TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON MIKE HOGAN'S YEARS-LONG SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION FUNDING

[J.R.]

Former Florida Education Commissioner: Alvin Brown Needs to Do His Homework  "Mike Hogan has been a stalwart defender of public education"

THIS GOP PRESS RELEASE WAS SENT TO ME BY JAN HOFFER OF THE PABLO CREEK FCTP GROUP - THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT FOR YOU TO READ AND PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO CAN VOTE IN DUVAL COUNTY...  IT'S GET OUT THE VOTE TIME! YOU CAN  COPY AND PASTE THIS IN AN E-MAIL TO SEND OUT. CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM, TOO. MIKE HOGAN HAS BEEN SMEARED WITH LIES ABOUT HIS RECORD ON EDUCATION. ALSO, CHECK OUT MY TWO EARLIER POSTS ABOUT MIKE HOGAN ON THIS WEBSITE, TOO---ONE ABOUT THE DEBATE, WHICH MIKE WON;  THE OTHER ABOUT HIS ELECTION NIGHT VICTORY SPEECH.  LET'S MAKE SURE HE GETS TO GIVE ANOTHER VICTORY SPEECH ON MAY 17! ALSO, BE SURE TO VOTE FOR MATT SCHELLENBERG, DICK KRAVITZ AND ROBIN LUMB, TOO. I'M SURE NONE OF US WANT ALVIN BROWN OR JACK WEBB TO WIN BY ONE VOTE - DON'T LET YOUR UNCAST VOTE BE THAT ONE VOTE. JACKSONVILLE - Former Florida Education Commissioner Jim Horne had some pretty tough words today for mayoral candidate Alvin Brown. In a letter sent today to the editor of the Florida Times Union, Horne called on Brown to 'do his homework.' The former Florida Education Commissioner said he wrote the letter to 'state unequivocally that Mike Hogan has never supported cutting education funding' after Brown's campaign tactics took a nasty turn last week in an ad falsely attacking Hogan's education record.     "As a House member, Mike was part of a group of legislators from North Florida that not only fought for increased funding for education every year, but also was instrumental in helping to change Florida's funding formula for our students which benefitted Northeast Florida school districts," Horne explained in the letter.  "Prior to changing the formula, South Florida was getting the lion's share of the education dollars.  He also was a strong advocate for teachers and programs like the National Board of Certified Teachers, giving them opportunities to advance."   Apparently, down in the polls, wrong on the issues, caught without a real plan and desperate to gain traction, Brown seems to be working double-time to distract voters from his willingness to raise taxes for downtown by distorting Hogan's record.   "The citizens of Duval County need to know that during Mike Hogan's tenure in the Florida Legislature, funding for public schools on a per student basis increased by over 10% and total public school funding increased by over 2 billion dollars. He fought alongside then Governor Jeb Bush and me to increase student funding," wrote Horne, who served as Florida's Education Commissioner from 2001-2004 under Governor Jeb Bush.    For more information on the Mike Hogan for Mayor Campaign, please visit www.hoganformayor.com.