MIAMI, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan "JP"
Parker announced the kickoff of his campaign for State
Representative, Florida District
113, which encompasses North Bay
Village, Miami Beach,
Fisher Island, and downtown Miami/Little Havana.
His reason for entering this race is simple:
"Our district has been
under-served for too many years. It's time to stop the
insanity and actually have effective representation for all
residents, to elect someone from the majority, yet willing to reach
across the aisle, and get important legislation through the Florida
House for District 113."
-Jonathan "JP" Parker
So, what separates Parker from his potential competitors? His
platform is filled with common-sense ideas for making District 113,
and all of Miami and Miami Beach, a better place to live, work, and
play. Parker believes in creating ways to fight government
corruption, including fraud and misuse of funds, reducing taxes and
cutting waste. He will fight for transparency in medical pricing
and billing, protect our seniors' needs, and provide for our
veterans. Parker wants to work on ways to make schools safer, as
well as to provide choices for our children's education. And,
there's more. Parker wants to encourage and support local
businesses that enhance our lives, and work with FDOT on traffic
issues.
Living in Miami and
Miami Beach is wonderful, but it
also has its challenges, one of which is the seal level variations,
including the King Tides. Now is the time to look for solutions!
And Parker believes we can do this by having positive dialogs,
which lead to effective legislation for all our residents.
Above all else, in this time of political divisiveness, Parker
pledges to be responsive to constituent issues because typical
politicians forget that they represent all of the voters once
elected, and not just their own party.
Where his Democratic opponents have a primary on August 28th, Parker has already
qualified as the Republican candidate. So, while three
Democrats, Michael Grieco, Kabir
"Kubs" Lalchandani, and Dede
Whitehorn, vie to be the Democrat nominee on the ballot and
are devoting their time to battling each other, by contrast, Parker
is spending his time and efforts meeting with residents and honing
his platform to address the needs of the district. Even with
the voter demographics in this district, Parker thinks there are
way too many unanswered questions about these three potentials,
even from Democrats.
Qualifications
A experienced attorney at law and entrepreneur who has established
a reputation for success, Parker's high energy combined with
diverse experience has been the cornerstone of his work since being
admitted to the Florida and New Jersey Bars in 1988 and the
Hawaii bar in 2011. He is also an
arbitrator for FINRA, the Financial Industries Regulatory
Authority, deciding Wall Street firm investor fraud cases.
Not only has "JP" resided in the District for over 27 years, in
addition to his law practice, Parker and his wife, Melissa, have
run businesses that are actually in the District: A GNC store
in the city of Miami on Calle Ocho
and a UPS Store in Miami Beach,
not to mention others outside the district. This gives Parker
a perspective that eludes most candidates, having dealt with the
beaurocracies not only on both sides of the bay, but in several
cities in Florida.
Education & Community Involvement
Parker holds a B.S. degree from Tulane
University in New Orleans
with a major in Mathematics and minor in Computer Science. He
received his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Miami School of Law. Since law
school, he has dedicated himself to community service while
pursuing his career and business interests.
As a Miami Beach Leadership Academy graduate, he served on the
City's Safety Committee, Police/Citizens Relations Committee, and
Community Relations Board. Following each term, he sought to do
more. Parker provided input to the City Commission as a citizen
representative reviewing proposals for the City's Emergency
Management Contract. He currently serves on the Personnel Board of
the City of Miami Beach.
He has actually been a board member and president of a Florida
condominium association. As any condo owner knows, it's a thankless
job at best, but a great training ground for learning to amicably
resolve peoples' differing opinions and problems that tend to get
quite hostile, much like today's political environment.
Already endorsed by the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County, and on the General Election
ballot in November, Parker knows this is a reflection of the hard
work he has already done, but is just the start. He encourages all
eligible citizens to get out and exercise their right to vote
Jonathan "JP" Parker for State Representative, whether by mail,
early or on Election Day, November 6!
Important Dates for the General Election.
- October 9, 2018: Last Day to
Register to Vote in General Election
- October 31, 2018: Last Day to
Request "Vote By Mail" Ballot (Absentee)
- October 21-November 3, 2018:
Early Voting
- November 6, 2018: Election
Day
All dates are accurate at the time of publication according
to the Miami-Dade
website..
Interested parties can learn more about Jonathan "JP"
Parker's campaign for State Representative District 113 by visiting
PARKER113.com. There, visitors will find more
information about Parker, plus the ability to support and
contribute to the campaign, endorse him, add name(s) to his email
list, and access his social media accounts.
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