Jeannette Skinner
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Jeannette Skinner (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 11th Congressional District. She was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on August 23, 2022.
Skinner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jeannette Skinner was born in El Paso, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1994 and an M.B.A. from Webster University in 1996. Her career experience includes working as a registered nurse, hospital CEO, and health system executive. She has been associated with the following organizations:[1]
- Republican Party of Florida
- Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Florida
- National Federation of Republican Women
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- American College of Healthcare Executive
- American Heart Association
- American Cancer Society
- United Way
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- March of Dimes
- Susan B. Kohmen Foundation
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 11
Incumbent Daniel Webster defeated Shante Munns and Kevin Porter in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Webster (R) | 63.1 | 205,995 |
 | Shante Munns (D) | 35.4 | 115,647 | |
 | Kevin Porter (No Party Affiliation)  | 1.5 | 4,967 | |
| Total votes: 326,609 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Rosado (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shante Munns advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 11.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 11
Incumbent Daniel Webster defeated Laura Loomer and Gavriel E. Soriano in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 11 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Webster | 51.0 | 43,469 |
 | Laura Loomer | 44.2 | 37,647 | |
 | Gavriel E. Soriano | 4.8 | 4,072 | |
| Total votes: 85,188 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Sabatini (R)
- Christopher Manuel Alcantara (R)
- Steve Farley (R)
- Al Deno (R)
- Jeannette Skinner (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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I am a Registered Nurse with an extensive background in healthcare as a Hospital CEO and Health System Executive. I hold a Masters in Business Administration and am a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Originally from Texas, my mother is a naturalized US Citizen from Mexico. I am Hispanic. My father is a Pearl Harbor Veteran. I'm married to my husband Max, Army Retired, of 34 years and have two sons. I am a constitutional conservative Republican. I am a Christian. I love our Country.
- As a Registered Nurse , and a Mom, I have lived a life in service. I feel deeply called to stand up and fight for our future. I feel deeply called to Serve God in this manner and fight to restore our Values.
- As a proven Hospital and Health System CEO, I understand how to run a business and will apply those skills to reverse the incredible financial damage the Democrats have done to our economy.
- As a Veterans daughter, wife and mother, I'm going to fight for our Veterans medical and mental health.
My campaign is about freedom, for the very soul of America. We know that Democrats are fundamentally trying to change America with their socialist policies. I am fighting to restore our American Values, our 1st and our 2nd Amendment Rights. I'm fighting to restore economic sense to Congress and protect our seniors from Medicare Insolvency, and our Medical Freedom. As a Veterans daughter, wife and mother, I'm passionate about improving veterans health and mental health services. As a Mom, I will fight to ensure our nation's children can grow up in a clean and nurturing environment, where they are not taught CRT, or made to feel as oppressed, or oppressors. I will fight to keep our American values that makes our Country so great.
I look up to my father. He had aspired to be a journalist however life had other plans. Both he and his brother were stationed at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He shared very little about the horrors he saw, but he was always proud he serviced and my uncle Bill served to fight for so many. We were very poor, I remember my first pair of "new" shoes coming just in time for my 1st grade. We were very proud to be clean, work hard and never take a handout. I look up to my mother. How she crossed the desert at the age of 15 to make it from Chihuahua on foot to be a maid in El Paso was impressive. She quickly earned enough to pay for her "day pass" ( work visa) and then began the journey towards US Citizenship. To this day I remember her proudly and beautifully in Celebration of earning Citizenship. She worked so hard most of her life, again never taking a hand-out. She went on to become a business owner. Highly intelligent business woman in her own right. Mom and Dad were giving souls always picking up poor families, homeless, or those in need. Giving the shirt of their back. Both parents instilled in me that if you worked hard, were a good person, lived a Christian life that all the blessings in the world would come from this great Country. I've been blessed with great teachers, great mentors, a fantastic husband and great kids. I've also been inspired by my patients as well as by my colleagues. And, I've been inspired by the stories of our hero's like Sargent York. Bravery, selfless servant leadership, a loving heart, Christian values, relentless never-fail, no-matter-what good old American Spirit. Finally I'm inspired by my son's and the amazing men they are becoming. I try to do my best. live a good life, and make a difference every day.
