The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - July 18, 2012
Brooke Ward, for Levy Supervisor of Elections
• Former Law
It is with great pleasure that I announce my candidacy for the office of Levy
Enforcement Officer
County Supervisor of Elections. My name is Brooke Ward and I am a longtime resident
of Levy County. My daughter Kinsey and I are strong agriculture advocates, and reside
•Raised and
at Ward Farms which has been in our family for several generations. I attended Lake
Educated in Florida
City Community College, and obtained certifications in Education from Central Florida
Community College and the State of Florida. I received the American Degree from the
• Married 37 Years
National FFA Organization in 1998. I am proud to say that Kinsey is a student in the
to Marjorie
Levy County School system. She attends Chiefland Middle School where she is very
active in the Future Farmers of America.
• Served in the
My experience includes working in management for a large retail sales corporation, owning
U.S. Marine Corps
a successful small business, and working as an early education teacher in both the public and private
and U.S. Navy
sector. Since 2004 I have served seasonally as the Director and Lead Instructor at locally owned and
operated Brookins Swim School. For the past 6 years I have been employed full time as an Education
• Lifetime Member of the Tri-County Marine Corps League 1018
Specialist where I am responsible for monitoring the standard level of care and daily operations at lo-
• Lifetime Member of the Disabled American Veterans
cal child care facilities in accordance with current state laws.
I am confident I have the qualifications that will prove useful if elected to the office of
• Former Businessman – Importing & Exporting
Supervisor of Elections. Those qualifications include: The important responsibility of facilitating the
Objectives:
training that keeps our early education teachers updated so they can be the best they can be; the abil-
★ Improve department morale
ity to read state administrative code and offer technical assistance to early learning providers; and my
★ Decrease response time
experience as a business woman. I understand finance, including the major importance of balancing a
★ Open both jails to outside jurisdictional prisoners – reducing cost for Levy
budget with the taxpayer in mind.
County Taxpayer
My main focus will be to educate voters of all ages and specifically, to collaborate with the
★ Increase on-road personnel
Levy County School Board to introduce innovative student voting programs into our Schools. It’s
★ Improve efficiency of all departments
vitally important that future generations understand both the honor and civic responsibility that being
★ Devoid department of all political influence
able to cast a ballot entails. My commitment to the Levy County citizens is to maintain an open-door
policy and offer services that will always be administered in an impartial and non-partisan manner.
Political figures, who are seeking election, promise to hold the citizen’s welfare
I possess the ambition, the drive, and the communication skills to educate Levy voters of
to heart but once elected renege on those words of faith. If we as a nation are
all ages. I am a strong no nonsense fiscal conservative that will work tirelessly to save taxpayer dol-
to see this country return to its Christian and Constitutional roots then we
lars. One of my first actions if elected will be to sell the Ford Expedition currently being used in the
must elect officials at these lower levels of our government, who will hold fast
Supervisor’s office then research and find a more economical alternative. I am passionate about this
to the oath of office and the Constitution of these United States. This holds
County and its people.
truer of a sheriff, a constitutional Law Enforcement Officer.
I strongly believe in giving my time to charitable and community service organizations. I
As Sheriff, my door will be open to all departmental personnel. Concerns and
am a longtime member of the Suwannee River Fair Association where I have served as a volunteer
suggestions on how to improve the efficiency of the department will be readily
for 9 years, as a Superintendent since 2008, and participated as a buyer at the annual livestock sale.
accepted with an open mind. In house cliques and any form of outside political
It makes me extremely proud to be part of an organization which gives children of all ages an oppor-
influence will not be tolerated. I not only have the expertise as a law
tunity to showcase skills learned primarily at home. That knowledge and experience will serve them
enforcement officer in two states, including Florida but the education, courage
well as they become future productive members of our community.
and tenacity to structure this agency above all political Influence.
formulate this agency above all political influence.
As a proud supporter of FFA, I serve as Treasurer of the Chiefland FFA Alumni. I have
organized scholarship fundraising events such as the Annual Chili Cook-off and Cake Auction, and
I will not only listen to the citizens, but will hear what is being said.
the Chiefland FFA Alumni Bull Bash. I have also volunteered my time over the past several years
I believe that the first and foremost issue with the citizens of Levy County is an
with organizations such as Haven Hospice, the Levy County Schools Foundation, as a Levy County
honest, responsible and responsive Sheriff’s Department.
4-H club leader, and serve as an alternate member on the Levy County Transportation Disadvantaged
One devoid of politics.
Board.
One who holds our Constitution above all.
to heart.
Giving back to Levy County is an important part of who I am, and I believe our elected of-
Anything less is nothing but the old, cancerous entity. entity.
cancerous political
ficials should be wholly invested in our communities beyond the scope of what their office dictates.
Vote Noel K. Desmond for Sheriff, Levy County, Republican
Those who came before us sacrificed much for the freedoms we enjoy today. Those sacri-
fices ensure that you and I have the voice to express our opinions and the choice of who represents
www.noelkdesmondcampaign.com
what we stand for as individuals. This is a right that should not be taken for granted, as many across
Thank You
the world do not have such freedoms.
“In God We Trust”
All registered voters can vote in the Supervisor of Elections race, regardless of party af-
filiation in the August 14th Primary Election. Make your voice heard on August 14th and VOTE for
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Noel K. Desmond, Republican for Sheriff
Brooke Ward for Levy County Supervisor of Elections. Please visit my website, electbrookeward.
com. I can be reached directly at 352-535-5337 or electbrookeward@gmail.com.
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