Florida Democrats Short Another Congressional Candidate.
The Florida Democratic Party has lost one of their Congressional Candidates to the Florida Whig Party.
Press Release (PressBurner) Jan 08, 2010 - The Florida Whig Party’s executive committee announced today that Stephen J. Bacon, a current Democratic candidate for Florida’s’ 7th Congressional District has changed parties and is now Running for that district as a Florida Whig.
On Monday, January 5, 2010 the announcement was made on the Florida Whig Party website that Democratic candidate for Florida’s 7th Congressional District is now a member of the Florida Whig Party and is seeking the parties nomination for the District as a Florida Whig.
Stephen J. Bacon (W) is running against Republican incumbent John Mica who first took office in 1993 and Challenger Heather Maurine Beaven (D).
Stephen Bacon is described as a fiscally responsible, experienced business leader, with common sense who holds the vision and tenacity to restore and preserve the American quality of life. Mr. Bacon is running on a platform with the purpose to bring back government representation to the people rather than sacrifice our quality of life for corporate profits and special interests according to his website which is currently being redesigned to reflect his Whig Party Candidacy and should be made public again on Monday, January 11, 2009 at www.BaconforCongress.com
About the Florida Whig Party:
Established in 1833, the Whigs are one of America's oldest mainstream political parties. They were the original party of Abraham Lincoln and four other U.S. Presidents.
Revived by Jeremy McShurley in late 2006, the Florida Whig party has quickly attracted thousands of members. They represent moderate voters from all walks of life that cherry-pick between traditional Democratic and Republican ideals in what has been called the Florida Whig Philosophy. This Ocala, FL-based Whig Party values common sense, rational solutions ahead of ideology and partisan bickering.
This includes general principles of fiscal responsibility, strong national defense and educational/scientific advancement.
Florida is the first state in the nation to achieve revived ballot access for Whig candidates. It was recently reported by Richard Winger of Ballot Access News, “there have been virtually no minor party candidates for U.S. House in Florida in the last ten years. No minor party has yet had as many as three candidates for U.S. House in any election year. The Libertarians had two in 2004, and the Reform Party had two in 2000. The Green Party has not had any in the last ten years. The most the Constitution Party ever had in any one year was one (one in 2002 and one in 2004). The Socialist Workers Party has not had any.”
