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RICK SCOTT FOR GOVENOR RICK SCOTT FOR GOVENOR FLORIDAFLORIDA

Party Affiliation Party Affiliation RepublicanRepublican

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Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott

Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott • Born in Bloomington, Illinois and raised in Born in Bloomington, Illinois and raised in

Kansas City, Missouri, Richard Scott is Kansas City, Missouri, Richard Scott is considered one of America’s foremost considered one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs. The son of a truck driver entrepreneurs. The son of a truck driver and JC Penney clerk, Rick is known as an and JC Penney clerk, Rick is known as an innovator in business, health care, and innovator in business, health care, and politics, and has developed a reputation politics, and has developed a reputation in the health care industry for providing in the health care industry for providing affordable, high quality services through affordable, high quality services through a patient-centric approach to cost and a patient-centric approach to cost and care. care.

Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott • Rick is the founder of two health care Rick is the founder of two health care

providers, Columbia Hospital Corporation providers, Columbia Hospital Corporation and Solantic Corporation, which builds and Solantic Corporation, which builds and operates urgent care facilities and operates urgent care facilities throughout Florida. Rick also started throughout Florida. Rick also started Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, an Conservatives for Patients’ Rights, an organization founded to defend free organization founded to defend free market principles in health care that market principles in health care that focused successfully on defeating focused successfully on defeating President Obama’s government-run President Obama’s government-run public option plan public option plan

Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott • Rick resides in Naples, Florida with his Rick resides in Naples, Florida with his

wife Ann, his high school sweetheart. wife Ann, his high school sweetheart. They have been married for 37 years and They have been married for 37 years and have two grown daughters. Rick is a have two grown daughters. Rick is a Christian and has attended church his Christian and has attended church his whole life. He is currently a trustee and whole life. He is currently a trustee and member of Naples Community Church, member of Naples Community Church, which he helped start in 2006 which he helped start in 2006

Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott • Throughout his career, Rick has been Throughout his career, Rick has been

involved in a variety of charitable involved in a variety of charitable activities including serving on the activities including serving on the National Board of the United Way from National Board of the United Way from 1997 to 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Rick 1997 to 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Rick worked with World Vision to create a worked with World Vision to create a primary health care system in Bunyala, a primary health care system in Bunyala, a poor area of Kenya. poor area of Kenya.

Richard L. ScottRichard L. Scott • In 1993, Rick initiated a scholarship In 1993, Rick initiated a scholarship

program for high school graduates of his program for high school graduates of his Kansas City high school and he funds a Kansas City high school and he funds a scholarship to one low income student scholarship to one low income student each year at SMU Law School. Rick also each year at SMU Law School. Rick also funds an entrepreneurship contest at funds an entrepreneurship contest at George Washington University, the school George Washington University, the school where his daughter received her where his daughter received her bachelor’s degree in Business bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.Administration.

RICK SCOTT ON RICK SCOTT ON ACCOUNTABLITY IN ACCOUNTABLITY IN

ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING• Rick will institute Accountability Budgeting. Rick will institute Accountability Budgeting.

He will make each state agency set annual He will make each state agency set annual goals for every dollar they spend, then goals for every dollar they spend, then measure their performance against those measure their performance against those goals and hold them accountable for their goals and hold them accountable for their outcomes. outcomes.

• Rick will force the bureaucrats to justify the Rick will force the bureaucrats to justify the way they spend our tax dollars. Holding them way they spend our tax dollars. Holding them accountable will help eliminate waste, accountable will help eliminate waste, increase efficiencies and eliminate ineffective increase efficiencies and eliminate ineffective programprogram

ON BORDER SECURITYON BORDER SECURITY

• Rick believes border security is an Rick believes border security is an economic and national security issue economic and national security issue

• Rick is opposed to amnesty and will Rick is opposed to amnesty and will fight amnesty for lawbreakers fight amnesty for lawbreakers

• Rick supports measures like the Rick supports measures like the Arizona law that allow enforcement Arizona law that allow enforcement of already existing lawsof already existing laws

• Rick believes those who immigrate Rick believes those who immigrate to America must come here legally, to America must come here legally, play by the rules and respect our play by the rules and respect our lawslaws

EDUCATING FLORIDA’S EDUCATING FLORIDA’S WORKFORCEWORKFORCE

• Believes in accountability in Believes in accountability in educationeducation

• Believes in school choice, including Believes in school choice, including vouchers and charter schools vouchers and charter schools

• Supports merit pay. Supports merit pay.

