There is an uproar about partisanship in the Winter Park mayoral election. The facts point to Mackinnon being less than forthright. Here is the time line and documents I have found: January 5, 2015: The Orange County Democratic Party explicitly endorses Mackinnon. (Here is a copy should they remove the link.) January 23, 2015: The Orange County Republican Party makes a point of Mackinnon’s contributions to the 2012 Obama campaign in an email and then follows up with a post card. January 26: Mackinnon implies her opponent “a candidate” is the one being partisan and illegally so. Mackinnon says, “Did…
Day: January 27, 2015
Our Choice For Mayor
February 22, 2015 Dear Fellow Winter Park Voter, CLICK LINKS BELOW TO ACCESS SOURCE MATERIAL. I am a Winter Park resident committed to reasoned governance for our city. I am paying for this letter with my money. I have served on city boards for eight years, having been a member of the city’s Code Enforcement Board, and currently serving on both the Tree Preservation Board and Planning and Zoning Board. While elections tend to be emotionally driven and lack substance, I hold Winter Park to a higher standard; a standard based on knowledge of the circumstances, policy substance, and results. Based…