>> THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST THER CAN BE FOUND HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA SO ANY TYPE OF ACT WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO SCARE FOLKS FROM GOING TO THE POLLS AND VOTING SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

>> MS. GRACE.

>> Grace Glass: ACROSS FLORIDA THERE HAS BEEN CASES OF ACTIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING WHETHER IT BE BALLOT HARVESTING, USING UPS OR THE GPS SYSTEMS TO NEGOTIATE VOTES AND BALLOTS IT HAS BEEN EVIDENT THERE IS FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY CAPPING JUST NOT IN FLORIDA BUT ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAPPENS BUT IN FLORIDA THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE, CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE THAT CANNOT VOTE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

NUMBER ONE IF YOU'RE NOT A LEGAL CITIZEN YOU CANNOT VOTE .

IF YOU ARE A FELON YOU CANNOT VOTE.

IF YOU ARE MENTALLY INCAPABLE YOU CANNOT VOTE AND UNLESS THOSE TWO ARE RESTORED YOU CAN VOTE SO WE HAVE MADE VOTING COMPLETELY ACCESSIBLE.

THE PROCESS IS OPEN TO ANYONE.

FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE BUT OUR STATE IS STRONGTO ENSURE OUR ELECTIONS ARE SECURE .

>> Tom Flanigan: A NEW TOPIC AND THIS IS ONE THAT IS NEVER OF ANY GREAT CONFLICT OR CONTROVERSY IS GUNS.

AND IF WE COULD START WITH YOU MISS GLASS AND THEN WE WILL GIVE MR. FRANKLIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

ACCORDING TO THE GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVED THERE WERE 25 MASS SHOOTINGS IN FLORIDA IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR AND IN YOUR VIEW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN FLORIDA, MISS CLASS YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS.

>> Grace Glass: ONE OF THE WAYS WE WANT TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IS TO ENSURE WE FOLLOW PROTOCOL.

IN TALLAHASSEE THERE'S A CAMPAIGN CALLED LOCK YOUR DOORS.

EVERY DAY AT 9 PM LEON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TAKES TEXT MESSAGES AND FACEBOOK POSTS REMINDING THE CITIZENS TO LOCK YOUR DOORS.

IT IS STATISTICALLY PROVEN CRIMINALS WHO UTILIZE GUNS FOR VIOLENCE WHETHER IT'S ARMED ROBBERIES OR VIOLENT CRIMES IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH BEING STOLEN OUT OF A CAR SO IF WE CONTINUE AS LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS TO DO OUR PART THE CRIMINALS WILL DO THERE BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE TO ENSURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAWS AND DOING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING .

WE HAD A CAMPAIGN SAYING LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS.

MOST OF THE CRIMES CONNECTED TO VIOLENT CRIMES AND ROBBERIES ARE FROM GUNS STOLEN OUT OF VEHICLES SO TALLAHASSEE IN PARTICULAR IS TAKING EFFORTS TO REDUCE THAT END OF THE CAMPAIGN IS EFFECTIVE.

>> Tom Flanigan: YOUR THOUGHTS MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: I BELIEVE IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT WHERE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO WEAPONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES BUT IN REFERENCE TO GUN VIOLENCE WE HAVE TO HAVE A MULTI PRONG APPROACH.

ONE IS ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH.

ONE THING WE DID IN THE LEGISLATURE IS INCREASING THE REIMBURSEMENT RATES IN MEDICAID SO I ADDRESS, THOSE TO ENSURE THERE IS MORE FUNDING .

IN GASTON COUNTY AS WELL AS THIS REGION WE'VE GOT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL BEDS HELPING TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN BRING IN THE HEALTH SPACE TO BE MORE STABLE AND IN ADDITION WE HAVE TO USE TECHNOLOGY LOOKING AT HOW WE MAKE INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY SO CRIMINALS CANNOT ACCESS WEAPONS.

ONE OF THOSE IS BIOMETRICS .

IF YOU PICK UP MY PHONE YOU CANNOT OPEN IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MATCH YOUR EYE OR FINGER SO ENSURING WE HAVE BIOMETRICS INVOLVED WHERE ONLY THOSE WHO PURCHASED THE WEAPON OR ABLE TO USE THE WEAPON IS ANOTHER WAY TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS AND IN ADDITION WE, WHEN YOU ARE IN POVERTY SOMETIMES DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES SO WE WANT TO ADDRESS THE POVERTY Flanigan: FLORIDA DOES NOT REQUIRE A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR HANDGUN PURPOSE CHASES AS POINT-OF-SALE.

IT ALL DOES DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF ITS ASSAULT STYLE WEAPONS NOR REQUIRE HANDGUNS TO HAVE CHILDPROOFING ATTACHED TO THEM SO WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THESE REGULATIONS, 60 SECONDS.

>> Gallop Franklin: WE INVEST IN THE TECHNOLOGY TOMAKE SURE WEAPONS CAN HAVE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS AND THEY ARE ABLE TO BE FIRED ACCIDENTALLY OR BY CRIMINALS AND IN ADDITION YOU DID MENTION WE NEED TO ENSURE, WHAT WAS THE OTHER PART OF THE QUESTION ?

>> Tom Flanigan: HANDGUN PURCHASES AT POINT-OF-SALE, BACKGROUND CHECKS.

>> Gallop Franklin: WE NEED BACKGROUND CHECKS ALL FIREARMS.

AS YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOOPHOLE, IF I MAKE A GUN THERE'S NO BACKGROUND CHECK THAT HAPPENS THOUGH WE NEED TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES OF BACKGROUND CHECKS TO ENSURE EVERY WEAPON EVER PURCHASED DOESN'T HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS AS WELL AND THE TYPE OF WEAPONS THAT END UP ON IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE IRAQ WAR OR WARS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIREUKRAINE OR RUSSIA MAKING SURE THOSE WEAPONS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT IN THE HANDS OF EVERYDAY CITIZENS WITHOUT EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS SO THEY HAVE THOSE WEAPONS ON THEM .

>> Tom Flanigan: MISSES GLASS YOUR TAKE.

>> Grace Glass: WHEN IT COMES TO FLORIDIANS FLORIDIANS SHOULD KNOW AND CONFIDENTLY EXERCISE THE FULLNESS OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION OF COURSE REGARDING ALSO BEARING YOUR RIGHTS.

GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, IT'S CRIMINALS WILL HAVE THE INTENTION TO HARM HONEST AND LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.

AND I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THE BIOMETRIC GUARDS.

IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT IDEA BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOUR SWEATING YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GUN AS YOU THINK YOU CAN TRY TO USE OR FINGERPRINT IF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER HAS TO USE THAT GUN THAT SECOND, THAT MOMENT COULD COST YOU YOUR LIFE SO BIOMETRICS WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS WILL NOT BE THE SAFESTWAY TO GO.

LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO RIGHTFULLY EXPRESS THEIR SECOND AMENDMENT AND I STAND TRUE TO THAT .

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>> Tom Flanigan: 32ND FOLLOW-UP STARTING WITH YOU MISS CLASS.

AN APPEALS COURT IS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FLORIDA'S MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT OF 21 TO BUY RIFLES AND LONG GUNS .

IF THE COURT STRIKES DOWN THE PROHIBITION HOW DO YOU PROPOSE RESTRICTING TEENAGERS ACCESS TO THESE KINDS OF WEAPONS ?

