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State Senate Candidate Forum


It's election season! Hear State Senate Candidate Michael Johnson and Senator Jim Boyd at our State Senate Forum during the next Manatee Patriots Meeting, Tuesday, August 9 at 6pm.


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Read on to be informed about important events and simple actions you can take to make a difference.


In this Email

  • Speaker Bios
  • Reminder: Manatee County Logic and Accuracy (L&A) Test.
  • Volunteers Need to Distribute CFC Voter Guides.
  • Report Election Irregularities in Real-Time.
  • Help the Manatee County REC Get Out the (Early) Vote.
  • Candidate Meet and Greet Announced by the Manatee County Young Republicans.
  • Hear Rich Hissrich on the Justin American Radio Hour.
  • Sign Up for the Florida Fair Elections Coalition Brown Bag Lunch.
  • Constitution Day Breakfast Hosted by the Florida Republican Liberty Caucus.

Next Meeting Details


What: State Senate Candidate Forum

When: Tuesday, August 9 at 6pm

Where: Mixon Fruit Farms

         2525 27th Street East, Bradenton, FL 34208

     

Speaker Bios


Michael Johnson

State Senate Candidate District 22


Mike Grew up on farm in the Midwest. Joined the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. Served in the Army Security Agency. Top Secret Clearance. After being Honorably discharged from the Army, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and served in a Military Intelligence Voice Intercept SCIP. 


He Graduated from Southern Illinois University and earned a Master’s Degree with honors from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. 


Mike worked for 2 major international corporations and then was tapped to work with the Defense Department. His career spanned 33 years working in different positions within the DoD’s Fourth Estate Agencies making him eligible to serve in Senior Executive Service positions. He was drafted to work on President Reagan’s efforts to cut Government waste with David Stockman. His different positions and Agencies he worked for lead him to lead teams of professionals who assessed, awarded, oversee, successfully deliver and sometimes shut down various programs of businesses located all over the United States and the world. 


Mike attended the Defense Acquisition University and became an Advanced Program Manager and a member of the esteemed Acquisition Corps as a Senior DOD Leader. 


He was responsible for overseeing multi-billion-dollar programs and testified in hearings that resulted in wasteful programs being shut down. He also was instrumental in writing regulations to cut out waste in the Federal Government.

Mr. Johnson earned certifications from the Harvard law School, Program on Negotiations where international students from governments around the world and United States attended to work on treaties, International and National programs. 


Mike earned Meritorious achievement awards, Agency Employee of the year, and numerous other awards for service and performance before honorably retiring. 


Mike now is enjoying his grandchildren and children and is a strong activist in making government work for the people and is a grassroots organizer to get more people involved in getting the right laws and individuals in office. 

Mr. Johnson has been to Tallahassee many times to get bills introduced and revised and pushed through to become law over the past three years. 

Mike is a widower, has 2 children and his son is currently serving overseas for the Special Operations Command, and has two beautiful grandchildren. And is a resident of Sarasota. 


The future is ours to keep safe for them. 


State Senator Jim Boyd District 20


Jim Boyd was elected to the Florida Senate in 2020 and is currently running to represent the newly redrawn Senate District 20. His district encompasses Manatee County and a portion of Hillsborough County. Prior to being elected to the Florida Senate, Senator Boyd served 8 years in the Florida House of Representatives. Senator Boyd owns and operates Boyd Insurance and Investment Services with his son, Austin. 


As a Bradenton small business owner and life-long resident of Manatee County, his commitment to this area is well established. Boyd has a long history of public service. He was first elected to the Palmetto City Council in 1989 and went on to serve as the city’s mayor and vice mayor. He also served as fire commissioner for the North River Fire District and as a volunteer firefighter/EMT. 


Boyd also hails from a political family, his uncle, Wilbur Boyd, served in the Florida House and Senate in the 1960s and 1970s, and his grandfather, Hugh E. Boyd, served in the Florida House in the 1940s. Boyd currently serves on the Manatee Memorial Board of Governors, Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, as well as the Seminole Boosters Board. 


He earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 1978. Jim and his wife of 37 years, Sandy, live in Bradenton. Their adult children, Ansley and Austin, both reside in Manatee County with their families.

     

Reminder:  Manatee County Logic and Accuracy (L&A) Test 

      


Supervisor of Election Mike Bennett reminds us that the Logic and Accuracy Test for the August 23, 2022 Primary Election will be conducted on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 9:00 am.


All Canvassing Board Meetings will take place at the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W., Suite 108 Bradenton FL 34205 and in accordance with the Florida Sunshine Law are open to the public.


The following Manatee Patriots members have signed up to be attendees:

Nancy Engstrom
Randi Leavy
Jim Pesnichak
Christine Lanning
Christopher Carman
Mark Stanoch
Annette Stanoch

Attendees are kindly asked to assemble in the lobby at 8:55am.


     

from April Allison Culbreath

Volunteers Need to Distribute CFC Voter Guides.

