Wow! What a difference 43 years makes. When I was 6 years old I was visiting my Grandparents in Miami. The year was 1968 and my Grandfather, a Democrat, was watching the Republican National Convention which was held in Miami Beach. I walked past the TV and asked who where those people parading around on the TV and he said “Those are the Republicans and they are having a convention.” Next I saw these huge black and white placards bearing the faces of Richard Nixon and later Nelson Rockefeller. The next placard to come over the TV screen was this guy with slick black hair and a great smile and I asked “Who’s that?” My Grandfather replied “It doesn’t matter, he’s not going to win.”—No that guy did not win, but did win 12 years later and I got to cast my first vote as an adult when we was up for re-election in 1984– RONALD REAGAN!

Next week I will be honored to serve as one of only three delegates from Leon County. The other two being Governor Rick Scott and his wife Ann. As a grassroots Republican Conservative, I am humbled to finally make it to the SuperBowl of GOP politics. Now let me just pray for the Hurricane to stay away from the Great State of Florida!

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