The US Constitution. The Bible. I feel that the principle of beneficence translate very well to my philosophy public service as well as servant leadership, my duty to my team and collogues so we can serve.
Integrity, honesty, empathy and the courage to do the right thing, is critical. I feel our elected officials should have had sufficient work/life experience being responsible for others in organizations as leaders or the military so as to appreciate the gravity of their decisions and the impact it can have on peoples lives. They should be honorable individuals with good morale values and have a history of servant leadership and giving. We do not need people running for office because it is a "job" or a way to make a living. This is a calling to serve God by serving others and should be done humbly and with honor. I would like our elected officials to be intelligent people and hard working so that they will burn the midnight oil reading the legislation and seek out opposing views as well as fact find before signing.
I have lived a life serving humanity as a Registered Nurse, serving others IS my passion not just a campaign slogan. I've sought out Graduate education obtaining my MBA and moving on to become a CEO for Hospitals and Health System Executive. In these roles I've led the construction of hospitals, served as incident command leadership for city-wide disasters and have taken on fraud and corruption serving as compliance officer in addition to my duties. I've also mentored others to leadership and have a knack for inspiring the best in those I work with. I love people. I achieved this as the daughter of a maid from Mexico who earned her US Citizenship, from very poor beginnings earning the American Dream for which I am grateful every day. I have a love of our Veterans being the daughter of a Pearl Harbor Veteran, wife to an Army Vet and army mom. I am a Mom, and am fearless as such in the protection of our future, our children. In summation I feel I am what our Country intended our citizens to be who step up to serve. I am a solid American who has a proven history of contributing to society with passion.
I am highly intelligent, not only by completion of Graduate education but by the demonstrated ability to lift myself from the poverty of my humble beginnings to a level of career leadership in some of our nations largest health systems. I've proven that I've served beyond that helping communities and have a bigger picture perspective which calls me to serve. Smart, well educated, accomplished, proven, trustworthy, caring, passionate all with love in my heart and the tremendous strength and resilience. I would add finally resilience and dedication to work long and hard hours to get the job done, right.
I am highly intelligent, not only by completion of Graduate education but by the demonstrated ability to lift myself from the poverty of my humble beginnings to a level of career leadership in some of our nations largest health systems. I've proven that I've served beyond that helping communities and have a bigger picture perspective which calls me to serve. Smart, well educated, accomplished, proven, trustworthy, caring, passionate all with love in my heart and the tremendous strength and resilience. I would add finally resilience and dedication to work long and hard hours to get the job done, right.
I would be introducing bills, resolutions, and amendments. I would also serve on various committees. To effectively represent my district I must meet with them often to ensure I am representing them in Congress. The most important duty will be to raise revenue through Taxes so it is critical that this is done with their interests in mind. I must listen to and advocate for my district in all endeavors.
This made me laugh. You see, its not about me, nor should it be. Its about US, our Country and fighting to save it. Where I think I can be most useful is in the area of economy, ensuring our spending is controlled so as to minimize unnecessary tax burden on our citizens. Our Medicare is functionally insolvent, I'd like to make it sustainable so that we honor the commitment to our our seniors and so its there for future generations. I'd like to improve the state of our Veterans Health and Mental Health through work on the Community Cares act and Mission Act. I'd like to prevent the fall of our great empire to a weakened dollar due to out of control spending such that the Chinese Yen becomes the new standard over our dollar. Responsibly funding our programs like Medicare so its sustainable and minimized undue tax burden on our Citizens and preventing a economic collapse is going to be the heavy lift of this next session in Congress, I feel up to the task.
