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Candidate 2026 |
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John Houman
Books: Don’t Ban Them, Rate Them Like Movies
May 10, 1933
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What Makes You Different From Other Politicians?
This is a question I struggled with for years. The answer did not come to me in a debate hall or a strategy meeting. It came to me last May while I was sitting at my picnic table with friends. Side Joke: I was talking to Peter, telling him we were having a going away party for all our Canadian friends heading back north. He looked at me and said, “Is it a week after we leave?” If you saw Peter for the first time, you might think he was down on his luck. But once you get to know him, you find out he’s a multi-millionaire. And for some dumb reason, I caught myself wondering: Do I like him because he’s a good person, or because he’s rich? That’s when it hit me the difference between me and a lot of politicians. I looked around at my friends at that picnic table and realized something simple but important: every one of them is a giver, not a taker. Not one of them is trying to impress anyone. Not one of them is trying to buy influence. They’re just good people. Another joke: I was standing in a friend’s garage looking at his Mercedes 500 and his Bentley Azure 2 door Convertible. I asked myself, “What does he have that I do not have?” Do you know the answer? I have never owned a home with a swimming pool. That moment made me ask a bigger question, one we should all ask ourselves: Do the politicians in Washington and Tallahassee have multi-millionaire and billionaire friends because those people are good human beings… or because they have money? My friends are not in my life because of what they own. They’re in my life because of who they are. And that, more than anything else, is what separates me from the politicians who spend more time with donors than with the people they represent. Ideas For a Better Tomorrow 1 Education is the backbone of our society. A well-educated healthy individual is essential for Florida’s future! 2. Long-range planning for Agriculture, Algae Bloom, Beach Erosion, Infrastructure, Natural Habitat, Safe Drinking Water, and Saltwater Intrusion. 3.One of the greatest challenges facing Florida's Realtors and property owners is the growing influence of large institutional investors, hedge funds, and corporate real estate firms. These organizations are buying up homes, apartment buildings, medical facilities, small businesses, and insurance companies, concentrating ownership in fewer hands while driving up housing costs, rents, fees, and insurance premiums. I believe Florida should protect homeownership, encourage locally owned businesses, and preserve opportunities for independent Realtors and working families. Too often, excessive executive compensation and short-term profit motives come at the expense of consumers, employees, and local communities. I believe public policy should promote competition, affordability, and economic opportunity rather than rewarding corporate consolidation. As your State Senator, I will work to strengthen Florida's economy by supporting policies that help families achieve homeownership, protect small businesses, and ensure that our communities—not distant Wall Street investors—benefit from Florida's continued growth. 4. Reproductive Rights refer to individuals' legal and ethical rights regarding their health and decision-making. These rights encompass a range of issues, including the right to access contraception, and family planning services. They also include the right to decide whether to have children, when to have them, how many to have, and are considered fundamental human rights based on the principles of autonomy, privacy, and equality. It's a Sad Day when a woman visits her primary care doctor for Reproductive Health Care and the first person the doctor consults is a Lawyer, not a Specialist! A woman is twice as likely to die today of pregnancy problems than her mother a generation ago! 5. ATF18 or ATF21-(SDR)? I'm for Gun Safety, This is an issue of safety rather than "gun control" versus "gun rights.” We don't think of driving lessons as "car control," we can apply common sense strategies for Gun Safety. Footnote: ATF21-(SDR) stands for alcohol, tobacco, and firearms age 21. Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll. If you look at our history, a minority of do-gooders trying to legislate morality have passed prohibition laws that affect the majority while driving ATF21-(SDR) underground. ATF18: Your political beliefs are more important than Public Health and Safety!
Children are asking Politicians? I’m I Next 6. I believe in human rights, be it women's rights, gay rights, or civil rights and you should be judged as a person, not on your race, religion, color, or sexual orientation. 7. Education and Health Care. In the 80s the point when the Wealth Gap was the Smallest starting with Reagan's trickle-down economics our Politicians cut taxes for the Rich. Wall Street and Corporation have poured hundreds of millions into lobbying, PACs, and campaign coffers to rewrite the laws in their favor. Politicians have cut spending on public services to offset these tax cuts, including Education, Health Care, Infrastructure, Social Security, and Medicare. Politicians today believe in Trickle-Down Economics or as it was known in the 1890s under the name "Horse-and-Sparrow Theory". If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through on the ground for us sparrows to eat. 8. Moving Florida towards a Benefit Corporation Economy. A Benefit Corporation is a company that is legally obligated to create a specified public benefit and to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner — not solely to maximize shareholder profit. If we define a "productive" society as one where those who do the work reap the rewards, then the B‑Corp is a tool to stop the "vacuum" effect where wealth is sucked away from the factory floor and into Shareholders Swiss bank account.
Personal Opinion! Florida State Senate Treats Woman as Second-Class Citizen! The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women on October 12, 1971, and the U.S. Senate on March 22, 1972. Florida is the only state to reject the Equal Rights Amendment Four Times. Florida State House of Representatives voted to ratify the ERA on March 24, 1972, a second time on April 10, 1975, a third time on May 17, 1979, and a fourth time on June 21, 1982, and never ratified by the Senate! In 2017, Nevada ratified the ERA and Illinois followed in 2018. In 2020, Virginia's General Assembly passed a ratification resolution for the ERA. Florida's recent legislative changes are pushing medical professionals, educators, college faculty, and agriculturalists, along with their families, to either seek opportunities in other states or consider retirement, potentially leading to a workforce deficit in these critical sectors.
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Question: What is the difference between you and other politicians?
I believe it's not what you teach, it's how you teach it. Politicians are telling us What to think not. How to think! That We're Stupid while having turned a Blind Eye and a Death Ear to Public Opinion. Provide us with the facts, allowing us to make our own judgments and choices.
1. Finding out that your insurance won’t cover your wife’s hospital bills because of pre-existing conditions.
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Religious Beliefs
Question: Budget Cut Education
Answer: I remember hearing my Father say: That educated people get better higher-paying jobs and therefore pay higher taxes. Sometimes he could be outspoken. Those people must have their head up their ass when you take money away from something that produces more money.Schools should be a place where teachers enjoy teaching and students enjoy learning, not a place where students feel they are being punished. Did you know that Florida has two educational systems? Our Public Schools and Prison! Which do you want your child to learn in? Dumb Idea: Get the Politicians and TV Talking Heads Out of our public schools and listen to the teachers, principals, and P.T.A. instead! I must be a Dumb A**: Why not ask the students? They're smarter than politicians thank they are!
Questions: What is the role of government in everyday life? Questions: At Your age, Were you around for the civil rights of the 60s? Questions: Have you broken any other laws? Something to Think About Answer 1: Impact Fee: Annual 2% assessed value of any Person or group that owns 10 or more single-family homes that are not permanent residents of Florida. These groups are siphoning off money from Florida that would normally be circulated within the state. A state capital gains tax of 50% of any property bought and flipped in less than 30 days. Answer 2: Tell me what you think. Real Estate sales tax. Question 8: Advice for young people. Question 9: Do you have any hobbies or interests? . |