Jim Bryan for Congress: First District of Florida
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Jim's Priorities
- Responsive, straightforward representation of all District 1 constituents
- Economic development, paying jobs, and clean industry for Northwest Florida
- Rejuvenation of Panhandle agriculture
- Bringing our troops home from Iraq without endangering them
- A strong military sent to war only when truly required for the national defense
- Fair and honorable treatment of our veterans
- High-quality health care that is affordable, portable, and accessible
- A clean environment
- Energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, and independence from foreign oil
- Quality education from pre-K through post-PhD
- Swift, impartial justice for all of our citizens
- Restoration of the civil liberties that have been usurped since 2001
I believe deeply in our Constitution and in the values and spirit that made America great. I am running for Congress to fight for a return to our historic principles and freedoms, to help restore integrity and sanity to our national government, and to do all in my power to see that the voices and needs of the citizens of Florida's 1st District are addressed with fairness and respect.
Only when we have cleaned our own house will the U.S. begin to regain its status around the world.
We must
- repair our economy
- fix our broken health care and educational systems
- lead in the global conversion to clean, safe, earth- and climate-friendly sources of energy
- rebuild our military and use it ethically
- repudiate the Bush doctrine of preemptive war
- stop all use of torture
- reaffirm habeas corpus and the right to a speedy trial as fundamental human rights
- dismantle our programs of domestic spying
- return to the rule of law
- make ours once again a government of, by, and for the people —not a government of, by, and for the corporations.
Please join me in what I see as a battle for the very soul of our nation.
James E. Bryan at a Glance
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Professional Soldier
Army paratrooper Combat service in Vietnam
Retired at rank of First Sergeant Successful Businessman
Started up, ran for ten years, and sold for a profit a towing and trucking company Helped Prescott Valley, AZ Chamber of Commerce plan and recruit companies for an industrial park Farm Boy
Raised on a family farm in Walton County Understands
Student
Technology, Business, Accounting, and Statistics
Family Man
Married to Rhonda Has three children Lives in Laurel Hill, Okaloosa County |