Reducing property taxes for the wealthy only?

Don Gaetz recently has been looking at a way to reduce property taxes for those affected by the Oil spill here along the Gulf Coast. Matt and I met with the property appraisers of the five coastal NW Florida counties this am. We’re working on a way to reduce property taxes on properties whose valueRead the Rest…

Gaetz Wins District 4

It was pretty much a no brainer really. Votes have been counted for today’s special general election and Matt Gaetz will serve District 4 for the rest of this legislative session – NWFDailyNews Jan Fernald entered the race late and didn’t have much exposure. So it just wasn’t destined for her to win. Congrats toRead the Rest…

Voting Tomorrow. April 13th 2010. District 4

It is time to vote for the State Representative in District 4.

Unofficial Results shows Craig Barker with a Win for the District 4 Republican Nomination. UPDATED: NWFdaily news reports Matt Gaetz win.

In the Unofficial results, Craig Barker manages to edge out Matt Gaetz by almost 100 votes. Not many votes. But there appeared to be a pretty good turn out despite what the NWFdaily news was saying earlier in the day. Craig Barker (REP) 40.35% 5,239 Matt Gaetz (REP) 39.58% 5,140 Bill Garvie (REP) 4.20% 545Read the Rest…

Time to Vote in District 4

Today is the day to Vote. Don’t forget to get out there and vote for the Republican who will run in the April Vote against the lone Democrat in the District 4 Special Election to replace Ray Sansom.

District 4 Straw Poll has Craig Barker in the Lead

A straw poll conducted at a candidate forum yesterday has Craig Barker in the lead to replace the seat vacated by Ray Sansom. Matt Gaetz had about half the votes. On March 9, 2010 the Fort Walton Beach Tea Party held a Candidate’s Forum for the Republican candidates vying to replace Ray Sansom as FLRead the Rest…

Early Voting for March 2010 Election

According to the Supervisor of Elections Early Voting for 2010 March Municipal Elections Early Voting will be available beginning Monday, February 22 and will continue through Saturday, March 6 for the March 9, 2010 Destin and Valparaiso Municipal Elections. Early Voting will be held in the Fort Walton Beach Supervisor of Elections office located atRead the Rest…

MEET THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES for District 4 Special Election

The Fort Walton Tea Party is hosting a candidate forum on Tuesday, March 9th at the Grace Tabernacle – 218 NE Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach. If you have an interest in seeing what each of the candidate has to say so that you can make an informed decision, feel free to attend. TicketsRead the Rest…

Ray Sansom resigns and State sets special election

Yes, after months of denial, Ray Sansom has resigned his seat on the Florida House. This was the right thing for him to do after his poor decision about accepting the a job at North West Florida State College. It should have been obvious months ago that he wasn’t able to do the job thatRead the Rest…

A New Half Cent Sales Tax in Okaloosa?

That’s what voters will be asked to do. Vote themselves higher taxes. It hasn’t worked in the past and probably won’t work in the future. No one wants to pay more taxes. I know many who utterly despise the way the schools collect their revenue and will not vote for anything that has to doRead the Rest…