St. Pete Times Endorses Tom McKone

It's Time for A Fresh Face in District 48

Excerpt from St. Pete Times:
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article1128181.ece

"McKone, 59, has been elected fire commissioner since 2004. He is a board member at the Palm Harbor Area Chamber of Commerce and past president of the East Lake Library board...

McKone would sponsor a bill to protect unincorporated East Lake from annexation. He opposes oil drilling in Florida waters, supports light rail for the bay area and decries recent declines in state per-pupil spending.

McKone wants education spending increased to build a better-educated work force.

Nehr, 58, also supports annexation protections for East Lake but was unable to get that legislation passed. He voted to weaken growth management laws and to force women to submit to ultrasounds before getting legal abortions. Nehr did resist pressure to support oil drilling and repeal teacher tenure, but those were rare departures from the Republican playbook.

Nehr's business, a flag shop in Tarpon Springs, has failed since his last run for office and he has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It's time for a fresh face in this district.

In House District 48, the Times recommends Tom McKone." (St. Pete Times, October 15, 2010)

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