>> Grace Glass: IF YOUNG CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 18 YEARS OLD GET ENLISTED IN THE ARMY THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT IS RIFLE, WHAT IS LAWFUL, WHAT IS THEIR CONSTITUTION .

18 YEARS OLD YOU CAN GET A TATTOO, DONATE BLOOD .

HOW MUCH MORE TO PROTECT YOURSELF WESTERN ARE THOSE WHO WANT TO CARRY OUR LONG GUN AS YOU CALL IT MOST OF THEM ARE INTERESTED IN HUNTING, NOT SO MUCH WITH THE INTENT TO HARM ANY OF OUR CITIZENS HERE ACROSS FLORIDA OR ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Tom Flanigan: MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: THE QUESTION YOU REMEMBER I BELIEVE 2018 THERE WAS A CATASTROPHE THAT HAPPENED IN SOUTH FLORIDA WITH A LARGE SHOOTING AND AFTER THAT THE LEGISLATION INCREASED THE AGE IN FLORIDA FOR HANDGUNS TO BE 21 YEARS OLD AND OBVIOUSLY LAST SESSION THAT WAS NO LONGER A DELAY AROUND TRYING TO LOWER THE AGE WHAT YOU MENTIONED WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT THE COURT LEVELS AND OBVIOUSLY IF THEY DEEM SOMETHING UNCONSTITUTIONAL THERE THE ONES THAT INTERPRET THE LAW SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FILE WALLS AND BILLS AND ENSURE WECAN PROTECT FOLKS AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE OF THE CORRECT AGE AND CORRECT MENTAL CAPACITY TO OWN HANDGUNS AND LONG GUNS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA .

>> Tom Flanigan: 101 FINAL FOLLOW-UP MR. FRANKLIN, IN FLORIDA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ARE GUN FREE ZONES.

REPRESENTATIVE RANDY FINE SAID HE WOULD INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THIS COMING SESSION TO REPEAL THE GUN FREE DESIGNATION AND THAT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS ON CAMPUS .

HOW WOULD YOU VOTE ON SUCH A PROPOSAL AND WHITE, 45 SECONDS.

>> Gallop Franklin: BASED ON THE CURRENT IDEA I DO NOT SUPPORT GUNS AND WEAPONS ON CAMPUS BY STUDENTS THAT DO GO THERE.

OF COURSE WE HAVE UNIVERSITY POLICE THAT DO A GREAT JOB AND ARE WELL-TRAINED TO PROTECT THOUGH I DON'T IN THIS MOMENT BASED ON WHAT COMMENTS YOU MADE I DON'T SUPPORT HAVING GUNS ON EITHER UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES OR EVEN ALL CAMPUSES K-12.

>> Tom Flanigan: MISS CLASS RESOURCES DO A GOOD JOB AT DEFENDING STUDENTS, I BELIEVE THAT COMMENT CAME FROM SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROTECTION FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING BEING LOCKED DOWN IN THE LIBRARY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO RAISE SO FOR PROTECTION.

I DON'T KNOW IF I GO THAT FAR TO SAY STUDENTS WHO CARRY THEIR OWN GUNS ON CAMPUS BUT I WILL INDEED SAY SECURITY IS DOING THEIR JOB AND GOING FORWARD I WOULD SAY MORE SECURITY ON COLLEGECAMPUSES ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH INTENSITY CONVERSATIONS AND DEBATES AND THE PROTEST AND EVERYTHING IN TERMS OF THAT , THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ENFORCED SECURITY.

>> Danielle Irwin: THAT NEXT QUESTION SEGUES NICELY TO OUR NEXT TOPIC WHICH IS EDUCATION.

THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION REQUIRES THE STATE TO ESTABLISH A HIGH-QUALITY SYSTEM OF FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO OBTAIN A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION YET THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS SHOWS STUDENTS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE .

IT IS A FLORIDA PUBLIC EDUCATION ADEQUATELY FUNDED TO MEET THE CONSTITUTIONALMANDATE OF HIGH QUALITY ?

YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS .

>> Gallop Franklin: I TRULY BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS A CORNERSTONE TO SOCIAL MOBILITY AND AS YOU KNOW WITHIN MY DISTRICT WITH SCHOOLS SUCH AS MIMS AND PINEVIEW AND GASTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAVE SEEN GAINS IN THIS AREA THOUGH I DO NOT BELIEVE WE ARE FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OFF.

I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO ANOTHER 2.5 BILLION A YEAR.

WE ARE LOSING TEACHERS, VETERAN TEACHERS SUCH AS IN GEORGIA DOWN THESTREET.

GEORGIA IS 40 MINUTES FROM THIS PLACE WE ARE INTODAY AND BECAUSE THERE SAT STARTING SALARIES ARE MORE THAN WE HAVE SO WE NEED TO DO A JOB INVESTING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION TO MAKE SURE NO MATTER WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD THEY LIVE IN THEY CAN HAVE A GREAT ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HELP THEM WITH THEIR SOCIAL MOBILITY , THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION .

>> Danielle Irwin: MISS CLASS, SAME QUESTION .

>> Grace Glass: IN THE STATE BUDGET THE GOVERNOR ALLOCATED RECORD FUNDING FOR A GREATER QUALITY EDUCATION.

FLORIDA IS THE NUMBER 14 EDUCATION RIGHT NOW IN OUR COUNTY DISTRICT 8 OF GASTON COUNTY AND LEON COUNTY WE ARE FAILING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GAP AND A STAGNANT EDUCATION JOURNEY TO THIS VERY DAY.

WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE WITH THE FUNDING, IF YOU ARE A SCHOOL YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO CONVERT TO BECOME A CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT PAYING ANY RENTAL FEE FOR YOUR CHOSEN FACILITY OR PAYING ANY ADMINISTRATIVE FEE SO THERE ARE SO MANY AVENUES TO INSTILL QUALITY EDUCATION.

AGAIN FOR OUR DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR EDUCATION HAS NOT BEEN A PRIORITY .

IT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR 60 YEARS AND IF WE CONTINUE THE SAME WAY IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER TWO YEARS, ANOTHER FOUR YEARS ONCE MORE.

THIS BUDGET FROM 2024 THROUGH 2025 FOCUSING ON FLORIDA'S FUTURE WE ALLOCATED RECORD BREAKING FUNDING FOR OUR EDUCATION.

>> Danielle Irwin: MISS CLASS WERE GOING TO STICK WITH YOU FOR THE FOLLOW-UP.

FLORIDA ALLOCATED 2 BILLION FOR FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIPS .

KNOWN AS SCHOOL VOUCHERS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THIS FUNDS A PROGRAM THAT COMPETES WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR TAX DOLLARS YET THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHERE THE VOUCHERS ARE SPENT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THE CURRICULUM IN TEACHER CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS .

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SYSTEM, YOU HAVE 45 SECONDS.

>> Grace Glass: I BELIEVE PARENTS HAVE A CHOICE TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF QUALITY EDUCATION I WANT TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN AND WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY .

PARENTS HAVE ALL THE AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION CHILDREN RECEIVE AND WHAT HEALTHCARE THE CHILDREN RECEIVED AND IF THEY WANT TO OF COURSE THEIR RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND UPBRINGING SO I DO BELIEVE THE PROGRAMS AND VOUCHERS ARE FITTING TO THE FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE TO USE THOSE VOUCHERS.