I remember the Bi-Centennial Celebrations that occurred the summer of 1975-76 commemorating the Declaration of Independence. I was 9 years old at the time and recall celebrating the 200th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence. Our schools and community were wrapped in flags, there were so many events from patriotic parades to fireworks displays and television programs. I was aware that our president was Gerald Ford and throughout that year in school my awareness of the principles of liberty, justice and freedom were fire casted in my heart. This was also a very important time in that Vietnam was ending. We'd lost young men to that war, and my father spent a lot of time talking to me about how America was freedom for the World. A close cousin was lost, but we all had pride in Country and love our our Countrymen. I remember feeling that we lived in the best Country in the world.
My very first "job" was working on my fathers car lot in El Paso Texas. At age 13, I was responsible for paying for large auto bulk purchases auctions, for handling cash transactions. I priced vehicles, cleaned them, parked them, flagged them for display. Answered phones, provided information. By 15 I was working for the Sun Shopper a local newspaper after school performing column cobbling, placing graphics for ads from various merchants to come up with the displays that would print in the publication. Very tight deadline, I was using journalism skills taught in high school. I continued working at my fathers car lot on weekends.
Dune. I spend my life in highly technical medical and financial reading so I do enjoy a break to sci-fy every once in a while. Dune is an epic novel if there ever was one. Its a long and challenging read. I'd describe it as layer upon layer of stories and really delves into politics, religion, faith. It tells the story of how ecology can be manipulated and a worlds natural resources, even if others suffer for it. It tells the story of empires battling for greed and ownership of the resources this world had ( if you've not read the book or know the story a planet mines a product called "spice" a drug actually that extends human life, and can make the human mind clairvoyant). This book is about the human condition and moral dilemma's. it deals with artificial climate impact of mining a natural resource on a living planet. It contrasts peoples and populations cultures, religious beliefs. It shows how people will survive and fight for their freedom. You get a glimpse of how ruthless declining empires can be, when dictators live in opulence and the citizenry are looked upon as "parasites". A lot going on and frankly, if not frighteningly, one can draw parallels from this complex epic novel to modern day events, particularly in politics.
Lara Croft ( Tomb Raider)
"A little less conversation" by Elvis Presley. Every time I hear Nancy Pelosi pontificating it pops in my head, "a little less conversation" meaning stop the non-sensible political B.S. and actually do something for the American People.
I believe in justice and fairness. Its been difficult for me to standby and watch freedom be taken here and abroad. To see the COVID mandates, weaponized. To see "rules for the and not for me" implemented by tyrannical left progressive leaders on the Citizens for whom they should be working, while they break the rules. To see the corruption on full public display. To watch criminals celebrated and victims and our police demonized. To see hatred taught in our schools and see it in the words and actions of our college students. To see intolerance grow and division in our nation. To see the lefts willingness to use the border for votes, even at the costs of American lives from the Fentanyl that has poured over. Injustice, unfairness, evil has been a struggle for me to watch of late. I've never liked it. It is what very early in my career made me go back to business school to become a CEO so I could change the very system I worked for for the better, its why I've stepped up to advocate and provide subject matter expertise on legislation, to make things better. I have a strong belief in the unalienable rights given to us by our creator - "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" and I've struggled whenever I've seen injustice or an attack on those rights. So much so that I have always stood up to fight for those freedoms and am doing so now, even at the expense of my career as a CEO.
The US House of Representatives has several exclusive powers including the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach federal officials and most importantly, elect the President of the United States in the event of an Electoral College tie. The House of Representatives was intended by the framers to be uniquely tied to the American People. Members are directly elected for 2 year terms. The intent was to have citizen legislators like myself constantly infusing new ideas direct from the Citizens front line. In this way the priorities of the American People are honored.
I do and I have. With a 2 year term there is much to do and much to learn. Some experience is very helpful. I've worked to advocate for legislation in my role as a Hospital CEO and Healthcare Executive. This has included following the process through fruition including travel to D.C. to speak with Congressmen and Women providing subject matter expertise and feedback. This has afforded me the opportunity to understand how our government works in practice, solidifying what was taught in school and increasing technical knowledge. In addition there are significant matters of compliance, rules and regulation that must be upheld.
