
Andy Dwyer had a dream. A dream of becoming a Florida lawmaker.
Florida election
buzzkills officials say that's not gonna happen just because of one silly little felony:
...24-year-old Dwyer also has a federal felony conviction that prevents him from registering to vote. A candidate for office in Florida must be a registered voter.
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Pat Hollarn notified Dwyer in mid-February 2007 that he was being removed from the voter registration rolls. He had pre-filed the same month with the state Division of Elections in Tallahassee to seek the District 5 seat now held by Rep. Don Brown, R-DeFuniak Springs.What caused this atrocity against mankind?
An Aug. 16, 2005, federal indictment stated that on three occasions in 2005, Dwyer “pretended to be” a contract employee of the Federal Aviation Administration and used that status to fly free on commercial jets out of Okaloosa Regional Airport.Well, surely the county GOP knew about this, right?
Craig Otto, chairman of Okaloosa County’s Republican Executive Committee, gave Dwyer $150 early in his campaign. He said that as a former candidate himself, he understood the difficulties of raising money.
Otto said he hasn’t gotten his money back from Dwyer yet.
“I didn’t even know he was a felon,” he said.Fuck frequent flier miles. Vote Dwyer.
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NWF Daily News