Re: U.S. House, District 11

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gee you know how to read from Sarasota's Herald Today, how quaint

"Robert L Bass" <robertbass1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> We recommend Kathy Castor
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> On Nov. 7, the vast majority of voters in Manatee County will decide
whether to send Vern Buchanan or Christine Jennings to the U.S.
> House of Representatives. But for about 12,000 voters, the ballot will
include a lower-profile, far less acrimonious race instead.
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> Republican Eddie Adams Jr. and Democrat Kathy Castor are vying to
represent U.S. House District 11, which stretches from Tampa
> through southern St. Petersburg to northern Manatee, including parts of
Palmetto and Bradenton. For the past 10 years, the seat has
> been held by Jim Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor.
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> Castor, a former attorney for the Florida Department of Community Affairs,
has served on the Hillsborough County Commission since
> 2002. She's distinguished herself by fighting for stricter ethics
standards, promoting regional cooperation, and waging a battle
> against Tampa Electric's plans to run 125-foot-tall power poles through a
Hillsborough neighborhood.
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> Castor, the daughter of former Florida Education Commissioner Betty
Castor, seems capable of stepping into a leadership role in the
> state's congressional delegation. Her goals include ethics reform on
Capitol Hill, simplifying recent Medicare reform, and enabling
> Medicare to negotiate for prescription drug prices.
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> Adams, a Temple Terrace architect, has little political experience. He
might be a more viable candidate someday, particularly if he
> continues to work to expand educational and economic opportunities in the
region's poorest neighborhoods.
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> We recommend Kathy Castor for the U.S. House of Representatives, District
11.
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