly about the funding for high speed rail, but then took questions…

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why no email campaign?

Posted on September 15, 2009March 6, 2021

Sorry for another political post, but something just dawned on me.  I was walking through the lobby of one of the main buildings on campus and there was a student…

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