AGAIN IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

IN FLORIDA YOU HAVE SEVERALSCHOOL OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM AND MOST PARENTS ARE USING THOSE DOCTORS TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN HAVE A QUALITY EDUCATION SO IF IT'S WORKING FOR THEM IS BENEFICIAL FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE SOCIETY OF FLORIDA .

>> Danielle Irwin: SAME QUESTION TO YOU MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: AS WE ARE INCREASING FUNDING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT DEREGULATING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL SO THEY CAN BE MORE COMPETITIVE .

THE VOUCHER PROGRAM IN FLORIDA HAVING OPTIONS LIKE SHE'S MENTIONED FROM CHARTER SCHOOL TO ALTERNATIVE PRIVATE SCHOOLS HAVE BENEFITED A LOT OF STUDENTS IN MY DISTRICT AND I CAN TELL YOU FOR SURE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE A VOUCHER ABSOLUTELY BEFORE CHOICE IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD CHOICE AND I'M NOT A FULL SUPPORTER OF THE UNIVERSAL VOUCHERS WHERE YOU START TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPER WEALTHY HAVING ACCESS BUT I DO FULLY SUPPORT VOUCHERS IN A LIMITED WAY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE WHO CAN SUPPORT IT AND THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE THE MEANS, MAYBE MOM WORKS FOR PUBLIX HOW DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS STOP PITTING THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER AND PAYING TEACHERS WELL AS WELL AS GIVING PEOPLE OPTIONS TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

>> Danielle Irwin: ONE FINAL FOLLOW-UP ON THIS TOPIC AND MR. FRANKLIN WILL START WITH YOU.

IN 45 SECONDS PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS .

LAST YEAR LAWMAKERS BAND DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND MANDATED PROFESSORS BE REVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS WITH NO APPEAL PROCESS .

FACULTY PROTESTS THE MEASURE IMPACTS ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY.

DO THE PROVISIONS OF THE 2023 HOUSE BILL 999 NEED TO BE RECONSIDERED?

>> Gallop Franklin: I WAS AGAINST THAT HOUSE ON THE FLOOR AND IN COMMITTEE SO I DON'T SUPPORT HB 999.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAINTAIN OUR ABILITY TO BE THE BEST SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY AS A STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SO WE SAW APPLICATIONS DECLINE.

WE SEE NOW PROFESSORS LEAVING FLORIDA BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING RESPECTED AND MORE SO POLITICS ENTERING THE CLASSROOM TOO OFTEN SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHAT AC 999 HAPPENED.

DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IS ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HOW DO YOU APPROACH THAT IN A WAY WHERE OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING FOR A JOB WHERE NOT SAYING TO HIRE SOMEONE THAT IS NOT THE BEST AT THE JOB, BUT ALSO CONSIDER OTHER APPLICANTS AS WELL SO IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN OBVIOUSLY IF WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BEST PERSON ALWAYS GETTING THE JOB AND SOMEONE GETTING IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW SOMEONE IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.

>> Danielle Irwin: THANK YOU .

EXCUSE ME, MISS GRACE I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, 45 SECONDS.

>> Grace Glass: REPEAT THE QUESTION.

>> Danielle Irwin: LAWMAKERS BAND EQUITY INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND MANDATED TENURES FOR PROFESSORS BE REVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS WITH NO APPEAL PROCESS .

FACULTY PROTESTS THE MEASURE IMPACTS ACADEMIC INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY.

THROUGH THE PROVISIONS OF THE HOUSE BILL 999 NEED TO BE RECONSIDERED?

CLASS HOUSE BILL 999 PRIORITIZES AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE QUALITY EDUCATORS, QUALITY PROFESSIONALS AND PROFESSORS IN UNIVERSITIES SO YOUR JOB IS TO IN SURE THESTUDENTS YOUR LEARNING , YOUR TEACHING THAT YOU'RE GIVING THEM THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THEY NEED.

THAT'S OUR ONLY PRIORITY AS EDUCATORS.

YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THE STUDENTS, SEE THEIR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND THEIR WEAKNESSES AND AS AN EDUCATOR AND A PROFESSOR THAT'S YOUR SOUL JOB TO DO .

ANYTHING BEYOND THAT I STEPPING OVER THE LINE .

OUR PRIORITY IN HOUSE BILL 999 IS QUALITY EDUCATION FIRST .

IF WE TRULY WANT TOPRESERVE FLORIDA AND OUR NATION WE NEED TO BE A QUALITY EDUCATION WHERE IT RIGHTLY BELONGS AND THAT BILLDOES JUST THAT .

>> Danielle Irwin: THANK YOU .

>> James Call: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, MISS GRACE YOU WILL GO FIRST.

NEW YORK TIMES PAUL IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO LIMIT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE WITH ABORTION IS FALLING SHORT OF THE NEEDED 60% OF THE VOTE TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON AMENDMENT 4?

DO YOU SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL AND WHAT ROLE SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE TAKE IF THE AMENDMENT PASSES OR FAILS?

>> Grace Glass: ALL OF US HAVE ONE CREATOR, ALL OF US WERE CREATED BY GOD .

AMENDMENT 4 DOES NOT DEFINE VIABILITY .

IT DOES NOT DEFINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS .

IT DOES NOT DEFINE GIVING PERMISSION TO EVEN GIVE YOUR CHILD CONSENT TO HAVE AN ABORTION.

OUT OF ALL THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT EVEN POSSIBLE THIS ONE PARTICULAR AMENDMENT IS GIVEN ACCESS FOR MINORS TO HAVE AN ABORTION WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS CONSENT .

THAT'S GOING A BIT FAR.

TOO FAR IF YOU ASK ME.

MY STANCE ON HIS AS FLORIDIANS WE ARE A PROFAMILY STATE .

BEYOND JUST TAX FREE BABY ITEMS, EVEN OUR ADOPTION REGULATIONS HAVE SHIFTED WITHIN THE SUMMER .

NOW ANY PERSON WHO WANTS TO ADOPT IF YOU ARE HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER, STATE EMPLOYEE, THERE'S FINANCIAL INCENTIVES.

YOU CAN RECEIVE $10-$25,000 IF YOU WERE TO RECEIVE A CHILD THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO PLACE IN A HOME SO FLORIDA IS A PROFAMILY STATE .

I SUPPORT THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROFAMILY STATE.

>> James Call: MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: IN 2023 WHEN THE SIX WEEK BANDPASS I DEBATED AGAINST IT ON THE FLOOR, VOTED AGAINST IT AS WELL .

WE'VE GONE TOO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO THE ABORTION BAN .

RIGHT NOW SIX WEEKS IS A LIMIT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ABORTION AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BALLOT I WILL VOTE FOR IT AND AFTER THAT WE CAN SET UP DEFINITIONS TO ENSURE ABORTIONS ARE HAPPENING IN A SAFE WAY.

I BELIEVE THAT BETWEEN A WOMAN HER DOCTOR AND HER GOD AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO ROLE WITHIN THAT SPACE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ABORTION SPACE.

>> James Call: WITH AMENDMENT THREE WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RECREATIONAL MERRILL AMENDMENT?

