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Early Voting
WHERE TO VOTE
Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 14. Early voting continues through Saturday at the following locations. Orange Park Library: 2054 Plainfield Ave. Middleburg Clay-Hill Library: 2245 Aster Ave. Keystone Heights Tax Collectors Office: 275 S. Lawrence Blvd. Pablo Creek Library: 13295 Beach Blvd. West Regional Library: 1425 Chaffee Road S.

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Crescent City Library: 610 N. Summit St., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Interlachen Library: 144 N. County Road 315, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

BAKER COUNTY
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Baker County Supervisor of Elections (904) 259-6339, bakerelections.com Main office: 32 N. Fifth St., Macclenny

DUVAL
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Duval County Supervisor of Elections (904) 630-1414, duvalelections.com Main Office: 105 E. Monroe St. Branch office: 5200-2 Norwood Ave. Regency Square Library: 9900 Regency Square Blvd. Beaches Library: 600 Third St., Neptune Beach South Mandarin Library: 12125 San Jose Blvd. Highlands Library: 1826 Dunn Ave. Southeast Library: 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd. Mandarin Library: 3330 Kori Road Webb-Wesconnett Library: 6887 103rd St.

CLAY COUNTY
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Clay County Supervisor of Elections (904) 269-6350, clayelections.com Main office: 1417-1 S. Orange Ave., Green Cove Springs Fleming Island Library: 1895 Town Center Blvd.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Duval County (904) 491-7500, votenassau.com Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, 8 95 Main office: 96135 Nassau Place Conference Board School a.m.-6 p.m. 17 Room A, Yulee districts St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections 6 Callahan branch library: 450077 Florida 200, (904) 823-2238, sjcvotes.us Suite 15 Main office: 4455 Avenue A, No. 101, St. 295 Fernandina Beach City Hall: 204 Ash St. Augustine Hilliard branch library: 15821 County Road Julington Creek Annex: 725 Flora Branch 4 108 Blvd., St. Johns 4 6 1 6 Ponte Vedra Beach branch library: 101 5 Library Blvd. Southeast branch library: 6670 U.S. 1 S., St. 10 Augustine 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 3 2 301 St. Augustine Beach City Hall: 2200 Florida Putnam County Supervisor of Elections 7 A1A S. (386) 329-0224, soe.putnam-fl.com/connect/ 9A 17 1 Hastings Town Hall: 6195 S. Main St. site 295 Main office: 2509 Crill Ave, Suite 900, Palatka

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U.S. Senate
DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN

U.S. House District 3

REPUBLICAN foreign competition. On government spending, taxes: I oppose any debt limit increase unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) Substantial cuts in spending, (2) Enforceable spending caps, and (3) Congressional passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that includes both a spending limitation and a super majority for raising taxes, in addition to balancing revenues and expenses.

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Glenn BurKett

Age: 62 Occupation: Natural health business owner Education: Bachelors degree, University of West Florida Family: Single Previous elected offices: None Qualifications: The timing is so right for who I am. I have years of experience with a successful business as a Natural Health innovator and educator. I have the willingness to stand up for all of us to have a better way of life and for our children and grandchildren. Our middle class financial status has been set back 30 years. I do not believe that one political party or the other has all the right ideas and solutions. I support the Bush tax cuts. We do not need more taxes. We need accountability for what our tax money is being spent on. I understand accountability; I practice it every day in my successful Natural Health business. I am a innovator that thinks outside the box. Most important issues: Jobs, better health care for seniors, the welfare of children, womens rights (including reproductive rights), immigration reform. On government spending, taxes: Our middle class financial status has been set back 30 years. I do not believe that one political party or the other has all the right ideas and solutions. I support the Bush tax cuts. We do not need more taxes. We need accountability for what our tax money is being spent on.

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Bill nelsOn

Age: 70 Occupation: U.S. senator Education: Bachelors degree, Yale University; law degree, University of Virginia Family: Wife, Grace; daughter Nan Ellen and son, Bill Previous elected offices: Florida treasurer/insurance commissioner, U.S. House, Florida House Qualifications: A fifthgeneration Floridian, Bill Nelson has always been an unrelenting advocate for all Floridians. Hes also become a respected moderate voice in a political time when increasing incivility in the public square makes finding bipartisan solutions all the more difficult. Most important issues Fighting to create jobs, fighting to make sure America gains energy independence, fighting to protect consumers; fighting to reduce the deficit, fighting to protect and preserve Social Security and Medicare, and fighting to strengthen U.S. security. On government spending, taxes: To really get our nations debt under control, we need to look at more than blindly slashing programs. [There should be] reforms across the whole budget, like simplifying the tax code, closing tax loopholes for big corporations, eliminating government duplication and reducing fraud plaguing programs like Medicare.

