Late yesterday afternoon, I received a visit at my office from Billy Healis. Mr. Healis is a fresh, new face in the district 5, county commission race, competing as a republican. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by Mr. Healis. He seemed to take the campaign challenge facing him into stride as he answered several of my pertinent questions.
Mr. Healis grew up in Hernando County and currently works as the Community Involvement Coordinator & Training Manager for Wal Mart Distribution on Kettering Road. When I asked why he chose to run for county commission, he said he wanted the best for Hernando County citizens, mentioning the future for his children and others in our community. Mr. Healis said that he was married with two small children.
Mr. Healis stated that his schedule is very flexible at Wal Mart Distribution which would leave plenty of time to run his campaign. He also indicated that if he is successful in his bid for county commission, he will continue his employment at Wal Mart Distribution. This should not be a problem since the county commission position is considered to be part time, even though many past, and present, commissioners have used it for their full time employment.
I'm looking forward to seeing Mr. Healis in the coming months as he develops his campaign messages. It would be a refreshing change to see a republican voted into the district 5, county commission seat after many years of dominance by democrats. Historically speaking, a republican has not been elected in district 5 since 1988. Maybe this year we will see Billy Healis as the republican nominee of choice to give the democrats a run for their money!
1 comment:
Well said...he is a professional with the best interests of the community. It is nice to see a businessperson in the race..we certainly need more up there on the dais.
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