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FL - Gillum chooses Chris King for Lt Gov (Original Post)
Roland99
Sep 2018
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MaryMagdaline
(7,964 posts)1. Great choice!!
chillfactor
(7,694 posts)2. How about a litte background on Chris King.....
for those of us that do not live in Florida?
Roland99
(53,345 posts)3. Good progressive
His father was a lawyer who helped us with the Fair Districts issue to fight gerrymandering
Served on the board of a non profit medical group his mother founded
He founded a scholarship fund to UCF and UF for Title I school students
chillfactor
(7,694 posts)4. Thank you for posting.....
good to know some background.
MaryMagdaline
(7,964 posts)5. Spoke passionately against stand your ground laws
Said if it were he defending his wife from an insult he would not have been killed. He acknowledges black men getting killed needlessly. Very good on high minimum wage and Medicaid expansion/ Medicare for all.
Handsome. The two guys are gorgeous. (Sorry, doesnt hurt to have 2 cute guys).
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)6. +1