Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

[Bob Hudson]

Two prefiled at this time !


Trisha Porter Johnson - Republican

Jennifer Tice Nick - Republican

 

[Andy A]

What are their qualifications?

 

[John G]

What are their qualifications?

J. Nick was on the Ad in the paper as a School District Employee with a significant salary, so we can assume she is a district employee with probable teaching background.

The family is the "Nick" family that owns the two popular restaurants with their name.

Some how there is a family connection to Larry Jones there but I forget the exact connect the dots on that one.

T. Johnson ran in the past and lost. Father is Gordon Porter (a political big wig in some circles). Unknown about any qualifications on her.

Both very politically connected.

 

[Andy A]

Thank you, John G. I knew the political and family backround of both. I am asking fore qualifications! (Experience and Education)

 

[John G]

Experience: both familar with good ole' boy politics.

Education: lived in Walton Co. All their lives.

If I'm wrong, please correct and educate me...

 

[sunny850]

Jennifer Nick is not from Walton County. She is from Alabama. Met her husband in college, and moved here when she married him. His family is from Walton county, not hers. They own Nicks restaurant. She holds a masters and specialist degree and I believe is currently pursuing her Doctorate. Taught for many years before going to district office last year.

 

[John G]

OK that's what we are looking for, some facts! Thanks! Sounds like a shoe in.

Connected / related to Larry Jones?

What is a Specialist Degree?

Doctorate in what and from where?

When one prequals two years in advance you open many doors for many questions.

 

[sunny850]

OK that's what we are looking for, some facts! Thanks! Sounds like a shoe in.

Connected / related to Larry Jones?

What is a Specialist Degree?

Doctorate in what and from where?

When one prequals two years in advance you open many doors for many questions.

A Specialist Degree is what you earn after a Masters Degree. next comes Doctorate. I believe it's in Educational Leadership. Don't know Larry Jones so I can't say if she's related or connected to him in any way. Stop by Nicks on the Bay most any night and you can ask her yourself. Very friendly lady, always out talking to the customers at the bar and in the restaurant. If nothing else, she's not afraid of hard work. For many many years, she taught special education at freeport all day, left there and ran that restaurant until it closed every night.

 

[Andy A]

Jennifer sounds like a winner to me. I know most of the Nick family as I have lived close by to Nick's at the beach for many years. The whole family are hard workers and a credit to Walton County or anywhere else. I wish her good luck.

 

[Johnny Post]

OK that's what we are looking for, some facts! Thanks! Sounds like a shoe in.

Connected / related to Larry Jones?

What is a Specialist Degree?

Doctorate in what and from where?

When one prequals two years in advance you open many doors for many questions.

I should not single this point out, because it is really about the constant use of "good ole boy" politics that bothers me. Everyone in a smaller area has some set of family connections, if not business connections. Just go ahead and assume that, and if it turns out to be untrue, then fine. But don't assume that those relationships are the same thing as a good ole boy network. Does such a thing exist, sure, just don't make wild assumptions.

My reason for calling out your comment is that you asked for facts, got a fair response, and then proceeded to further inquire AND included your alleged fact in it as those it was offered up as true. You mentioned some connection to Larry Jones. I have no idea if that is true or not. What if someone said she is connected to Scott Brannon or to Suzanne Harris? Those are other hot topic names apparently, and people will form opinions based on such connections. To just link someone to another person without any real basis is a bit absurd.

Best of luck to all who want to run for office or be involved in local government, but it is things like this that make it very hard to find qualified people willing to run for office.