Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you so very much for all your support and effort during my campaign to take back Congressional District 16. I sincerely appreciate your belief in me and your generous assistance with my campaign through giving of your time, talent or treasure.

Unfortunately, we lost the August 26th primary in a very close election. We lost by only 1005 votes out of over 56,000 votes. We had tremendous support in the District and across the state. While it is tempting to try to analyze the reasons we did not prevail, right now is the time to say “Thank You” to everyone who helped in some way.

I am proud of our efforts and integrity throughout the campaign. We did everything that we could do to win. We worked diligently for the past 19 months and ran a positive campaign focused on the issues.

I am forever grateful for our incredible volunteers and committed donors. We raised over $752,000 and spent it very frugally, making sure that every penny counted. Our “Super Stuffers, Stampers and Sealers” put out over 75,000 pieces of mail from the campaign office (this did not count all the professional direct mail that we did) and made thousands of phone calls. We marched in parades, waved signs on street corners and knocked on thousands of doors.

We were endorsed by the NRA, United Sportsmen of Florida, Adam Goldman, VP of Florida Right to Life, Team America PAC, Tom Tancredo’s PAC for my strong stand against illegal immigration, the American Medical Association and many medical groups, President of the Florida Senate, Ken Pruitt, former presidential candidate, Governor Mike Huckabee and many local groups and individuals.

Together, we gave it our all!

I do not know what the future holds for me, but I trust in my Lord and firmly believe that God does not close a door without opening a window.

Once again, thank you for your belief in me and all you have done for the campaign. I sincerely appreciate it.

With thanks and best wishes,