A Lioness For Florida's House Of Representatives

I had a chance to sit down with Laurel Bennett the other day to discuss her candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives in the 86th District.

The first thing I asked her is what I ask all candidates for any office, and that is why..!  Why would she want to expose herself to the rigors and often nastiness of a campaign..?  

While she is by no means a single issue candidate, like most she has a passion.  That passion was sparked and driven by the recent heartache that she faced while her husband, a US Navy “Blue Water Sailor” Veteran of Vietnam, who served aboard a carrier that provided support to ground troops and aircraft, suffered through the ravages of a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lung Cancer that were brought on via intense exposure to Agent Orange and other toxins.  Sadly, Joel succumbed to his illness while the government to this day refuses to admit that AO is a presumptive cause of these diseases for those who served in the Navy.  Other branches yes, but not the Navy.

Laurel intends to make this a huge issue once she arrives in Tallahassee, and she wants to see all vets, regardless of which branch they served in or what calamities they may have been exposed to, treated equally in each state.

We could have talked about that issue during the entire interview; however there were other items to discuss. 

When I brought up the subject of illegal aliens, her immediate response was “if we can’t take care of our veterans, we certainly shouldn’t be taking care of illegal aliens.” 

Another issue that is near and dear to me is the subject of Term Limits, and I’m happy to report that she firmly supports them.

Laurel is also a strong supporter of the 2A and believes the answer to school shootings is not more useless gun laws; instead, she believes that we could solve that nightmare by hiring and placing armed, trained veterans on location in every school.  The shootings would stop and a lot of unemployed vets would have jobs.

We chatted about a lot of other very important things; however, I believe that the most important information is Laurel’s qualifications.  She is an engineer and holds an MBA with a concentration in Health Care, and is a successful business owner with several patents.  I might add, she isn’t a politician; just a very concerned constituent who has justifiably become very dissatisfied with the current state of politics in America.

Laurel has a very soft voice and she may sound like a kitten; but don’t let that fool you because her passion and message are as loud and clear as the roar of a lioness, and her claws are razor sharp. 

You can learn more about this this candidate and her ideas by visiting her website here.