1. We have a deep state influenced by a globalist agenda that is well funded. It has penetrated our education system and has reached our schools. We have a nation of individuals who hate our Country and say so openly. This fragmentation and division has reached a tipping point. As a nation we have become so polarized, an intentional outcome of this agenda, that progress and healing will take a great deal of hard work. This is why I'm running, we must begin this process or our Nation will cease to be.
2. Our Economy - we have had catastrophic damage done to our economy under this administration. Our unfunded liabilities like our Medicare program is facing insolvency, now, not in some distant future. Inflation is at an all time high. The value of the American Dollar, once the Worlds "gold standard" is quickly being threatened by the Chinese Yen. We are facing stagnation. The next Congress will immediately have to take on some of our nation's most difficult financial challenges ever.
I would absolutely like to be included in matters of Medicare, Veterans Health, Medical Freedom and Financial Oversight of any continuing COVID responses.
The framers designed the 2 year term with intention to make this "Peoples House", keeping the House of Representatives sympathetic and empathetic with the American People. Yes, I support this as written.
I support term limits. I feel that 40 years in Congress creates opportunity for corruption. The US House role is 2 years. 2-4 terms is fine. Senator, 2 terms, maybe 3. I feel much longer you loose touch with the Citizens of this country who struggle every day.
Ronald Regan, Kristi Noem, Ron DeSantis
Yes. I was speaking with a retiree that has had to go back to work, in her 70's cashiering to make ends meet. She has many health issues and standing for her, with a profound back problem and arthritic hands very difficult. She was sharing she had to let go of her mobile phone, it was just too expensive for her given the cost of everything from gas to food. She was very worried about the looming Medicare problems and know her out of pocket expenses will increase. She has no family left to help and she is really concerned. She was equally upset feeling that "illegals" have been given a pass while she struggles. It seemed so unfair that she has to work so hard now at this age, just to put food on her table. We should honor our Seniors and should do better for them. I also met with a man who just lost his son, military, to suicide. He shared the difficulties he had getting access to care ( a profound problem with our VA system and the community cares act). Suicide in our military and veterans is at an all time high. His pain was as recent as this past Saturday he had actually attended the RPOF meetings in Orlando and we talked. He hopes with my background I can make a difference so no father has to go through what he has. It was heartbreaking but was not the first story of its kind I've heard and I hope to make positive change in this space as well.
A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. "Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $10 K loan to take a holiday." Patty looks at the frog in disbelief, and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and it's "okay" because he knows the bank manager. Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral. The frog says, "Sure, I have this" , and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an in and one half tall. It was bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and she disappears to the back office. She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $ 10 K and wants to use this as collateral." She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?". The bank manager looks back at her and says, "its a knick-knack, Patty Whack, give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."
As a tenured CEO, I've learned the art of negotiation and am skilled at gaining consensus to make sustainable gains towards a larger strategy. While I like to negotiate from a position of strength , sometimes the difficult choices on the table will be the lesser of 3 undesirable options for both parties. The ability to compromise and work together in a bi-partisan manner is critical and is a acumen gained through formal education and solid life/work experience. I would say even going back to my early nursing career, the ability to work with a patient who had difficult choices they did not want to accept or make, also honed in those skills. However what I will not do is sign off on a bill that directly hurts the American People and does not put our interests, first. It is our Duty to read the bills, understand what is in them, and what is not, before you sign off. Its important to keep your eye on the ball for Americans always top of mind. Its also important to know when to say "no" and have the morale courage to stand up for the American People.
As a CEO I understand how to run a budget. More importantly, I understand how to control costs. With the Economy being a top 3 concern, it is my priority to ensure that spending be appropriate. Every ask for funding should be justified and serve the American public. The burden of the smallest incremental tax on business and on Citizens is profound particularly to our lowest wage earners where every $1 bill matters. We cannot continue to spend money we do not have. We cannot tax future generations for out of control spending.
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