{"id":53683,"date":"2022-06-20T16:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=53683"},"modified":"2022-06-20T17:45:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:45:20","slug":"lee-county-has-a-carpetbagger-and-a-scalawag-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/06\/lee-county-has-a-carpetbagger-and-a-scalawag-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County has a carpetbagger and a scalawag in it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is an example of a carpetbagger?<\/strong> A politician who takes up residence in a place and runs for office without having strong ties to the area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an example of a scalawag?<\/strong> A southern white Republican (\u201cscalawags\u201d). \u00a0A scalawag is a lying, no-good rascal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State House seat 77 has a Republican carpetbagger and a Republican scalawag running in it<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s meet them:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ford O’Connell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Republican carpetbagger Ford O’Connell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a few questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. He has a homesteaded<\/strong> 1.7 million condo in Washington DC<\/li>
  2. Had to use a Washington DC driver\u2019s license to get a homestead exemption<\/li>
  3. Moved to Lee County in April 2022 and registered to vote<\/li>
  4. Must have a Florida driver\u2019s license to be registered to vote<\/li>
  5. Does he actually live at the apartment he rented across from FGCU?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Tiffany Esposito<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Republican scalawag Tiffany Esposito<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Owns two condos one inside the district which was purchased in 2022 and one outside the district which is her homesteaded<\/strong> resident<\/li>
    2. Cannot legally move her homestead <\/strong>exemption until January 2023<\/li>
    3. Which condo does she actually live in?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Qualifications of Representatives https:\/\/www.myfloridahouse.gov\/contentViewer.aspx?Category=publicguide&File=About_The_Representatives_Qualifications_Of_Representatives.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      The Constitution requires a Representative to be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the district from which elected<\/strong>, and a resident of Florida for two years prior to an election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Unlike many other state and county officers, Members of the Legislature take office upon election; that is, at midnight of the day of the General Election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Representatives serve two-year terms and are limited to four terms. Vacancies in legislative offices may be filled only by-election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      But both this carpetbagger and a scalawag have homestead residents outside the district.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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