THE HIGHLANDS TEA PARTY THE HIGHLANDS TEA PARTY Sebring, FloridaSebring, Florida

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Peter Allen Peter Allen for Govenorfor Govenor

Party Affiliation Party Affiliation Independence Party of Independence Party of

FloridaFlorida

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Peter AllenPeter Allen

About Peter AllenAbout Peter Allen• Born Peter Allen, Tampa, FL. on November 1, Born Peter Allen, Tampa, FL. on November 1,

1949.  1949.  • Married to Penny Allen, and has three children:  Married to Penny Allen, and has three children: 

Kenneth, Jessica, and Kara.Kenneth, Jessica, and Kara.• Lives in Riverview, Florida, with five dogs, four Lives in Riverview, Florida, with five dogs, four

cats, nine rabbits, and The Fish.cats, nine rabbits, and The Fish.• Owns two small businesses:  Peter Allen Electric, Owns two small businesses:  Peter Allen Electric,

Inc., an electrical contracting service company Inc., an electrical contracting service company since 1986, and 0500, Inc., a certified PIC services since 1986, and 0500, Inc., a certified PIC services company since 1987.company since 1987.

• Passed the Florida Block administered Master Passed the Florida Block administered Master Electrical exam in July 1985.Electrical exam in July 1985.

• A member of the International Electrical A member of the International Electrical Inspectors Association since 1996.Inspectors Association since 1996.

• Served as President of the Riverview Chamber of Served as President of the Riverview Chamber of Commerce.Commerce.

• Graduated from Brandon High night school with a Graduated from Brandon High night school with a GED in 2000, at the age of fifty.GED in 2000, at the age of fifty.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITYFISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Require all State Government agencies, Require all State Government agencies, departments, and separately identified functions departments, and separately identified functions ( i.e. licenses, permits, water etc. ) in addition to ( i.e. licenses, permits, water etc. ) in addition to government accounting, to provide detailed financial government accounting, to provide detailed financial reports using generally accepted accounting reports using generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ) used by private companies so principles ( GAAP ) used by private companies so that more citizens can understand government that more citizens can understand government finances.finances.

• Eliminate the special tax privileges that riddle Eliminate the special tax privileges that riddle Florida's tax codes, close all loopholes. except those Florida's tax codes, close all loopholes. except those

that provide wellcare to our Children and the Elderly.that provide wellcare to our Children and the Elderly. • Evaluate and make recommended changes to our Evaluate and make recommended changes to our

government to improve efficiency and performance, government to improve efficiency and performance, reduce cost and taxes, and eliminate duplication, reduce cost and taxes, and eliminate duplication, unjust projects and waste.unjust projects and waste.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITYFISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Require  The Florida State Legislature Require  The Florida State Legislature to provide full funding for all mandates to provide full funding for all mandates they force on lower levels of they force on lower levels of government.government.

• Restrict legislation exclusively to single Restrict legislation exclusively to single subjects,  along with a line item vetosubjects,  along with a line item veto

• Include sunset clauses in legislation Include sunset clauses in legislation along with a statement of the law's along with a statement of the law's original intentoriginal intent. .

• Give Florida citizens the right to recall Give Florida citizens the right to recall their elected officials for causetheir elected officials for cause. .

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITYFISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Restrict taxing authority to elected boards, Restrict taxing authority to elected boards, and remove taxing authority from and remove taxing authority from appointed governments such as water appointed governments such as water agencies, sports authorities, port agencies, sports authorities, port authorities and airport authorities.authorities and airport authorities.

• Require State and Local government to Require State and Local government to satisfy the needs of the tax paying public satisfy the needs of the tax paying public for roads, water, sewer, health, fire and for roads, water, sewer, health, fire and law enforcement, infrastructure. Eliminate law enforcement, infrastructure. Eliminate monies for other causes such as, monies for other causes such as, ( partnership groups and joint ventures ), ( partnership groups and joint ventures ), spend tax money only on infrastructure spend tax money only on infrastructure needs.needs.