Age: 44 Occupation: U.S. representative, 14th District Education: Bachelors degree, University of Florida Family: Wife, Mary Bono; children, Addison and Connie; stepchildren, Chesare and Chianna Previous elected offices: Florida House Qualifications: Fought to cut spending and taxes, reduce the debt, and balance the budget. Fought against policies like TARP, the Stimulus, Obamacare, and other liberal experiments that are jeopardizing our future by spending taxpayer dollars on programs Americans cannot afford and do not want. Most important issues: Our freedoms are challenged by threats both abroad and domestic. Freedom will always pose a threat to tyrannical dictators and oppressive regimes. Economic security means our nation and its leaders are being fiscally responsible and making the tough decisions that put our nation on sure footing. National security is directly linked to freedom both at home and abroad. On government spending, taxes: America is on the brink of a fiscal crisis unlike any weve ever seen, yet Washington continues its spending-taxing-borrowing binge. Weve seen this time and again: Sen. Bill Nelson, President Obama and their lockstep liberal allies in Congress have gone on spending sprees with the federal governments credit card, charging taxpayers for everything from bailouts to failed stimulus plans to Obamacare. With your help, I will put a stop to it in the United States Senate.

James Jett

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Age: n/a Occupation: Journalist Education: n/a Family: Married, children Elena, John Paul Previous elected offices: None Qualifications: n/a Most important issues: I pledge to do my utmost to take any and all actions directed at curbing this nations current fiscal crisis. I will strive to articulate the economic needs of Floridians within the framework of a smaller government that supports private sector growth, job creation and lower taxes. On government spending, taxes: Americans want and deserve an honest and forthright solution to the national debt. This includes the passage of a crucial Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to be ratified by the states. Tax increases are not the solution to the national debt.

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Age: 60 Occupation: retired U.S. Army colonel, businessman, and university instructor Education: Bachelors degree, Southeast Missouri State University, Ph.D., Union Institute in Cincinnati; graduate of The Command & General Staff College, the Army War College Defense Strategy Curriculum, and The Air War College Family: Single; son, William Previous elected offices: None Qualifications: Col. McCalister served honorably in the Army National Guard, Army Reserves, and on active duty for a total of 33 years between 1971 and 2005. He has worked with physicians at biotech and health-care companies to improve efficiencies in the health-care system, is a licensed agribusiness professional, and owner of a small tree farm. He is also a university instructor, teaching practicing, professional students about todays global economy and global business operations, strategy, and policy. Most important issues: His No. 1 priority will be to get Floridians back to work by cutting spending, reducing the deficit, lowering taxes, and protecting our products and proprietary technologies and investments against unfair

Age: 58 Occupation: physician, former U.S. representative Education: Bachelors degree, SUNY Stony Brook; M.D., SUNY Buffalo Family: wife, Nancy; children Katy, David Previous elected offices: U.S. House Qualifications: He served seven terms in Congress, on committees and caucuses including the Science Committee, the Education and Workforce Committee, Banking and Financial Services, Government Reform and Oversight, and the Appropriations Committee. He was also a member of the conservative Republican Study Committee and served on the Speakers Task Force on Healthcare Reform in his freshman term. Most important issues: Fiscal responsibility, jobs and the economy, repealing Obamacare, Second Amendment rights. On government spending, taxes: [R]eckless spending threatens economic freedom, erodes individual liberty and undermines national sovereignty. We need to [reduce] spending, [cut] waste, fraud and abuse, and [demand] more accountability in how your tax dollars are spent. We desperately need fundamental tax reform in this nation. We have an antiquated tax code. It is too complex. It hurts our economy. It holds us back from creating jobs and we need a tax cut for the 21st century.

Age: 59 Education: Bachelors degree, University of Central Florida; graduate of the Jacksonville Police Academy (with Honors), Graduate of the FBI National Academy, Graduate of the Florida Clerk of Courts Family: Widowed; children, Alana, Tyler Previous elected offices: Clay County Commissioner (1982-1994), Clay County Clerk of Courts (1998-present) Qualifications: A proven record of conservatism with a proven record of character. As a county commissioner I was asked to raise taxes during tough economic times, I refused and voted against two budgets because they contained tax increases. When I ran for the office of Clay County Clerk of Courts, I said I would run this office like a business. In 1998 we began downsizing, combining tasks and eliminating duplicative responsibilities. In 2012, we now have fewer employees than we had in 1998 and since 2004 we have returned to the county and the State of Florida over $10 million dollars in unspent budgeted revenues. Most important issues: 1) Obamacare MUST be repealed and if there is not enough support, then it should be unfunded and allowed to die. 2) We must turn our economy around and get people back to work. 3) We must pay down our national debt. How you deal with budget cuts? Cut services and cut spending ... not raise taxes. Raising taxes will further impede economic prosperity. Government was not designed to be all things to all people. Getting people back to work must be our top priority! I would also support the fair tax, thus implementing a tax system which is designed to be fair and equitable.

