Hi! I’m Representative Gayle Harrell and I’m running to take back the 16^th Congressional seat here in Florida. I’d like to invite you to visit my new campaign website, which was just launched today!

Please take a few minutes to get to know me – as a wife and mother, community leader, businesswoman, and legislator. 

Meet my wonderful husband Dr. James Harrell and learn of our experiences while he served our country in Viet Nam.  Take a moment to get to know our 4 wonderful children and our 6 grandchildren.

Learn about what I’ve done in the Legislature while having the honor and privilege of serving District 81.

Take a moment also to learn about my vision for our country – a vision to protect and defend America and to restore the values and principles on which this nation was founded. Let’s transform our government and the blundering, bloated bureaucracy that over taxes us, over regulates us, and can’t secure our borders. –

Join the Gayle Force –

This week, freshman Democrat Tim Mahoney, sang his version of the Johnny Paycheck classic, “Take this job and shove it,” while speaking with a Washington D.C. newspaper. “I think there was a concern that I wasn’t happy in Congress. Very candidly, this isn’t the greatest job I’ve had,” Mahoney complained when confronting questions about his “rocky start” and “shaky transition to life in Congress”.

“Public service is an honor, not a nuisance. If Mahoney lacks the stomach to serve, he should step aside” said Anthony Bonna, Deputy Campaign Manager of the Harrell Campaign. ?Voters deserve a committed and motivated voice in Washington,? Bonna continued.

Although Mahoney insists that he will run for re-election, after today?s comments voters are justified in questioning whether he even deserves the job.

“Elected Officials are the employees and the voters, as Governor Crist likes to say, are the ?boss? and everyone knows that the employee who hates his job is always less productive,? Bonna explained.

During the last election, Mahoney portrayed himself as a fiscal conservative, campaigned on winning in Iraq, and promised to ?clean up the cronyism and corruption in Washington?. However, since arriving in Washington, the real Tim Mahoney has:

· Voted to raise taxes by $400 billion

· Voted for a bill that contained over $24 billion in pork barrel spending

· Voted for a date certain for retreat in Iraq

· Voted against reprimanding his fellow liberals Jack Murtha and William Jefferson for their ethics violations.

“It seems Tim Mahoney has failed on every significant issue for which he was elected. Despite his rhetoric, his votes and values do not represent the 16^th district, it seems Tim Mahoney just isn?t up to the job.? continued Bonna.

Gayle Harrell is running for Congress because of her core beliefs and convictions that we need to defeat terrorism, secure the border, keep taxes low, reign in spending, and preserve the American family. While in Tallahassee, Harrell was the author of the Florida Seaport Security Act which became a model for protecting America?s port against terrorist?s attacks. She voted to cut taxes by $12 billion, opposed what would have been the largest tax increase in Florida?s history, fought against giving illegal aliens welfare benefits, and received the Christian Coalition’s faith and family award for her 100% voting record.

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