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Sunday, 22 August 2010
The primary election takes place on Tuesday and I'm writing to thank each and every one of you. You have  been thoughtful, helpful and generous during this rough and rugged election cycle. While other campaigns have gone to the gutter, I have chosen the high road. In the 21 months I've been in office, I have been able to accomplish many things. That's just one of the reasons I have chosen the high road!

As you move about between now and Tuesday, I'm asking you to mention my campaign to your friends.  Please send an email  (or simply forward this message) to your address book, and please talk up my accomplishments, which include:

  • Job Creation. Thousands of jobs were created when I helped pass incentives for Film, Entertainment and Television.
  • Protection of State Workforce. In the short time I have been in office, I have beaten back attempts to cut pay checks, and I worked to convince the Governor to veto bad public policy decisions in the 2009 and 2010 state budgets affecting our workforce, and I was able to get employees two extra days off over the holidays in 2009.
  • Fought against anti teacher legislation (SB6). I was the first to call for its veto.
  • Authored and passed the Sierra Club's #1 priority for 2010, a major recycling bill. (This is also a job creator, setting up Business Assistance Centers to find markets for recycled materials).
  • Protected funding for 5,000 Healthy Families.
The list is much, much longer, but you get the picture. I very much enjoy working to empower people to make their lives better and I have worked hard with a clean heart to make a difference in our state. Please let your friends know about my record and ask them to vote for me, just as I am asking for your vote.

Sincerely, Michelle
Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 August 2010 )
 
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MIchelle's Bio

  • Fairness and Respect

    We must reclaim respect and fairness for Florida's public servants and work to solve the health care crisis in Florida, particularly as it effects our most vulnerable: our children, our elderly, and our sick.

     

  • Work


    Michelle has been continuously employed as a life guard, waitress, lawyer and community college professor, helping to support her family since she was fourteen.

  • The Early Years

     
    Class President 1974
    Student Government 1974-76
    Lettered Varsity Soccer & Track Teams 1974-77
    1st New York State Key Club President
    Canandaigua Academy, NY

  • Susan B. Anthony

    Michelle grew up close to where Susan B. Anthony campaigned relentlessly for suffrage. Here is one of her favorite quotes: “It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.”
     ~Susan B. Anthony

  • Public Service

    Michelle fell in love with the founding fathers in 4th grade and has wanted to be a public servant ever since!

  • Ahead of the Curve

    Michelle developed, wrote, and oversaw the process for the Request for Proposal/Invitation to Bid for Tallahassee Community College’s venture into new learning technologies.

  • asynchronous learning

    Michelle developed and wrote content for 14 Legal Studies Program Courses offered online. Her's was the first full program to be offered completely online.  

     

     

  • Soccer

    Michelle played varsity soccer throughout her high school career and encourages her daughters to stay active.

     

  • Early Graduate

    Michelle graduated high school in just 3 years!

  • Environmental Protection

    Michelle spent 4 years as an enforcement attorney for the Department of Environmental Protection (Now DEP) before joining Tallahassee Community College.

  • Michelle Moved to Florida

    Michelle moved to Florida in 1977 to attend New College. Accepted to Cornell, her grandfather convinced her to come south.

  • Michelle attended

    New College in Sarasota. Then graduated from the University of Florida Law School.

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