  


Fellow Manatee County freedom lovers, 


Our Jason Bearden campaign is looking for five Team Leaders to coordinate volunteers at each of the early voting locations, to wave signs and hand out Christian Family Coalition voter guides.  Mike Rahn sign wavers are welcome to join in too, to make the group bigger and support Mike as we need him to win bigly.   If you want to bring a Cindy Spray or Richard Tatem sign that's more than welcome.   

 

If you can be a Team Leader, which means all sign-waivers for your selected  location will report to you for a day and time assignments. With a goal of having three or more people waving signs at all times during the seven days of early voting. 

 

Contact Katie Bearden at (941) 320-4771 Preferably by text (she has a newborn) and let her know if you can step up to Team Leader.

 

If you're volunteering for Jason on the PhoneBurner system, that takes prioriy over sign waving.  If you can give a few hours of your time sign-waving but do not want to be a team leader, please text your name to Katie Bearden, letting her know which location you prefer, so she can make a note to pass to the Team Leader (once assigned).  

 

As you know we are in a full on spirtual warfare and this election is just as important as the 2020 presidential election was.  PLEASE help make sure we get these fine fellas in office.  This is imperative for the safty and welfare of our future generations. 

 

In Jesus' mighty name !!!,

 

April Allison Culbreath

CFC Manatee Chair

941-773-5988

     

Report Election Irregularities in Real-Time.


    

  

Clouthub CEO Jeff Brain, in association with Patrick Byrne and The America Project has recently released a new online tool for reporting voting irregularities.  The form allows anyone observing questionable behavior to document the relevant information about the incident (time, place, witnesses, etc.) and forwards the report to a group of election specialists for review.  The use of the tool is free and has been incorporated into our Election Integrity Action Team page.  To access the form, just click on the button below. 

     

Help the Manatee County REC Get Out the (Early) Vote.

  


The Manatee County REC will be managing a tent at each of the 5 Early Voting Centers during the Early Voting cycle to provide information to voters, candidates palm cards and encouraging voters.  All Manatee County registered Republicans are invited to lend assistance in this effort.


Early voting starts on August 13 and concludes on August 20.  If you are interested in helping out at any of the 5 early voting locations, you are asked to click the button below to sign up.  Time slots are available in 2-hour increments. 


We appreciate your support!


     

Candidate Meet and Greet Announced by the Manatee County Young Republicans.
  

Whether you are a Young Republican or simply "young at heart", you are cordially invited to attend a Candidate Meet & Greet on Wednesday, August 17 starting at 6:30pm.  The event will be held at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing and is free to the general public.  This is a great opportunity to meet your Republican candidates right before the important August 23 Primary Election.  To RSVP go to https://www.manateeyrs.org.  We hope to see you there!

     

Hear Rich Hissrich on the Justin American Radio Hour.

    

Rich Hissrich Co-Founder, The Proud Majority

NO FACEBOOK LIVE THIS WEEK 8/10-2022 

THIS IS A PRE-RECORDED SHOW

 

Don't miss the "thinking person's" conservative talk radio show, the Justin American Radio Hour. The show airs on AM 1490 Bradenton every Wednesday evening, from 8:05-9 pm Eastern time. You can also listen online at https://1490wwpr.com/listen-online-streaming/ and on Facebook Live, https://www.facebook.com/IamJustinAmerican/. For the upcoming show on Wednesday, August 10th, I will have a re-play of my discussion with one of the co-founders of The Proud Majority (theproudmajority.com). Rich and I will discuss the existential dangers that Progressivism poses to the American constitutional republic. If you want to know about the history and the current state of American Progressivism, this week's show is for you!  FYI - Very unfortunately, Rich Hissrich passed into the hands of our Good Lord this past May, 2022. Fortunately, he left us a legacy of his knowledge and writings about the great American values and traditions that have made our country very prosperous and free. 


     

Sign Up for Florida Fair Elections Brown Bag Lunch


  


Florida Fair Elections Coalition (FFEC) is a group dedicated to improving the election system in the state of Florida.  This active group hosts a weekly Zoom meeting to discuss important topics related to Election Integrity.  The list of speakers include subject matter experts from across the country and their discussions provide deep insights into our elections system.  The meetings are held Thursday at noon.  In order to participate you are asked to complete a short form, the link for which is provided below.  Once complete, you will receive a Zoom meeting link directly from the organizers.  So sign up today and learn how you can help improve our election systems!  Click the button below to go to the form.

     

Constitution Day Breakfast Hosted by the Florida Republican Liberty Caucus


Our friend Kevin Wright reminds us that the Manatee County Republican Liberty Caucus will host a breakfast celebrating Constitution Day on Saturday, September 24th. To purchase tickets, click on the image below or click the convenient button. 10% of revenue will be donated to support the Florida Republican Liberty Caucus.

And remember, the August 18 meeting is free to the public.  See details below.

  

     

An Informed Citizenry is the best weapon against Tyranny!

Now more than ever, Conservatives need to be organized and informed.  There still remains a number of Manatee Patriots subscribers missing vital information. So we are providing a link so that you can update your information in order for us to keep you informed on important issues, meetings, and events.  To do so, simply click this link