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

• Investigate the high cost of funding for our public Investigate the high cost of funding for our public schools and colleges. schools and colleges.

• Require all student loan organizations to tell the Require all student loan organizations to tell the truth about student loans, That if you drop out of truth about student loans, That if you drop out of school for any reason you still have to pay off the school for any reason you still have to pay off the full amount of the loan usually to a finance full amount of the loan usually to a finance company. If you have a loved one that falls ill, company. If you have a loved one that falls ill, and you miss so many class that you are and you miss so many class that you are disqualified from school, you are required to pay disqualified from school, you are required to pay back the full amount borrowed from the finance back the full amount borrowed from the finance co. they pay the school up front. Understand co. they pay the school up front. Understand what you are getting into before you make a what you are getting into before you make a terrible mistake, after all  you're just trying to terrible mistake, after all  you're just trying to make yourself better right!make yourself better right!

CRIMINAL JUSTICECRIMINAL JUSTICE

• Forbid criminals from suing or collecting Forbid criminals from suing or collecting damages from citizens or business for damages from citizens or business for injuries during a criminal act, including injuries during a criminal act, including injuries resulting from a victim's attempts injuries resulting from a victim's attempts at self-defense.at self-defense.

• Encourage State law makers to implement Encourage State law makers to implement a system that will place the burden of cost a system that will place the burden of cost on the criminal for justice served, not on on the criminal for justice served, not on the victims, or on the public. Make the the victims, or on the public. Make the criminals pay for the criminal justice criminals pay for the criminal justice system.system.

• Take a hard look at privatizing the States Take a hard look at privatizing the States prison system, to reduce the cost of prison system, to reduce the cost of PrisonsPrisons

Environment, Agriculture, and Environment, Agriculture, and Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

• Protect our environmental heritage by Protect our environmental heritage by supporting the conservation of natural resources.supporting the conservation of natural resources.

• Rigorously enforce antitrust laws to preserve the Rigorously enforce antitrust laws to preserve the free markets for agricultural productsfree markets for agricultural products

• Ensure that farmers have access to open Ensure that farmers have access to open competitive markets to accurately determine the competitive markets to accurately determine the value of their products.value of their products.

• Support continuous, measurable and sustained Support continuous, measurable and sustained improvements of environmental quality. improvements of environmental quality.

• Support incentives for the research and Support incentives for the research and development of new manufacturing processes, development of new manufacturing processes, practices, materials and products that avoid, practices, materials and products that avoid, reduce, restrict or control pollution.reduce, restrict or control pollution.

• Reject the use of agricultural products as a Reject the use of agricultural products as a diplomatic weapon.diplomatic weapon.

Health CareHealth Care

• Enact a Health Care Bill of Rights to Enact a Health Care Bill of Rights to provide basic health care to all of provide basic health care to all of Florida's Legal residents, and to Florida's Legal residents, and to protect the rights of citizens to protect the rights of citizens to freely exercise self interest in freely exercise self interest in choosing health care.choosing health care.

• Allow consumers access to Allow consumers access to alternative health care treatments.alternative health care treatments.

Social WelfareSocial Welfare

• Maintain a social safety net based on Maintain a social safety net based on the goal of self sufficiency and self the goal of self sufficiency and self responsibility.responsibility.

• Advance the personal success of Advance the personal success of people with disabilities through people with disabilities through independent living and an independent living and an opportunity for gainful employment. opportunity for gainful employment. And to promote the ADA to its full And to promote the ADA to its full extent extent

Business and Economic Business and Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

• Pursue balanced trade programs that Pursue balanced trade programs that promote the economic interest and promote the economic interest and welfare of all our citizens and safeguard welfare of all our citizens and safeguard our national security.our national security.

• Support efficient, economical, Support efficient, economical, handicapped accessible mass transit handicapped accessible mass transit systems in urban areas.   Maintain systems in urban areas.   Maintain Florida's Constitutional right to work State Florida's Constitutional right to work State statusstatus

• Eliminate corporate welfare through public Eliminate corporate welfare through public funding of professional sports stadiums funding of professional sports stadiums and other commercial enterprises.and other commercial enterprises.