WILL YOU BE VOTING FOR IT, WHY AND WHY NOT?

>> Gallop Franklin: I'M GOING TO BE VOTING FOR AMENDMENT THREE WHICH IS THE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA.

SINCE THE MID-90S AT ONE POINT IN TIME MARIJUANA WAS CRIMINALIZED IN A WAY TO THROW A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND BARS WHO WEREN'T VIOLENT CRIMINALS SO THIS IS A STEP TOWARDS DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA.

I'VE NEVER SMOKED MARIJUANA, I'M NOT A PARTICIPANT OF THAT IN ANY WAY BUT I SUPPORT PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS TO DRUGS THAT AREN'T LACED WITH FENTANYL .

AS YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS NOW GETTING MARIJUANA LACED WITH FENTANYL THAT'S KILLING THEM SO THIS IS A WAY TO BRING REGULATORY OVERSIGHT TO THAT SPACE TO MAKE SURE NO ONE CAN PASS AWAY FROM THOSEKIND OF SITUATIONS .

>> James Call: MISS GRACE.

>> Grace Glass: MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS .

BUT FOUR YEARS AGO IN 2025 FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION FOUND 25% OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS ALL TURNED OUT TO BE POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA IN THEIR SYSTEM.

MARIJUANA THE USE OF IT WILL NOT BE A BENEFIT TO SOCIETY OR FLORIDA.

AND FURTHERMORE IN AMENDMENT THREE THAT PARTICULAR AMENDMENT IS ONLY GOING TO BENEFIT THOSE LARGE PRODUCERS OF MARIJUANA, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROFIT FLORIDA AS A WHOLE AS MOST INDIVIDUALS THINK .

MOST THINK I CAN GO IN MY BACKYARD, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE .

THAT AMENDMENT PASSING WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO FLORIDA.

>> James Call: ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND STAYING WITH YOU MISS GRACE IT'S ABOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEBATE WITH AMENDMENT THREE AND A AMENDMENT FOUR.

WHAT YOU THINK OF THE GOVERNOR'S ROLE IN FUNDING THESE AMENDMENTS AND MARSHALING STATE AGENCIES AGAINST THEM?

>> Grace Glass: AGAIN FLORIDA IS A PROFAMILY STATE.

IF IT'S GOING TO PROFIT THE FAMILY FOR STABILITY ECONOMICALLY EDUCATIONALLY AND SO ACTUALLY WE WILL GO FORWARD.

FLORIDA'S FAMILIES ARE MEANT TO BE HAPPY HEALTHY AND HELPFUL TO THE SOCIETY SO THE GOVERNOR'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN STRONG ON AMENDMENT 3 AND 4 AND I'M IN ALIGNMENT WITH HIM AND HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB ENSURING WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE BEFORE MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: AS PUBLIC SERVICE WE GET ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA AND WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE PERSONAL OPINIONS BUT WE ARE SENDING ITEMS TO THESE, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE .

AND IF I WERE GOVERNOR I WOULD NOT USE RESOURCES NOR AGENCIES TO TRY TO PUSH MY PERSONAL AGENDA.

I THINK EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT ENSURING IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS YOU CAN RAISE DOLLARS AND RAISE FUNDS LIKE YOU DO FOR A CAMPAIGN AND EDUCATE FOLKS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING BUTUSING AGENCIES TO BULLY OR SCARE FOLKS INTO WHAT YOUR PERSONAL BELIEFS ARE I WOULD NOT DO IT IF I WERE THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA .

>> Danielle Irwin: WE RECENTLY LEARNED OF PLANS TO OPEN STATE PARKS TO MORE RECREATIONAL VENTURES SUCH AS GOLF COURSES AND RESORT STYLE ACCOMMODATIONS .

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN STATE PARKS TO OFFER MORE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES .

IN 60 SECONDS, MR. FRANKLIN WE WILL START WITH YOU.

>> Gallop Franklin: THERE WAS AN AGENCY TRYING TO EXPLORE WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE A FEW GOLF COURSES OPENING UP ON RESERVE PARKS HERE IN FLORIDA AND AS YOU KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PRESERVATION AND WE DO HAVE PARKS THAT ARE GOING TO PRESERVE NATURE.

I'M NOT IN SUPPORT AT THIS TIME, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLANS BUT I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF CHANGING ANYTHING WHEN ITCOMES TO THE STATE PARKS IN FLORIDA .

>> Danielle Irwin: MS. GLASS.

>> Grace Glass: WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO PRESERVE OUR LAND.

WE HAVE TOURISTS COME HERE BECAUSE OF OUR STATE FORESTS .

OUR VISITORS ENJOY IT AND WE SHOULD MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT IN PLACE .

WE HAVE WILDLIFE OUT THERE.

WE ENJOY OUR FISHING, OUR HUNTING AND RESORTS AND WE SHOULD KEEP IT AS AN ENJOYMENT TO OUR VISITORS.

>> Danielle Irwin: THANK YOU.

>> Tom Flanigan: THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WORLD-FAMOUS LIGHTNING ROUND WHERE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS IN A VERY TERSE MANNER, LIKE ONE SENTENCE AND POSSIBLE ONE WORD OR AT LEAST A SHORT PHRASE AND WE WILL START WITH YOU MISS GLASS AND MR. FRANKLIN.

WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET AT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AND WHY?

>> Grace Glass: ITS TRUMP.

>> Tom Flanigan: MR. FRANKLIN .

>> Gallop Franklin: I AM VOTING FOR PRESIDENT HARRIS.

SHE HAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE PLAN ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AS WELL SO I'M A PROUD SUPPORTER OF KAMALAHARRIS.

>> Tom Flanigan: DO YOU BELIEVE JOE LIED AND WON THE ELECTION IN A FAIR MANNER AND WHAT IS YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION ?

>> Gallop Franklin: I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS IN AMERICA.

THERE ARE FEW TIMES IN MY LIFETIME I'VE EVER SEEN A SCENARIO WHERE THE OUTCOME WAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF SOME TYPE OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF 2000 HERE IN FLORIDA WITH THE BUTTERFLY BALLOTS BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN FAIR SO FOR SURE IN 2020 JOE BIDEN WON THE PRESIDENTIALELECTION .

>> Tom Flanigan: MS. GLASS.

>> Grace Glass: THE REASON I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR TRUMP IS BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020 WE HAVE HAD NO WARS ACROSS THE SEAS.

THERE WAS PEACE IN OUR STATE, PEACE HERE IN OUR COUNTRY.

IT BROUGHT A UNIFIED MEANING OF WHAT IT MEANT TO BE A TRUE AMERICAN AND HE'S DONE IT BEFORE AND HE'S GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, BRINGING BACK A STRONGER ECONOMY BECAUSE IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT US AS AN INDIVIDUAL, PLACING AMERICA BACK ON ITS GLOBAL STAGE AS LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS UNDER THE BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION WE HAVE LOST RESPECT, WE HAVE FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THAT CANNOT HAPPEN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS .

>> Tom Flanigan: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP DID HE GET THE I BELIEVE THIS ELECTION SHOULD BE CAREFULLY MONITORED .

THERE WAS SCRUTINY, FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENED IN 2020 AND IT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED IN THE 2024 ELECTION THOUGH I AM ENCOURAGING THE POLL WORKERS, POLL WATCHERS GET INFORMED AND ACTIVE ON THE POLLS .

FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES HAPPEN.

WE CAN'T ACT AS IF WE HAVE A FULLY SECURE ELECTION CYCLE BECAUSE WE DON'T IN AMERICA.

OUR ELECTION IS ALWAYS EVOLVING, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BENEFICIAL FOR AMERICA SO WE NEED TOENSURE WE HAVE A SECURE ELECTION.

I DO NOT BELIEVEOUR ELECTIONS ARE FULLY SECURE WITHIN THIS COUNTRY .

>> Tom Flanigan: STAYING WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT IF YOU COULD AN ACT OF FLORIDA LAW ABOUT ELECTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE WHAT WOULD IT BE ?

>> Grace Glass: ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN DISTRICT 8 WE HAVE 200 CHURCHES IN DISTRICT 8 AND WE'VE SEEN ACTIVE SHOOTERS RUNNING INTO CHURCHES .

I AM A OPPONENT OF FAITH, THERE ARE SEVERAL FAITH COMMUNITIES THAT NEED TO BE PROTECTED.

THERE ARE OUR PASTORS, RABBIS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE NOT DEFENDED ENOUGH AND NOT MANY POLITICIANS ARE SPEAKING UP FOR THEIR DEFENSE.

I WANTTO ENSURE RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE SAFE TO WORSHIP IN PEACE ON SUNDAY MORNINGS .

>> Tom Flanigan: MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: I THINK THAT QUESTION WAS AROUND Gallop Franklin: I NEED I BELIEVE WE NEED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX.

IF I WAS BORN HERE AS A US CITIZEN WHY DO I HAVE TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

THERE SHOULD BE A DATABASE THAT KNOWS IF I WAS A CRIMINAL AT SOME POINT, TELLS YOU WHAT YOUR AGE IS AND IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR I BELIEVE WE SHOULD DO ALL WE CAN DO TO EXPAND THE ABILITY TO VOTE AND I ALSO WONDER WHY ELECTIONS ARE ON TUESDAY.

IT'S HARD TO GET OFF ON A TUESDAY AND VOTING MIGHT BE JUST ONE WEEK, SOMETIMES TWO SO WE NEED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE BALLOT BOX.

FOR OUR DEMOCRACY TO WORK WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

>> Tom Flanigan: IS THERE A FLORIDA LAW YOU WOULD VOTE TO INVALIDATE THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD?

>> Gallop Franklin: FOR SURE, THE ABORTION BAN AT SIX WEEKS.

I WOULD INVALIDATE THE SIX-WEEK BAND, I WOULD DO THAT TOMORROW.

>> Tom Flanigan: MS. GLASS, WHAT WOULD YOUINVALIDATE IF YOU COULD?

>> Grace Glass: I WOULD INVALIDATE THE LAW IN REGARDS TO WHAT WOULD POSSIBLY BECOME A REALITY COMING UP THIS CYCLE WITH AMENDMENT 4 PASSING .

I'M READY TO FIGHT AGAINST THAT PARTICULAR BILL IF IT WERE TO PASS BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE STRONG LAWS IN PLACE.

OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WE'VE HAD A STRONG ECONOMY, STRONG EDUCATIONAL FORCE AND WE ARE REALLY IN A STRONG DIRECTION FOR FLORIDA CONTINUING TO BE THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY.

WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT SO THERE IS NO LAW THAT COMES TO MIND THAT WOULD INVALIDATE .

I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND IMPROVE UPON THE EXISTING LAWS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.

>> Tom Flanigan: FROM THE POLITICAL TO THE PERSONAL MISS CLASS, WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR BIGGEST SINGLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY?

>> Grace Glass: MY DEDICATION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

IN BREVARD COUNTY I WAS AWARDED BEING THE MOST DEDICATED IN THE YOUTH CRISIS CENTER CALLED CROSSWINDS IN FLORIDA .

I WAS DEDICATED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND I EXPERIENCED SO MANY CHILDREN WHO CAME FROM DRUG ADDICT HOUSEHOLDS LIKE THE FAMILIES ACROSS DISTRICT 8 SO ME POURING OUT MY HEART TO MOTHERS, FATHERS AND CHILDREN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY GREATEST JOY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT FOR THE FAMILIES ACROSS DISTRICT 8.

>> Gallop Franklin: THERE'S SO MANY THINGS WE DO EVERY DAY TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GADSDEN COUNTY AND I CAN TALK ABOUT THE TIME I HELP STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF BECOMING PHARMACISTS .

I CAN TALK ABOUT THE TIMES IN HOSPITALS BEING THERE IN NEED FOR PEOPLE MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS AT THE CROSSROADS OF LIFE AND DEATH AND ME BEING ABLE TO HELP THEM BECOME HEALTHY AGAIN.

I CAN TALK ABOUT TIMES AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRINGING RECORD FUNDING TO THE DISTRICT AREA WERE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL, $60 MILLION AND IN ADDITION TO THAT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, MY KIDS HAVE 1.1 MILLION, BUILDING A NEW BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SO WE INVEST IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND I'M THE FOUNDER OF A LOCAL NONPROFIT BACK IN 2009, I SERVED ON DIFFERENT BOARDS SO MY WORK HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY MY ENTIRE LIFE HAS BEEN ABOUT HELPING EVERYDAY FOLKS EVERY DAY TO WHAT I WHEN I WAKE UP EVERY DAY I THINK WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.

>> Tom Flanigan: MR. FRANKLIN LET'S STAY WITH YOU AND THIS IS A DIFFICULT QUESTION GIVEN THE TIMES .

FLORIDA WAS IN A PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS BEFORE THIS SEASON AND WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHATIT WILL BE BY YEARS END .

DO YOU THINK IT'S OKAY THAT GOVERNMENT OWNED TAXPAYER-FUNDED CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANY CARRIES MORE POLICIES ON MORE FLORIDA HOMES THAN ANYOTHER INSURER ?

>> Gallop Franklin: THE CHALLENGE ON AS YOU KNOW WHEN CITIZENS HAVE THE MAJORITY OF POLICIES IT MEANS THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OTHER POLICYHOLDERS ARE ON THE HOOK SO WE NEED TO EXPAND THE RISK PORTFOLIO AND THAT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPANIES IN FLORIDA THAT OUR REGIONAL COMPANIES WITHOUT A LOT OF NATIONAL BUSINESS .

YOU HAVE BUSINESSES IN TEXAS OR MICHIGAN SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SPREADING THE RISK AND THE CITIZENS ONLY HAS INSURERS WHO ARE TYPICALLY NEAR THE COAST AND THOSE WHO CAN'T FIND INSURANCE SO THAT IS THE CHALLENGE IN FLORIDA .

OBVIOUSLY IT'S WHERE WE ARE WHEN IT COMES TO THE MARKETPLACE .

THE ONLY OTHER OPTION IS FOR EVERYDAY FOLKS THAT PAY A TON OF MONEY INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR SO CITIZENS IS PLAYING A ROLE TO KEEP INSURANCE AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE BUT IT DOES CAUSE A LOT OF RISKS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS IN FLORIDA.

>> Tom Flanigan: MS. GRACE.

>> Grace Glass: COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE QUESTION?

