Press Releases
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 24, 2010
Greg Evers Receives Endorsement of the Florida Nurses Association PAC
Baker, Fla. – Greg Evers, Republican Candidate for Florida Senate District 2, today announced he received the endorsement of the Florida Nurses Association PAC (FNPAC). SD 2 consists of Holmes and Washington, and parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The seat is currently held by Senator Durrell Peaden, Jr., MD, who has served-out his term in the office.
“Greg Evers is the ideal candidate to address the concerns and requests of the Nurses of Florida,” said Bonnie Sklaren, chair of the FNPAC. “As professional Nurses we are very concerned about the current status of our health care system as we individually and collectively see more people losing health insurance. And, we are confident that Greg Evers has the ability to listen to what we have to say and help improve the health care system in a way that will benefit nurses, physicians and patients throughout the State of Florida.”
“I am grateful that the Florida Nurses Association would honor me with their endorsement, and support my campaign for Senate District 2,” said Evers. “Nurses make up the largest profession within our health care delivery system and they are involved in the delivery of ninety percent of the medical services provided in this country, making it imperative that the Florida Legislature ensure that the health care environment in Florida is supportive of nurses and continues to do all we can to protect this highly-regarded profession.”
The mission of the Florida Nurses Association is to serve and support all registered nurses through professional development, advocacy and the promotion of excellence at every level of professional nursing practice. The Florida Nurses Association is the only organization that advocates for nurses regardless of nursing specialty or practice setting and is the largest statewide organization of Registered Nurses.
Evers has had the privilege of serving the residents of Florida House District 1, which includes northern portions of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties, in the Florida House of Representatives since 2001. A fifth-generation, panhandle farmer and small businessman, Evers puts his real-world experience to good use in the Florida Legislature and is proud of his accomplishments on behalf of Florida’s critical agriculture industry, economic development, job creation, and preserving and protecting Northwest Florida values, including acting as a champion of our Second Amendment rights and protections. He has sponsored and passed NRA priority legislation, protecting the right of law-abiding citizens to have legal firearms secured in the automobiles in public parking lots and protecting against raids of Florida’s Concealed Carry Permit Trust Fund. He has also sponsored legislation, protecting Floridians from unnecessary federal government intrusion into health care freedoms and choices, designating “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the State of Florida, enabling Florida farmers to transport their farm equipment from field to field without the burden of additional government permits or fees, enabling the reopening of the Jay Oil Field to restore numerous Northwest Florida jobs, and extending the dates between parole hearings for violent criminal offenders to protect victims and taxpayer resources. Evers has never been prouder of any legislation he has sponsored than he is of House Bill 31, which will protect the First Amendment religious speech rights of teachers and students across Florida from future infringements, such as those suffered at the hands of the ACLU in Santa Rosa County.
For more information on the Greg Evers for Senate Campaign, please visit www.gregevers.com.
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