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Brought new spirits to the country
Helped Civil right movement and created the Peace Core
Was in the Navy and Congress
Personal Facts*Graduated from Harvard*Wrote a book
“While England Slept”*JFK’s younger
sibling also assassinated
Influential US President: John Kennedy
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• Outlaws discrimination for suffrage *Except Gender
• Some wanted black people to have suffrage, some believed blacks were not equal and did not deserve rights
• Huge stride in Civil Rights Movement
• South did not recognize the Amendment
*Jim Crow Laws were created
THE 15TH AMENDMENT
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STATE OF FL SENATORJEFF CLEMENS
• Democratic Party
• Vice Chair of Banking and Insurance
• One term
• Involved in Voter Registration, Protest activities, and Domestic partners
• Personal information
*Born in Detroit Michigan
*Attended MSU
*Plays music
*FL Profess. Firefighters, Legislator of the Year, 2012
*Works in Energy conservation
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STATE OF FL HOUSE REPRESENTATIVEDANA D. YOUNG
• Republican party• On the Rules and Calendar Committee• Served Two terms• Involved in:
*FL False Claim Act &School Emergencies • Personal Information
*Has family history in politics*Likes to fish and hunt*Religion is Methodist *Born in Tallahassee *Attended FSU
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US FL senator Bill NelsonO Democratic partyO On the Aging, Budget and Commerce CommitteeO In his third term of officeO Key issues involved in:
*BP gulf spill*Taxes, Education, Medicare and Social Security
O Personal Facts:*Traveled to space in 1986*Wrote a book about it called “Mission”*An only child*Visited Syria and their President (against
government’s wishes)*Attended UF, Yale and University of Virginia
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Belongs to Republican party On the Appropriations committee On his sixth term Has been involved in:
*Repealing “Job-killing health act”*”No tax payer funding for abortion”
Five personal facts:*Youngest person ever elected to FL Senate*Attended USF*His aunt was first wife of Fidel Castro.*Has a wife and son* One of the founders of Congressional Hispanic
Conference
US House RepresentativeMario Diaz-Balart
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SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONER CHRISTINE ROBINSON
Associated with Republican Party On Economic Development and Government Issues
committee Her first term Key Issues involved in:
*Women and Children, family and resource
*Small businesses Five personal facts:
*Married and has 3 children
*Has a degree in Criminology
*Attended Niagara University and UM
*From North Tonawanda, New York
*Had her own private law practice
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CITY OF VENICE COUNCIL MEMBER JIM BENNETT Part of Republican Party Does not currently sit on Committee On 2nd term Key Issues involved in:
*Local Human Services Coalition*Sarasota Community Alliance
Personal Facts:* Graduated from Princeton and Stanford*Has a wife*Represents Palladium group*Was the president of the Princeton club of
Sarasota*Moved to Venice in 2006
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Key Issues:*Decrease spending, increase jobs*More on shore drilling*Private equity
Political history:*Governor of Massachusetts, CEO of Bain & Company, attended Harvard and Stanford
Personal Facts*The youngest sibling of the family*Was on the high school Pep Squad*Tremendously involved in church affiliations*His wife has MS*President/CEO of SL organizing committee for 2002 winter Olympics
Why I wouldn’t vote for him*His “traditional” views*His business techniques*Wants to privatize Gov’t agencies
Mitt Romney
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Key Issues:*Tax cuts, troop removals*Keep Social Security public *Establish a national Healthcare
Political history:*Senator of Illinois and US*Attended Harvard and was an attorney
Personal facts:*Raised by a single parent*left handed*speaks Spanish*Is Christian*Mother died of cancer
Why I would vote for him:*Supports same sex marriage*Wants to keep programs public*A major supporter in creating new energy sources
Barack Obama