Cecilia Jones

[seagrovegirl]

It's like the Scarlet Letter...... I gave you some rep....hope that helps.

 

[seagrovegirl]

Nope.....didn't help.........dang girl....you really po'd someone!

 

[idlewind]

Please people, call your friends and neighbors and ask them to get out and vote.If we do not get the SoWal vote out we will be represented by someone that does not have our best interests at heart. That will be a disaster.

 

[Here4Good]

From this morning's NWF Daily News:

"
In District 5, Cecilia Jones will take over the seat being vacated by Commissioner Cindy Meadows, who decided not to run for re-election.

Jones did not return repeated calls for comment Tuesday evening.

"

This is starting out well.

 

[seagrovegirl]

From this morning's NWF Daily News:

"
In District 5, Cecilia Jones will take over the seat being vacated by Commissioner Cindy Meadows, who decided not to run for re-election.

Jones did not return repeated calls for comment Tuesday evening.

"

This is starting out well.

Now that she is MY commissioner, I will give her the opportunity to take her seat before I cast judgement.

 

[scooterbug44]

Really? We're starting this crap already?

Polls didn't close until 7, the paper obviously called her after the results were in, and they're criticizing her for not answering the phone for a couple hours?

FTLOG, if they'd called my house they wouldn't have gotten an answer either - as I was on the phone discussing the results and congratulating candidates!

 

[wrobert]

Really? We're starting this crap already?

Polls didn't close until 7, the paper obviously called her after the results were in, and they're criticizing her for not answering the phone for a couple hours?

FTLOG, if they'd called my house they wouldn't have gotten an answer either - as I was on the phone discussing the results and congratulating candidates!

Exactly. I am still returning phone calls from last night. As a candidate, it is really hard not to just walk away from this stuff for a day or so.

 

[Here4Good]

Really? You guys don't think it's a big deal that a politician wouldn't take the time to answer a call from the newspaper? I'd want the opportunity to thank the voters, to say how excited I am to serve, to broadcast my message. I know there are a ton of calls to return, but I might put the newspaper first. It's not like a new commissioner in Walton County is going to be a 2 or 3 day story, this was pretty much her one shot to shout out to the people.

This is a different place. The people who count are the ones who were probably calling her, they are the ones who saw the opportunity to regain control in District 5 because the two most popular candidates were going to split the vote, and encouraged her to run. The people in the district are not the ones who count, not really.

I think I am a little prejudiced since Mrs. Jones didn't really communicate much before the election, except to place 76,235 signs in District 5.

I think I am also a little disappointed that it's not really necessary to have the support of the district you're going to serve in order to be a commissioner. I know, that's a horse we've been beating in other threads.

 

[wrobert]

Really? You guys don't think it's a big deal that a politician wouldn't take the time to answer a call from the newspaper? I'd want the opportunity to thank the voters, to say how excited I am to serve, to broadcast my message. I know there are a ton of calls to return, but I might put the newspaper first. It's not like a new commissioner in Walton County is going to be a 2 or 3 day story, this was pretty much her one shot to shout out to the people.

This is a different place. The people who count are the ones who were probably calling her, they are the ones who saw the opportunity to regain control in District 5 because the two most popular candidates were going to split the vote, and encouraged her to run. The people in the district are not the ones who count, not really.

I think I am a little prejudiced since Mrs. Jones didn't really communicate much before the election, except to place 76,235 signs in District 5.

I think I am also a little disappointed that it's not really necessary to have the support of the district you're going to serve in order to be a commissioner. I know, that's a horse we've been beating in other threads.

The caller id on my phone does not say newspaper, just a number, one of several dozen that keep popping up.

 

[scooterbug44]

I would certainly like to only have the voters in the district vote for their representative - we need to fix that IMO.

Cecilia didn't get my vote, but she won, so I will give her the benefit of the doubt and save my criticism for her future decisions that affect me.

She missed a call from a snarky reporter at the daily fish wrapper, not the 3 am call saying nukes were in the air.