(includes Trade and Transportation) (includes Trade and Transportation)

VotingVoting

• Require That Florida becomes an Open Primary State Require That Florida becomes an Open Primary State

• Set term limits for all elected officials. Set term limits for all elected officials.

• Require all current office holder's to step down when Require all current office holder's to step down when running for another office, ending the Campaigning on the running for another office, ending the Campaigning on the tax payer dollar. tax payer dollar.

• Make all political parties Equal. End the third party as Make all political parties Equal. End the third party as "others" status, respect all third parties with correct party "others" status, respect all third parties with correct party Statistics on a bi-annual bases, Statistics on a bi-annual bases,

• Reduce the requirements for State and local citizens Reduce the requirements for State and local citizens initiative and referendums.initiative and referendums.

• Inspect voting precincts for access and cleanness. Inspect voting precincts for access and cleanness. Eliminate precincts with fewer than 100 voters, relocate to Eliminate precincts with fewer than 100 voters, relocate to next nearest precinct to cut down on cost of elections. next nearest precinct to cut down on cost of elections.

• Make every vote count, support a system that makes sure Make every vote count, support a system that makes sure

that all votes are counted before leaving the voting booth.that all votes are counted before leaving the voting booth.

VotingVoting

• Support a uniform voting system for all of the State.Support a uniform voting system for all of the State.

• Require a position on the ballot at every choice that says Require a position on the ballot at every choice that says none of the above and if none of the above wins, no none of the above and if none of the above wins, no candidate is elected and a new election will be held for that candidate is elected and a new election will be held for that office. office.

• Require that no vote count will be reported until the whole Require that no vote count will be reported until the whole state has been counted, except where local elections for state has been counted, except where local elections for local offices are held and the precincts are closed and all local offices are held and the precincts are closed and all votes for that office have been counted.votes for that office have been counted. Make all political Make all political parties Equal. End the third party as "others" status, respect parties Equal. End the third party as "others" status, respect all third parties with correct party Statistics on a bi-annual all third parties with correct party Statistics on a bi-annual bases, bases,

• Require that all precinct workers understand the ballot, and Require that all precinct workers understand the ballot, and that they ask each voter if they understand the ballot before that they ask each voter if they understand the ballot before going into the voting booth.going into the voting booth.

• Require That all issue's on a ballot be in easy to read and Require That all issue's on a ballot be in easy to read and

understand the intent of the issue.understand the intent of the issue.

Peter's MotivationPeter's Motivation What motivated Peter Allen to run?What motivated Peter Allen to run?

• At 27 years old, I was invited to listen to a At 27 years old, I was invited to listen to a man that wanted term limits for Congress - man that wanted term limits for Congress - Mr. Jack Gargan.  Before that, I never gave Mr. Jack Gargan.  Before that, I never gave politics a second thought.  I trusted our politics a second thought.  I trusted our Government completely.  I went to the Government completely.  I went to the meeting, held in a high school Auditorium in meeting, held in a high school Auditorium in Tampa, and for the first time in my life I Tampa, and for the first time in my life I became aware that all was not well for We became aware that all was not well for We the People.  Jack Gargan was known for his the People.  Jack Gargan was known for his organization T.H.R.O. or Thro the Hypocritical organization T.H.R.O. or Thro the Hypocritical Rascals Out.  He explained how our Rascals Out.  He explained how our politicians served their party and their own politicians served their party and their own self interest first.  This opened my eyes.self interest first.  This opened my eyes.

NO SPIN DISCLAIMERNO SPIN DISCLAIMER

• There has been no “SPIN” put on this There has been no “SPIN” put on this information by the creator or any member information by the creator or any member of the Tea Party. of the Tea Party.

• All information is obtained from the web All information is obtained from the web site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and site “ON THE ISSUES” at issues2000.org and from the Candidates own web sites.from the Candidates own web sites.