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First Coast Business & Health Care Leaders Endorse Aaron Bean for Senate District 4
Jacksonville, Fla. Conservative Republican Aaron Bean today announced that Potentiae Founder and Principal Deborah Pass Durham and Chairman of the St. Vincents HealthCare Foundation Board of Directors Jay Demetree have endorsed him in his candidacy for the newlydrawn Florida Senate District 4 seat. Aaron is the right person to represent our local business community in the Florida Senate, said Pass Durham. He understands the difficulties that small businesses face in a struggling economy and will work to alleviate the burden of taxes and government regulation in order to create an economic environment that is conducive to job creation and growth. Aaron Bean has earned my support, said Demetree. Aaron understands the importance of placing health care choices back into the hands of patients and health care providers, rather than the government, and bringing a greater marketplace of medical options to all Floridians. I am honored to have gained the support of such distinguished business and health care leaders as we close in on the Primary Election tomorrow, said Bean. I promise to dedicate myself to finding innovative reforms and sensible solutions for our business and health care community so we can reinvigorate Floridas economy and work to repeal ObamaCare. Pass Durham and Demetree join former Governor Jeb Bush (R-Florida), Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater (R-Florida), Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam (R-Florida), Senator John Thrasher (R-St. Augustine), Senator Steve Wise (R-Jacksonville), Representative Daniel Davis (R-Jacksonville), Representative Lake Ray (R-Jacksonville), former Education Commissioner and State Senator Jim Horne, Representative Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala), Mayor Stan Totman of Baldwin, Mayor David Buchanan of Hilliard, Mayor Shirley Graham of Callahan, Vice Mayor Kara Tucker of Neptune Beach, Jacksonville City Councilman Ray Holt, Jacksonville Beach City Councilman Tom Taylor, Neptune Beach Councilman-elect Scott Wiley, Nassau County Clerk of the Court and Comptroller John Crawford, former Chair of Duval Republican Party and former Chair of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Mike Hightower, former Chairman of the Duval County and State Republican Party Tom Slade, Nassau County Tax (MORE)

PAGE 2: AARON BEAN FOR FLORIDA SENATE Collector John Drew, Florida State Board of Education Member and Local Business Leader Gary Chartrand, Nassau County School Superintendent John Ruis, Nassau County School Board Chairman Donna Martin, Nassau County School Board Vice-Chairman Kathy Burns, Jacksonville University President Dr. Kerry Romesburg, former Jacksonville Jaguar Tony Boselli, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida Medical Association, National Rifle Association, Unified Sportsmen of Florida, Nassau Builders Council, Nassau County Farm Bureau, United Christians of Florida, Florida Right to Life, Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, Florida Realtors, Florida Times-Union, First Coast Manufacturers Association and the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants in endorsing Bean for Florida Senate District 4, which includes Duval and Nassau Counties. Aaron Bean currently works for Shands Jacksonville as the relationship development officer, is the co-owner of 8 Flags Insurance Company, and he owns and operates Putt-Putt of Fernandina Beach with his wife Abby and their three young sons. Bean served eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, including a term as elected chairman of the Duval County Legislative Delegation in 2008. During his tenure in the Florida House, Bean received numerous awards and recognitions for his effective, conservative leadership and additionally was trusted by thenHouse Speaker Marco Rubio to serve as the chairman of the House Health Care Council, which handled all health care policy in addition to the appropriations of about one-third of the state budget. Prior to being elected to the Florida House, Bean served as a Commissioner and Mayor of Fernandina Beach. Beans extensive record of public service includes serving on the First Coast YMCA Board of Directors, Big Brothers & Big Sisters and the United Way. Bean received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Jacksonville University, and was the city president of Compass Bank for 10 years (1998-2008). Bean and his wife, Abby, reside in Fernandina Beach, Fla., with their three sons, where they attend Memorial United Methodist Church. For more information on the Aaron Bean for Florida Senate Campaign, please visit www.AaronBean.com.

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