A New Voice for District 15 — It’s Time to Tune Out the Noise and Struggle for What Issues
By Coretta Anthony-Smith
Once I go searching District 15—from the colourful streets of Historic Parramore to the enduring legacy of Eatonville, from the rising communities of Apopka and Winter Backyard to the missed corners of Pine Hills and Washington Shores—I see promise. I see resilience. I see people who find themselves working exhausting, elevating households, beginning companies, and doing all the pieces they’ll to dwell a great life. What I additionally see, although, are the very actual struggles—skyrocketing insurance coverage premiums, lack of entry to reasonably priced housing, and communities that also don’t really feel secure.
On this race, we should tune out the drama and distractions and middle the dialog on the problems that matter most to our neighbors. My marketing campaign isn’t about personalities or headlines. It’s about this lovely and various neighborhood. It’s about you.
Pine Hills, Washington Shores, Historic Parramore, Winter Backyard, Ocoee, Gotha, components of Oakland, the Dr. Phillips space, Historic Eatonville, and Apopka all have one factor in frequent: residents are being requested to accept much less—much less security, much less alternative, and fewer entry to what each Floridian deserves. I’m right here to say: sufficient. We deserve extra. And I’m able to struggle for it.
My story, like many in our neighborhood, didn’t start with privilege. I misplaced my mom to a drunk driver once I was simply seven. At sixteen, I misplaced my father to most cancers. I do know what it means to undergo loss. I additionally know what it means to get again up. Raised by my grandmother, I realized early on that when life will get powerful, you get harder—and also you by no means cease standing up for what’s proper.
That lesson formed my path. I earned my levels from Georgetown College and the College of Florida Levin School of Legislation not only for the title, however to serve. I’ve fought in courtrooms. I’ve mentored younger individuals. I’ve helped households navigate their hardest days. And now, I’m operating for the Florida Senate as a result of I imagine my life experiences {and professional} journey have ready me to be a fierce, efficient advocate for District 15.
I’m proud to dwell within the district I hope to serve—not simply as a consultant, however as a neighbor who listens, reveals up, and by no means backs down.
Along with so many different points, this marketing campaign is about creating safer communities, reducing owners insurance coverage charges, and guaranteeing that reasonably priced housing isn’t just a slogan however a actuality.
If you happen to imagine that management must be about lifting individuals up, not tearing others down—then I invite you to affix me. This second is ours to grab.
Coretta Anthony-Smith is an lawyer and a candidate for Florida Senate District 15.
