Dorothy Hukill
PORT ORANGE – State Rep. Dorothy Hukill announced today that she has filed paperwork to be a candidate for the U.S. Congress for Florida’s 24th District. Hukill, a small business owner, state legislator and former mayor, has earned a reputation as an independent-minded, common sense problem-solver with a solid fiscally conservative record.
“Washington is out of touch with the needs of our area,” Hukill said. “The choices being made in Washington will raise taxes on Florida’s families and burden our children and grandchildren with unprecedented new levels of debt. I think we can do better. That’s why I’m running to bring real fiscal responsibility and common sense to Washington.”
In two terms in the Florida House, Dorothy Hukill has earned respect as a leader for health care reform, tax relief, job creation, and economic development. Hukill has won praise from all sides as an independent thinker, willing to reach across the aisle to get things done. As mayor of Port Orange, Hukill was noted for her insistence on holding the line on government spending.
Dorothy Hukill has lived in District 24 since 1988 and is an attorney in private practice, specializing in elder law and probate. She served on the Ponce Inlet Town Council from 1992-1994 before moving to Port Orange, where she currently resides. She served on the Port Orange City Council from 1998-2000, when she was elected Mayor and served until 2004. Since 2004 she has served in the state legislature, where her district overlaps with over 20% of Florida’s 24th Congressional District.
Hukill has launched a website http://www.dorothyhukill.com Hukill is just one of several GOP candidates eying the seat, in which Kosmas defeated Tom Feeney last year. Florida State Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, told the Orlando Sentinel last week that there is a “high probability” she will enter the race.
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July 7th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hukill increase the Debt in port Ornage from 12 million to over 100 million. She is not a conservative by any means. As a Republican who lives in Port Orange she wont win in this town. She was behind SB 360 that gave developers carte blanche. She also recently was foreclosed on . Thats not the kind of Fiscal leadership we need.
August 29th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Dorothy Hukill is just another attorney who ventured into politics. I am not impressed … Obama is a lawyer as well as Clinton. I would not hold my breath for Dorothy to push for any tort reform in any healthcare makeover.
I think her “big” endorsements are really a liability. Florida Rep. Chris Dorworth has his own legal problems. See http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2009/07/dorworth-partner-owe-27-million-judgment-on-bad-land-deal.html.
The Republican party does not get a free pass here. You cannot shove any candidate down our throats. We will vote out any Democrat or Republican who does not have integrity or listen to the voices of their constituents.
Rep. Sandy Adams meets with her constituents. She has consistently voted for their interests. She has integrity and a law enforcement background.
Sandy Adams for US Congressional District 24 in 2010. We will undo the change that only Obama believes in. Move over Dorothy and take your rhino republicans with you back to the lawyer country club.
October 10th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Suzanne Kosmas has got to go. She has voted for every big spending bill right down the party line. It would be a breath of fresh air to see someone elected who will live up to their oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So many of the policies and agendas of both Republican and Democratic administrations for the last 100 years have trampled on and marginalized our Constitution. The integrity and greatness of this nation have suffered because of this. In my own lifetime I have seen our liberty greatly diminished by the marginalizing of the Constitution, specifically the bill of rights. Our unalienable rights have been interpreted out of existence and the few that remain are under serious attack. This has occurred in my opinion because most of us have not been responsible or vigilant citizens. We have taken our freedom and liberty for granted. If we don’t hold our elected representatives feet to the fire they have demonstrated more than adequately that they will pursue their own self interests. The main question every one should ask of their representatives is: “where in the Constitution is your authority to do that?” The men that wrote the Constitution were visionaries and brilliant. It isn’t a living document that needs to be interpreted with the changing times. That argument is false. What the Constitution was written for was to protect us from something that has not changed and never will, human nature (from the 5000 year leap by W. Cleon Skousen). Those that argue that the Constitution is a living document are the very people who are stealing our heritage and country and trying to fundamentally transform this country into their image. I believe it was Margaret Thatcher who said something to the effect that socialism will always fail because sooner or later the government runs out of other peoples money. The American Revolution was fought to throw off the yoke of an oppressive government. The government we have allowed to come to power is every bit as oppressive as Great Britain was in the 18th century. What we need is a voter revolution to throw the oppressors out of office and then remain vigilant to be sure those we elect live up to their oath of office. Kosmas has got to go. She has more than demonstrated that she represents the agenda of the far left democratic party and not her constituents.