Over the last few months the media, family and friends have asked Brian Blair if he will run for the Hillsborough County Commissioner’s District 6 seat in 2012.
Over the last few months of mulling over the notion to run, Blair releases this statement to the press about his intentions:
“Over the past months I have given serious thought to a Hillsborough County Commission Race. After careful consideration and in consultation with my family, I have decided not to run for the County Commission, but intend to support Margaret Iuculano in this District 6 countywide race. Margaret Iuculano is businesswoman, actively engaged in our community with charity work benefiting children and foster care programs. Margaret has a compelling personal story and her family values, coupled with hands on business experience, make her the type of leader I believe would best serve the important interests of our citizens on the Board of County Commissioners.”
He encourages all his supporters to lend their support to Margaret Iuculano for County Commission District #6 countywide.
County Commissioner Kevin Beckner Votes to Increase Property Taxes
With the US economy in shambles, families across the
economic spectrum hurting right here in Hillsborough County, HART
(Hillsborough Area Regional Transit) board members including Kevin Beckner
voted to raise taxes. Notably opposed were John Byczek and County
Commissioner Sandra Murman.
This rate increase (Aprox$2 million annually) represents a 6.4% increase
over the current amount being collected by HART from home and property
owners.
Former County Commissioner Brian Blair says, “The citizens of
Hillsborough County are tired of having their taxes raised every time
another government experiment fails. Raising taxes in this bad economy
makes no sense and will be a further waste of taxpayer dollars.”
On August 2, the St. Petersburg Times reported that despite the recent
$5.3 million dollar expansion of the downtown streetcar, ridership
continues to fall well below HARTLine Projections. While serving on the
HART Board a few years ago, then Commissioner Blair warned that the
streetcar would waste millions of dollars. The Streetcar project has almost
burned through more than $10 million dollars from the endowment fund that
along with passenger fares was supposed to fund the Streetcar forever.
This tax increase will also be used to meet the demands of the transit
union which is demanding salary increases of as much as 4.9% for its
employees.
“The HARTline board has shown through this vote to raise our taxes its
contempt for the hard workingmen and women of Hillsborough County. This is
unacceptable and I won’t stand for it.”
Join me on Monday, September 12 at the HARTline Budget public hearing and
together we will make our voices heard.
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair has agreed to pay a $750 fine to the Florida Elections Commission for violating campaign contribution limits during his 2008 re-election campaign. more
At some point, Brian Blair needs to seriously consider which is more important: his political career or his family. Saint Petersblog is again first with news about trouble in state House candidate Brian Blair’s family; Blair’s oldest son Brett was arrested again, the second time in as many months, this time for Grand Theft......here
Hillsborough Circuit Judge Bernard Silver found no evidence Beckner acted recklessly regarding Blair, a public figure. He noted in his order that the parsing of words in political debate is subject to "rational interpretations.".....here
Brett Leslie Blair, 18, was arrested by the Tampa Police Department. Blair was charged with possession of a controlled substance identified as oxycodone, possession of cannabis less than 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.........here
Brian Blair, Republican candidate for the District 47 seat in the Florida House of Representatives, is making it clear that he is against raising the sales tax in Hillsborough County to support a new light rail system.......here
Last week, I received a letter from the law firm of Barker, Rodems and Cook, stating that they represented Brian Blair and that they have reviewed my web posting on February 1, 2010........here
Brian Blair, the former pro wrestler and Hillsborough County commissioner, is facing child abuse charges after he allegedly got into a scuffle with his teenage boys.......here
The Florida Elections Commission has found probable cause that former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair violated state law in his unsuccessful reelection bid last fall.......more
Former Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair’s lawsuit against Kevin Beckner, who beat him in 2008 at the polls, reeks of sore loser rather than a principled stand for the truth..........more
Brian Blair's "Checkers speech" at the County Center Thursday hinted ominously at legal action against his opponent, Commissioner-elect Kevin Beckner. Without taking any personal responsibility for his 50,000 vote loss, Blair blamed "slanderous and libelous" ads and gave credit only to Beckner's campaign manager for outsmarting his campaign manager........here
Hillsborough County Commissioner Brian Blair said he wanted his goodbye news conference to be an "upbeat" affair, but the wrestler in him couldn't leave the ring without a few shots at the opponent who whipped him............here
"It takes a Team to Build a Dream and if that's to be, it will be up to You and Me"-- Brian Blair
"Probably the only two white people in my neighborhood were myself and Michael Jackson"-- Brian Blair
"There's got to be rules for everything. I mean how far can you go? Could I say that, you know, that his boyfriend gave him AIDS or something like that? I certainly know that's not true." -- Brian Blair
Florida Political News: Feb. 2, 2012
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Today's "Capitol Buzz". Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida
political news and punditry follows.
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