Primary Election Day

Today is Primary Election today. Even if you’re not registered as either a Republican or a Democrat, you still have an important say in the school board elections, plus you get a chance to try out the new voting machines.
And if you want another opportunity to take a look at the candidates, you can check out the […]

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Candidate Forums

Over the last few weeks, I’ve attended a number candidate forums. Unfortunately, I’ve had some network problems this week, and as a result, we had some delays getting the videos up on Google.  As of this morning, they should be up now.
On August 11, I had the opportunity to be the first speaker at the Alva […]

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Counting Your Votes (This Time for Sure!)

It’s not secret that a number of voters in Florida still have concerns about how their votes are counted.
Workers from the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections Office demonstrate the latest optical scan voting machines at the Candidate forum sponsored by the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce.
Raw footage of the forum is also availible in our Google Video section.
 
Campaign […]

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Quarterly Report Time (Press Release)

INDEPENDENT NEARLY TRIPLES FUNDRAISING FIGURES
Cape Coral’s George draws more backing for U.S. House run
FORT MYERS, July 15, 2008 – Support for a departure from traditional two-party politics is continuing to grow.
U.S. House of Representatives candidate Jeff George reports to the Federal Election Commission raising $9,257 over the past three months, bringing the total for his […]

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Debate News Roundup

This weekend there was a nice burst of coverage on the congressional race spurred on by the debate challenges.
WINK News had Congressman Mack defending himself in Rep. Mack: I won’t debate anybody… yet. and they spoke to me as well. (You can also check out the raw video of my interview.)
Fox News featured the story Saunders — Independent in Name Only which included […]

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Debate! Debate! (Press Release)

GEORGE WANTS DEBATE FOR U.S. HOUSE SEAT
Cape Coral independent says Mack denying voters vital opportunity
FORT MYERS, July 10, 2008 – Congressional candidate Jeff George is ready to debate, even if incumbent Connie Mack is not.
The Cape Coral resident and U.S. Army veteran is joining a growing chorus in calling for a series of public debates […]

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WGCU Interview

It’s always a pleasure to chat with NPR, and this morning, WGCU Public Radio broadcast an interview I did with Mike Kiniry which you can listen to here.
From the WGCU website:
Independent Congressional Candidate Jeff George
May. 27, 2008
“Incumbent Republican Connie Mack will face three challengers in November for his District 14 Congressional seat. Republican […]

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Qualified

CAPE CORAL RESIDENT OFFICIALLY ON U.S. HOUSE BALLOT
George challenging status quo as independent
TALLAHASSEE, May 2, 2008 – Independent Congressional candidate Jeff George decided the best way to make a people’s campaign official was with a personal touch.
The Cape Coral resident traveled to Tallahassee on Friday to hand-deliver $6,608 he raised to state election officials. George’s […]

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We Did It!

$6,608: we raised it!
Thank you so much to everyone who helped make it happen!Â
We cut it so close on the fundraising, we actually have to drive all the way up to Tallahassee to make the deadline!
Guess who’s going on a road trip…

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We Need Your Help!

I just want to say a very big thank you to everyone who came to the Fundraising dinner Sunday night!
Thanks to your generosity, and your commitment to changing the face of politics in Washington DC, we’re now nearly half-way to our goal of raising the $6,608 needed before May 2nd, to qualify for the 2008 general […]

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