steve Oelrich

Age: 66 Education: Bachelors degree, Florida State University Family: Wife, Rose; three sons, one deceased Previous elected offices: Florida State Senate, District 14: 2006-current; Alachua County Sheriff: 1992-2006 Qualifications: I am the only candidate in the race with a record of consistently voting for balanced budgets. In the Florida Senate, I voted against the 2012 proposed budget because it had too many pet projects. As sheriff, I cut the departments budget by $300,000 in my first year and still reduced crime. Additionally, I will never vote to raise the debt limit or borrow money from China or other countries who work against us. Most important issues: As a fiscal conservative, my top priority is to fix the economic mess that Washington politicians have created. In Washington, they spend too much and tax too much. We

debt and without spending Congressional Congressional cuts and elimination of Districts 6 Districts 3 ineffective government Nassau programs our national debt Nassau will continue to grow. Im Baker a cosponsor of H.R. 1848, the One Percent Spending Duval Columbia Reduction Act offered by Baker Duval Columbia Rep. Mack that would reduce Clay Union annual spending by one Clay Bradford percent for six years. We also 3 Bradford St. Johns should control government spending through the Alachua Putnam elimination of duplicative Alachua 6 Flagler wasteful programs like Putnam and Flagler the Department of Energys loan guarantee program that Marion lost over half a billion dollars Volusia Marion on the Solyndra debacle and Volusia reduce regulations that are creating uncertainty in the cant borrow our way out of market. the problem, or tax our way out. After two decades in Congressional Congress, my opponent Cliff ted YOhO Districts 4 Stearns has only contributed Age: 57 to the mess we are in today Education: Bachelors and Nassau by voting to increase the Doctorate of Veterinary debt ceiling 11 times and Medicine 4 voting for billions of dollars from in earmarks. Its time we University Baker Duval pass a Balanced Budget of Florida Amendment and stop going Family: Clay along with business as usual Wife, Bradford St. Johns in Washington. Carolyn How would you deal with (37 years); budget cuts: I will never children, Katie, Lauren, Tyler Alachua raise taxes or vote to raise Previous elected offices: Putnam Flagler the debt ceiling. If elected, None I would audit and vote to Qualifications: As cut whole departments a businessman and Marion and agencies. We cannot Volusia veterinarian, I feel that I continue to support have a different perspective politicians who advocate than the career politicians. cutting our national debt by Unlike the entrenched only 1 percent, 2 percent or politician, I have been in the 3 percent. These superficial trenches for 30 years. Ive cuts will not have the impact been both the employee and needed in order to restore the employer and I know our economic prosperity in how it feels to sign both the near future. We need sides of a paycheck. Having dramatic action to return been a business owner and the federal government to entrepreneur background some semblance of how we allows me to find unique and used to be as a constitutional common sense solutions to republic. problems that our career politicians have struggled with for years. Finally I would cliff stearns say that having never held Age: 71 political office is one of my Education: B.S. electrical strongest qualifications. engineering, George Most important issues: This Washington election is mainly about our University economy. We need to grow Family: our economy and create jobs. Wife, Joan We can do this by reducing ( 38 years); over burdensome rules, children, regulations and mandates Doug, that are killing businesses. Bundy, We need to simplify our tax Scott; one grandchild code. I support the Fair Tax. Previous elected offices: Finally, we need to repeal None and defund Obamacare. Qualifications: I am a rock Ultimately, the government solid conservative with a should be creating an proven record of defending environment of certainty in the Constitution and fighting the market place and that is for fiscal responsibility and my priority. traditional social values. Im How would you deal proud of the endorsements with budget cuts: There and support I have is no doubt that we need received from the leading to cut spending and deal conservative organizations with our debt before it in Florida and around the deals with us. There needs nation, among them the to be series of cuts from U.S. Chamber of Commerce, several departments that National Rifle Association, Florida Right to Life, National have been unsuccessful in their mission such as the Right to Life, the American Department of Education and Conservative Union, and the the Department of Energy. Family Research Council. Waste, fraud and abuse in Most important issues: Social Security, Medicaid and Restoring economic Medicare must be brought growth and job creation by under control and dealt with eliminating burdensome immediately. Regarding government regulations and lowering taxes on business to increasing revenues, the best way to approach this issue is spur investment and growth. Instead of expanding the size to jump start the economy. We can do this by simplifying of government and further our tax code (pass the increasing our massive debt, Fair Tax), dismantling I am committed to a prounnecessary rules, growth economic agenda regulations and mandates that will put America back and repealing and defunding to work. Another priority is Obamacare. repealing Obamacare; I have voted to repeal, defund or dismantle Obamacare 30 times and will continue to fight for full repeal. How would you deal with budget cuts? The United States has $14 trillion in

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Information for this section has been compiled from candidate questionnaires and candidate websites by the Times-Union and St. Augustine Record