>> Tom Flanigan: IS IT OKAY THE TAXPAYER FUNDED CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION INSURERS OR FLORIDA HOMESTHAN ANY PRIVATE INSURER ?

>> Grace Glass: MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS TO ENSURE FLORIDIANS ARE BEING CARED FOR AND MADE A TOP PRIORITY .

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE INSURANCE COMPANIES LEAVING FLORIDA BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT HURRICANES COMING TO OUR AREA ARE SO RIGHT NOW AGAIN LORETTA SHOULD BE A PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO GUARDING OUR HOMES, ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IS IN PLACE FOR HOMEOWNERS .

THE GOVERNOR ONCE MORE AND LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED RECORD FUNDING TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IS IN PLACE FOR HOMEOWNERS, ENSURING THAT INSURERS CAN COMPETE WITH MARKETS, ENSURE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE BETWEEN WHAT IS THE BEST PARTICULAR MEASUREMENTS FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR HOME INSURED.

AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO THE FOCUS ON THE FLORIDA BUDGET, THEY ALLOCATED SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ENSURE FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS ARE SECURE IF THEIR HOME WAS TO EXPERIENCE A NATURAL DISASTER.

>> Tom Flanigan: LET MISS GRACE, LET'S STAY WITH YOU.WE HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, THE LEGISLATURE'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN TO MAKE MORE MONEY AVAILABLE TO BUILD MY MULTI FAMILY UNITS .

IS THERE ANYTHING LAWMAKERS CAN DO TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE WORKING FLORIDA FAMILIES WITH A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $67,000 CAN AFFORD?

60 SECONDS.

>> Grace Glass: I THINK THE BIG BAND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ARE WORKING VERY WELL LIKE THOSE IN LEON COUNTY TO ENSURE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES HAVE ACCESS TO A BRAND-NEW HOME .

I BELIEVE WITH LEON COUNTY AND GADSDEN COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS AND THE INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS ATTRACTING NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN GADSDEN COUNTY WE CAN ENSURE HOMES ARE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL FAMILIES ACROSS THE DISTRICT KNEW FOR A BIG BAND HAS SEEN FUNDING TOENSURE OUR FAMILIES HAVE A HOME TO RETURN TO .

>> Tom Flanigan: THANK YOU, MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: AS YOU KNOW THERE'S LAWS WE PASS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND ALSO AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES EVEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELPS FUND AS WELL.

THERE IS A PROGRAM I'VE BEEN HELPFUL WITH TO MAKE SURE IT COMES TO FRUITION SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE IT'S HAPPENING WITH ALL AVAILABLE LAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TRIED TO HELP INCREASE INVENTORY.

IT'S SIMPLE ECONOMICS, WE TALK ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND SO WHEN YOU HAVE 15 PEOPLE BIDDING ON ONE HOME THAN THE PRICE OF A HOME WILL GO UP BECAUSE THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND IS SO GREAT SO WE HAVE THINGS IN PLACE SUCH AS BEING ABLE TO EXPEDITE PERMITS, BEING ABLE TO ALLOW THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE DOWNPAYMENTS BASED ON WHAT PEOPLE CAN ALSO MAKE SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF PROGRAMS WE HAVE.

NEW PROGRAMS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING MORE INVENTORY TO THE SPACE TO ENSURE WE GET MORE INVENTORY TO HELP US WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND IN ADDITION WE DO KNOW THERE'S ALREADY THE ABILITY TO BRING IN SOMEFEDERAL DOLLARS TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING PROJECTS .

>> Tom Flanigan: ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP AND I'LL STAY WITH YOU MR. FRANKLIN .

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE GROWING NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE?

>> Gallop Franklin: FOR SHORT MENTAL HEALTH IS TYPICALLY AT THE CORNERSTONE OF HOMELESSNESS .

OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE END UP HAVING DIFFICULT MOMENTS IN TIME THAT THEY SOMETIMES MAY SOMEWHAT GIVE UP ON WORKING OR ARE NOT AS EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD IN LIFE SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE MENTAL HEALTH APPROACH.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE EXPENSIVE.

THERE'S NO INSURANCE COMPANY INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICARE OR THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT REIMBURSE AT THE LEVELS WE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED SO IN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS INVOLVED IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IT'S A COST TO THE BOTTOM LINE.

EVEN IF YOU'RE A NONPROFIT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU STAY OPEN SO WE NEED TO HAVE GREAT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO HELP IN THAT SPACE AND HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE WHERETHEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO JOBOPPORTUNITIES SO IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING FOR NOW BUT THEY CAN DEVELOP INTO A GREAT LAW-ABIDING PRODUCTIVE CITIZEN IN THE FUTURE .

>> Tom Flanigan: MISS GRACE, HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE GROWING NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ?

>> Grace Glass: BOTH OUR PARENTS WERE DRUG ADDICTS SO MENTAL HEALTH ISN'T THE ONLY WAY MAYBE PEOPLE BECOME HOMELESS.

IT'S ALSO A RESULT OF DRUG ADDICTION.

MY PARENTS MET AT A REHAB CENTER, MY FATHER WAS THE OWNER AND MY MOTHER CAME IN TO BE A SECRETARY AND I CAME OUT OF THE DEAL SO THE HOMELESS CRISIS NEEDS TO BE APPROACHED WITH PROVIDING IN AN OUTSIDE PATIENT SERVICES FOR THE POPULATION.

IN CALIFORNIA THE WAY THE PARTICULAR CRISIS IS HAVING THEIR THE CITIES OF SAN FRANCISCO, THEIR TARGET FOR HOMELESSNESS WAS TO ENSURE CITIES HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP A PARTICULAR FACILITY TO GIVE SERVICES TO THOSE STRUGGLING ON THE STREETS WHETHER IT BE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, FIND SKILLS, SOMETHING TO GET THEM OFF OF THE STREETS AND INTO A HOMEAND GIVING THEM THE RESOURCES TO BE CLEAN .

IT HAS TO FIRST ADDRESS THE SYMPTOMS ON WHY THEY BECAME HOMELESS.

IT ONE PART MENTAL HEALTH AND THE OTHER PART IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE THOUGH THE OTHER PART IS JUST INSANITY THOUGH KNOWING WHAT TO TARGET, THE ROOT CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS IS THE FIRST STEP TO ENSURING HOMELESSNESS IS REDUCED ACROSS FLORIDA.

>> James Call: LET'S STAY ON THE HOME FRONT.

DISTRICT 8 BEING HOME TO THE FOURTH DISC ZIP CODE AND THE DISTRICT'S POVERTY LEVEL IS DOUBLE THE STATE AVERAGE WHILE THE MEDIAN INCOME IS ABOUT A THIRD LESS THAN THE STATE AVERAGE SO HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT CREATE JOBS AND BRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRICT 8 SPECIFICALLY, 60 SECONDS MISS CLASS, LET'S START WITH YOU.

>> Grace Glass: ONCE MORE DISTRICT 8 HAS BEEN UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE FOR 60 YEARS AND WE'VE RECEIVED RECORD FUNDING,SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT THE DIFFERENCE BEING MADE .

PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE BUT THE DIFFERENCE HAS NOT BEEN MADE TO SAY THAT THEY'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ONE OF MY IDEAS IS TO IMPLEMENT THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT OF 2017 TO SIT DOWN WITH GADSDEN COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS AND DEVELOP A CLEAR AND CONCISE PLAN ON HOW WE CAN GET CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT BACK INTO GADSDEN COUNTY AND LEON COUNTY.

TWO CENTURIES AGO IT USED TO BE THE ENVY OF THE NATION, AND THE OF THE STATE.

GADSDEN COUNTY HAS BEEN DEPLETED , SEVERAL HOMES UNINHABITABLE .

NO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT SO I BELIEVE THAT FIRST PRIORITIZING A CONCISE CLEAR PLAN THAT IS POSSIBLE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS DISTRICT 8 AND THERE'S ONE IN GADSDEN COUNTY.

WE NEED TOBRING IN MORE ZONES ACROSS DISTRICT 8 .

>> Tom Flanigan: MR. FRANKLIN.

>> Gallop Franklin: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS AT THE CORNERSTONE OF THAT AN EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN COMPANIES COME TO YOUR DISTRICT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A TALENT PIPELINE OF HIGHLY SKILLED INDIVIDUALS SO OBVIOUSLY WE START THINKING ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS REALLY WHERE YOUR PASSION SHOULD LIVE AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION HAPPENING IN THIS SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET GAINFULLY EMPLOYED WHETHER IT BE IN BOLD OR HVAC AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE KEEP MONEY IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS.

IT'S HARD TO WORK FOR MINIMUM WAGE AND YOU GET YOUR CHECK AND IS ALMOST A THIRD OF ALREADY GONE BECAUSE OF TAXES TO WHAT I WANT TO IMPLEMENT IS THE WORKING PEOPLE TAX CREDIT WHERE IF YOU'RE WORKING TWOAND THREE JOBS THE ONLY TAX YOU SHOULD PAY IS ON YOUR FIRST FULL-TIME JOB AND ON YOUR SECOND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME KIND OF TAX CREDIT BACK TO SAY YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD YOU SO YOU CAN KEEP THOSE DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET .

BRINGING IN COMPANIES OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND LOOKING HOW WE CAN ENSURE PEOPLE KEEP THEIR TAXES IN THEIR POCKET WHEN THEIR WORKING FAMILIES.

>> James Call: WE WILL STICK WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS.

FLORIDA IS A DIVERSE STATE, VERY WEALTHY IN SOME SECTIONS, POOR IN OTHERS AND WHAT SKILLS WOULD YOU IDENTIFY THAT YOU POSSESS THAT WOULD ENABLE YOU TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING DIVERSE GROUPS TOGETHER AND BE AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR DISTRICT 8.

>> Grace Glass: THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE AISLE TO GET BILLS PASSED AND BRING MONEY HOME .

WE HAVE A DIVERSE BACKGROUND FROM HEALTHCARE SPACE, BUSINESS AND ALSO MDA, OBVIOUSLY I'M AN EDUCATOR AND I DO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS BETWEEN HERE AND JACKSONVILLE SO THERE'S DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN LIFE GROWING UP DOING KARATE OR GYMNASTICS, I WAS A GYMNAST AS WELL SO WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET BILLS PASSED THAT I SPONSORED INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IT REALLY BENEFITED US TO BE ABLE TO BRING FOLKS TOGETHER TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD.

>> James Call: MISS CLASS I HAVE BEEN A PART OF INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES AND SISTER CITY IN REGARDS TO ISRAEL SO FOR YEARS I'VE ALWAYS COMMUNICATED WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR RACE AND IN INDUSTRY AND WORK SO IT'S A MATTER OF COMMUNICATION.

IT'S A MATTER OF COMING TOGETHER FOR ONE COMMON CAUSE THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER TO MOVE THE PEOPLE FORWARD SO THE DIVERSITY WORKFORCE IS ENCOURAGED.

I'VE DONE IT MANY TIMES AND I CALL MYSELF A SPECIALIST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION THOUGH HAVING ONE GOAL IN MIND AND EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDING THAT PLAN IS OPEN TO DIVERSITY ACROSS THE BOARD.

>> James Call: ONE QUESTION FOR BOTH OF YOU, 45 SECONDS.

WHAT BILLS WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILE FOR THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT THE DISTRICT, MISS CLASS MY NUMBER ONE BILL WOULD BE TO ENSURE FIRST THE CHURCHES ACROSS DISTRICT 8 ARE SECURE BECAUSE MOST OF THESE COMMUNITIES FAITH IS ALL THEY HAVE.

THEY DON'T HAVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, THEY DON'T HAVE QUALITY EDUCATION .

IT'S NOT PRESENTLY THERE.

TO ENSURE THAT PASTORS, THEIR CONGREGATIONS ARE SAFE, THAT THEY CAN WORSHIP IN PEACE IS MY TOP PRIORITY .

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT COME INTO PLACE AND I'VE SPOKEN TO VOTERS THAT EXPRESSED THEIR SAME CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO VIOLENCE AND EDUCATION AND WITH ME IT'S COMING BUT THE GREATEST HOPE IS HOLDING ON TO THEIR FAITH .

I HAVE SEEN THE STREETS OF CHATTAHOOCHEE, HAVANA.

THE PEOPLE ARE HURTING AND THEIR ONLY HOPE AGAIN IS THEY TRUST THEIR PASTORS SO IF THEIR PASTORS ARE FEELING SECURE AND SAFE THEIR EXPRESSION OF WORSHIP AND ALL THOSE THINGS BEGIN TO ALIGN FROM THEIR.

>> James Call: MR. FRANKLIN WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN THE HOPPER?

>> Gallop Franklin: MINE IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BILL THAT USES LOCAL TAXES TO CREATE INCENTIVES TO BRING COMPANIES INTO THE DISTRICT SO OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN CREATE INCENTIVES THAT IS NOT MAKING THEM PAY PROPERTY TAXES, CREATE INCENTIVES BY AN APPLYING TO A PLANT IN THE AREA SO LOOKING AT THE WAY WE CAN DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY AND BRING COMPANIES HERE AND IN ADDITION TO THAT MAKING SURE THERE'S ALSO ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR CURRENT SMALL BUSINESSES WHO TRY TO GROW .

IT'S HARD TO GET ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND WE DO HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL PROGRAM AND THE BLACK BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM SO EXPANDING BILLS INA WAY PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS SO THEY CAN GROW AND START THEIR BUSINESSES IN THE DISTRICT .

>> Danielle Irwin: WE ARE TIRED, WE'VE BEEN ASKING ALL THE QUESTIONS SO NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO ASK EACH OTHER A QUESTION SO GALLOP FRANKLIN WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK MISS GLACE QUESTION AND MISS CLASS, YOU WILL HAVE A FEW SECONDS TO RESPOND.

>> Gallop Franklin: YOU KEEP MENTIONING THE DISTRICT IS UNDER A DEMOCRATIC RULE BUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS BEEN UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE FOR THE LAST ONE HE, 25 YEARS OLD IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING WHEN YOU DO MENTION IT'S BEEN UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE AT THE STATE LEVEL, ALL THE THINGS DEMOCRATS ARE ABLE TO DO HAVE TO BE APPROVED AND ALMOST DONE IN CONCORDANCE WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

>> Grace Glass: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION MR. FRANKLIN.

