Citizen's Proposal for the Next Representative for Congressional District 15 of Florida. — Great Florida 15

A Citizen’s Proposal for District 15’s Next Representative

Dialogue: Biweekly town hall meetings

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Every 15 days, the next congressional member should hold virtual and in-person town halls.

Regular dialogue will keep the office responsive and grounded in the community.

Accessible: Open District Office

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The district office should be easy access for all constituents.

Right now, it’s tucked away on the second floor of an obscure and hard-to-reach building in Tampa Palms.

Transparency: Bipartisan District Advisory Council

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Establish a first-in-the-nation bipartisan District Advisory Council, with the county chairs of Polk, Pasco, and Hillsborough from both parties, along with respected community leaders.

This panel should advise the congressional office on practices and priorities.

Priority ranking: People Over Lobbyists

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Calls and emails from individuals and community groups should be responded to in a timely manner.

Currently emails take ages to be acknowledged and even less to be responded to. The voiceless should be the priority—not the well-connected

Work Ethic: Work for us.

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Your job isn’t to please political bosses in Washington, D.C. It’s to serve the people of West Central Florida—first and always.

You are accountable to us. We will hire you. You will report to us, not to the president or any congressional leader.