• Supports eliminating teacher tenure Supports eliminating teacher tenure for new teachers. for new teachers.

• Supports homeschooling for parents Supports homeschooling for parents who feel this is the best option for who feel this is the best option for their childrentheir children

ON ENERGY ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE

• Will fight to ensure that any future offshore Will fight to ensure that any future offshore drilling does not negatively impact drilling does not negatively impact Florida’s beaches Florida’s beaches

• Believes that energy independence is Believes that energy independence is essential to America’s economic vitalityessential to America’s economic vitality

• Believes it is a bit ridiculous that foreign Believes it is a bit ridiculous that foreign countries can drill for oil a few miles off countries can drill for oil a few miles off Florida’s shores while, our citizens are Florida’s shores while, our citizens are getting hammered by high gasoline prices.getting hammered by high gasoline prices.

• Supports expansion of nuclear power, use Supports expansion of nuclear power, use of alternative fuels and off-shore drillingof alternative fuels and off-shore drilling

ON ENVIRONMENTON ENVIRONMENT

• Is committed to conserving Florida’s Is committed to conserving Florida’s natural resourcesnatural resources

• Is committed to preserving the Is committed to preserving the EvergladesEverglades

ON FAMILY VALUESON FAMILY VALUES

• Believes in the sanctity of human lifeBelieves in the sanctity of human life

• Is pro-life. He is opposed to abortion and Is pro-life. He is opposed to abortion and believes that Roe v. Wade should be believes that Roe v. Wade should be overturnedoverturned

• Believes that marriage should be between one Believes that marriage should be between one man and one woman man and one woman

• Believes that we should appoint commonsense Believes that we should appoint commonsense judges to protect our rights, our laws, and judges to protect our rights, our laws, and religious liberties by enforcing the lawreligious liberties by enforcing the law. .

ON HEALTH CAREON HEALTH CARE • Rick led the fight to defeat President Rick led the fight to defeat President

Obama’s government-run public option, as Obama’s government-run public option, as the founder of Conservatives for Patients’ the founder of Conservatives for Patients’ Rights (CPR)Rights (CPR)

• A proven record of lowering health care A proven record of lowering health care costs while improving quality costs while improving quality

• Believes that our health care system should Believes that our health care system should focus on choice, competition, focus on choice, competition, accountability and personal responsibility.accountability and personal responsibility.

• supports a state constitutional amendment supports a state constitutional amendment in Florida that prohibits the federal in Florida that prohibits the federal government from imposing President government from imposing President Obama’s individual mandate, to protect Obama’s individual mandate, to protect Floridians’ freedom to control their health Floridians’ freedom to control their health care choicescare choices

ON SECOND AMENDMENT ON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTSRIGHTS

• Is an ardent supporter of the Second Is an ardent supporter of the Second Amendment and a hunter Amendment and a hunter

• Is a member of the NRA and a strong Is a member of the NRA and a strong supporter of Florida’s sportsmensupporter of Florida’s sportsmen

• Believes that we should appoint Believes that we should appoint commonsense judges who will commonsense judges who will adhere to the Constitution and will adhere to the Constitution and will NOT legislate from the benchNOT legislate from the bench

PUTTING FLORIDIANS BACK TO PUTTING FLORIDIANS BACK TO WORKWORK

• Florida needs an outsider who is not part of the Florida needs an outsider who is not part of the political establishment. political establishment.

• Has been successful in business both nationally Has been successful in business both nationally and here in Florida: He has created jobs, cut and here in Florida: He has created jobs, cut budgets, and put the customer first. He will bring budgets, and put the customer first. He will bring the same vision to Tallahassee.the same vision to Tallahassee.

• Will create jobs by keeping taxes low and limiting Will create jobs by keeping taxes low and limiting job killing regulations job killing regulations

• Will ensure that Florida has an educated workforce Will ensure that Florida has an educated workforce that will allow Florida to attract new business and that will allow Florida to attract new business and good paying jobsgood paying jobs

ON TAX AND SPENDINGON TAX AND SPENDING

• Florida needs an outsider who is not part of Florida needs an outsider who is not part of the political establishment to put our house the political establishment to put our house in order. in order.

• Will run our state government more like a Will run our state government more like a business business

• Believes in limited government and low taxes Believes in limited government and low taxes and he will govern based on those principles and he will govern based on those principles

• Believes that the government should treat Believes that the government should treat your money as if it is their own not a slush your money as if it is their own not a slush fund fund

• Believes that the government should live Believes that the government should live within its means just as Florida businesses within its means just as Florida businesses and families doand families do

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