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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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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