DISTRICT 8 HAS BEEN UNDER FAILED DEMOCRATIC RULE FOR 60 YEARS .

THAT MEANS WHOEVER HAS BEEN REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 8 HAS BEEN MISREPRESENTING THE PEOPLE AND IF DISTRICT 8 HAS BEEN FAILING TO BE A NO SET PATHWAY TO EDUCATION THAT MEANS WHOEVER'S REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN THAT FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, THEY'RE MISSING IT .

IT ISN'T SO MUCH THE HOUSE FOR THE STATE THAT'S BEEN RUN FOR 25 YEARS FROM THE TOP, IT'S THE PERSON WHO IS REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE .

REPRESENTATIVES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE .

YOU TAKE THEIR CONCERNS AND YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE THOUGH WHATEVER YOU'RE REPRESENTING IS ONE OF THE HOUSE WILL ALLOW SO IT'S THE PERSON.

IT ISN'T THE STATE, IT ISN'T THE ONE LEGISLATURE, IT'S THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SET UP THEIR OWN PRIORITIES WHEN THEY GET TO THE LEGISLATURE.

YOU HAVE A WEBSITE FOR THE STATE AND ITS FUNDING FOR HOUSING BUT THE BILLS YOU PASSED WHEN YOU WERE A LEGISLATURE WERE INREGARD TO A ONE-SIDED GROUP, ONE FOR VETERANS WHICH IS FINE AND TWO BILLS YOU PAST THAT WERE ALL ABOUT HIV PROTECTION AND THAT SHOWS YOUR DISCONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY , VERY DISCONNECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTY.

>> Danielle Irwin: YOU WILL NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK YOUR OPPONENT A QUESTION, 60 SECONDS FOR A RESPONSE.

>> Grace Glass: I KNOW YOU SAID YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN AND I WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW IS IT AS A CHRISTIAN YOU CAN SUPPORT THE ABORTION OF EVENA CHILD AT SIX WEEKS ?

>> Gallop Franklin: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

AS I LEAD MY LIFE I THINK ABOUT JESUS AND JESUS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO HAVE WILL SO IN MY MIND IF JESUS DOES NOT CONTROL US, IF JESUS DOES NOT DECIDE TO JUDGE US ON THIS EARTH BUT AFTER THIS GROUP WHO AM I TO PUT MY BELIEFS IN SOMEONE ELSE?

I BELIEVE ONCE AGAIN ABORTION IS BETWEEN A DOCTOR, A MOTHER AND HER GOD AND I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT PLAYS A ROLE IN MANDATING WHAT WOMEN SHOULD DO WITH THEIR BODY AND I DON'T SUPPORT AT ALL LATE TERM ABORTIONS, TALKING ABOUT ABORTIONS AT SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS I'M NOT THERE AT ALL BUT WHEN IT COMES TO EIGHTWEEKS, NINE WEEKS, 11 WEEKS I CAN KEEP GOING AND IT'S MY BELIEF AS JESUS HAS DONE GIVING ME THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS WITH FREE WILL HE IS ALSO MY HERO.

THANK YOU FOR THIS QUESTION .

>> Grace Glass: THIS IS THE WORDS OF JESUS, HE WHO COMES TO KILL STEAL AND DESTROY BUT I JESUS HAVE COME TO GIVE LIFE DILIGENTLY.

WITH THAT REBUTTAL I THINK WE ALL MISSED HER FRANKLIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

>> Gallop Franklin: I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION I ASKED TO KEEP IT FAIR.

IN THE LAST 60 YEARS I'VE REPRESENTED DISTRICT HEAT FOR THE LAST TWO AND WEBROUGHT HOME RECORD FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WE ALSO HAVE HEALTHCARE BILLS WE PASSED, HAD A DEAL THAT EXPANDED MEDICAID IN A WAY THAT NOW THAT NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE ABLE TO ORDER HOME HEALTH SERVICES .

WE HELP THOSE WHO ARE INJURED, THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY'S TO KEEP MONEY IN THEIR POCKET FROM PROPERTY TAXES SO WE WORKED TO DO A WHOLE LOT SO WITHIN THAT I UNDERSTAND MY OPPONENT CLAIMS THE LAST 60 YEARS HAVE BEEN A CHALLENGE OR STRUGGLE WHAT THE 2 YEARS I SERVED IN A DOMINATED REPUBLICAN ENVIRONMENT SUCCESSFUL TO BRING THEM TOGETHER TO GET THINGS DONE.

>> Tom Flanigan: LET'S GIVE HER TO GET EVERYONE ONE MINUTE TO HAVE A CLOSING STATEMENT THAT CALCULATES YOUR CAMPAIGN AND CERTAINLY YOUR ASPIRATION FOR THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STARTING WITH YOU MR. FRANKLIN .

>> Gallop Franklin: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

THE LAST TWO YEARS I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME TO SERVE AS YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND EVERY DAY I WENT INTO THE CAPITAL I WOKE UP EVERY DAY THINKING ABOUT HOW TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN DISTRICT 8 THE NEIGHBORHOODS I LISTED AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE GOTTEN TONS OF BILLS PASSED AND HELPS THE MONEY IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY INJURED OR DISABLED DURING THEIR TIMES HERE SERVING THE COUNTRY OVERSEAS AND IN ADDITION WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

YOU'VE GOT GREAT INCREASES AND WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED THE RETIREMENT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES WHERE NOW IT'S 96 MONTHS FOR THE DROP PROGRAM .

IN ADDITION WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

WE SERVED ON THE PROBATIONS COMMITTEE THE LAST TWO YEARS AND NOW FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HAS $21 MILLION PER YEAR TO HELP OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS.

WE ARE BUILDING A NEW ROTC BOOK THINK AND ADVOCATING FOR THE FSU COLLEGE ENGINEERING SO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THIS WORK WE'VE BUILT ON FOR THE LAST 2 YEARSWE WILL CONTINUE AND WON'T LET YOU DOWN .

>> Tom Flanigan: THANK YOU GALLOP FRANKLIN AND MISS GLACE YOU GET THE LAST WORD .

>> Grace Glass: FOR FAR TOO LONG YOU'VE ACCEPTED FAILED POLICIES THAT DELIVER NO RESULTS .

I KNOW YOU ARE HURTING .

I'VE SEEN MANY OF YOU ACROSS SEVERAL STREETS ACROSS GADSDEN COUNTY.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO VOTE GRACE FOR A NEW BEGINNING ENSURING YOU ARE THE TOP PRIORITY THAT WE ARE TRULY REPRESENTING YOU.

WE ARE YOUR SERVANTS.

I HAVE SACRIFICED MY LIFE, DEDICATED MY LIFE TO SERVICING SEVERAL COMMUNITIES BOTH HERE LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

MY DEDICATION GOES OUT TO YOU.

I DON'T COME FROM THE SERVICE BACKGROUND.

MY PARENTS WERE JUST LIKE YOUR PARENTS, IMPOVERISHED DRUG ADDICTS .

I UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLES, I UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC TROUBLES.

I HAVE BROKEN THROUGH BY THE GRACE OF GOD TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO BRING FORTH COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION, A DIFFERENCE TO DISTRICT 8.

IT'S TIME FOR A NEW BEGINNING.

LET'S MAKE ITHAPPEN .

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