2. 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

3. • 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

4. STATE OF FL SENATOR
JEFF 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

5. STATE OF FL HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE
DANA 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

6. US FL senator Bill Nelson
O Democratic party
O On the Aging, Budget and Commerce Committee
O In his third term of office
O 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

7.  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

8.  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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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