Last night's forum, presented by the Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, was the last big event for candidates to strut their stuff before election day on November 7th. Editors, Robert Nolte and Mike Konrad, from the Hernando Today and Hernando Times, respectively, did an excellent job asking the tough questions of these candidates. Chris Pipinger, chair of the Chamber's governmental affairs committee, was exceptional as the monitor.
The presentation of Congresswoman Ginny Brown Waite was superior to that of her opponent. Ginny confidently addressed her accomplishments during her past two terms and was resolute in her determination to face the challenges of two more years as our congresswoman.
Robert Schenck tackled the tough questions by the editors easily with his well thought out campaign platform of lower taxes and insurance reform. Mr. Schenck is clearly the candidate to keep your eye on as our next state representative for district 44.
The county commission candidates fielded a host of questions, ranging from tax reduction, to ways of coping with our explosive growth in Hernando County. The candidates were fairly well matched, with the exception of district 4 race. David Russell's distinguished experience and knowledge of growth management issues proved that he is the candidate of choice in this race. In district 2, neither candidate hit a home run, so to speak, but each expounded on their platforms. Rose Rocco clearly defined her opposition of the recent milage rate reduction while Nancy Robinson voiced her support for tax relief for our citizens.
The only school board candidate worthy of our attention is John Druzbick. Mr. Druzbick gave a powerful presentation of the positive accomplishments of our school district while outlining his blueprint for the future.
Council candidate for the city of Brooksville, Lara Bradburn, displayed her firm grasp of the needs for the city's future, unlike her opponent's novice approach. Ms. Bradburn's past, and current, volunteer efforts with the city give her the experience necessary to lead the city for the next four years.
As we wind down to election day, a special thanks needs to be expressed to all the candidates who have invested their efforts in campaigning for the improvement of our community.
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I was there and agree with you. I do think that Robinson far out classed Rocco especially with her turning the issue around on the tax relief recently given to taxpayers. It definitely changed my vote. So that was a plus for Nancy no matter how you cut it. The whole event solidified my choices, especially in that particular race.
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