Sid Preskitt
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Sid Preskitt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 12th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
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Biography
Sid Preskitt was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He earned a vocational degree from the College of Oceaneering in 1973. Preskitt’s career experience includes working in commercial diving. As of 2022, Preskitt was the operations director of a commercial diver training facility.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 12
Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis defeated Kimberly Walker and Charles Smith in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gus M. Bilirakis (R) | 70.4 | 226,601 |
 | Kimberly Walker (D)  | 29.6 | 95,390 | |
| Charles Smith (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 321,995 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kimberly Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 12.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12
Incumbent Gus M. Bilirakis defeated Jack Martin, Chris Leiser, Brian Perras, and Sid Preskitt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 12 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gus M. Bilirakis | 79.7 | 67,189 |
 | Jack Martin | 9.2 | 7,790 | |
 | Chris Leiser | 4.7 | 4,000 | |
 | Brian Perras | 3.8 | 3,217 | |
 | Sid Preskitt | 2.5 | 2,142 | |
| Total votes: 84,338 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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I have worked since I was 15 so I know and understand the value of hard work and having a strong work ethic. My belief and faith in God is unwavering. America was founded as a Christian nation and I am staunchly an America First conservative who believes in traditional values, integrity and loyalty. I believe we are in the midst of a mortal battle of good vs. evil and we must elect individuals who will be strong leaders who are ready to defend our Constitutional Republic and stand and turn back the forces arrayed against us who are working to destroy this nation and all that is good. I have started and ran a number of successful businesses and currently operate a business that in only six years is now acknowledged as the top tier facility in the world for the training of commercial divers many who are veterans that we are placing in high paying jobs. I stand ready to put on the Armor of God and help defend and restore our nation to its rightful place of moral leadership that the world desperately needs and will again look up to as the unrelenting defender of freedom and liberty.
- America is the last bastion of freedom and liberty. Countries such as Australia and Canada in the blink of an eye have descended into a tyranny not thought possible. We must stand up to defend freedom here because once it's lost it may never be recovered.
- George Washington said that government is like fire and must be contained. Today our government has broken the shackles of the Constitution which were meant to contain it. We must restore legislative ,Executive Branch moral respect for the original intent of the constitution. This will start with my "Oath of Office Accountability Act" which will implement legal accountability measures for violations of the Oath of Office.
- We must maintain a strong military second to none. This is imperative to maintaining national security and world peace. We must discontinue the policy of "nation building" avoid military misadventures such has just occurred in Afghanistan and other places . We are not the worlds policeman squandering the lives of our nations best in protecting the borders of other countries when ours are unprotected.
We must fix public education which has seemingly lost focus on academics and has mostly eliminated all morality by teaching anything goes. Nelson MandeIa said that "Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world " The Left has captured the American public education system and is effectively using it to transform our nation to conform to their worldview. I would dismantle the federal DOE and return education to the States. Ideally, I would like to see the Hillsdale College K thru 12 curriculum adopted which is based on the principals of a christian, constitution and academic curriculum.
Our health care system has become coopted by big pharmaceutical companies who have control of everything from the medical schools to even government agencies such as the FDA, NIA and CDC. Doctors are prevented from practicing medicine as they see fit and are prevented in treating their patients with alternative therapeutics which have proven track records of effectiveness without side effects. We pride ourselves as being a free country and a free people but we do not have freedom when we are saddled with a medical system which prohibits treatment with anything other that a drug which remits a profit to big pharma yet offers not only no cure but also presents side effects often worse than which it is prescribed for. I propose "The American's Deserve Health Freedom Act" giving medical practitioners discretion in treatments
Our health care system has become coopted by big pharmaceutical companies who have control of everything from the medical schools to even government agencies such as the FDA, NIA and CDC. Doctors are prevented from practicing medicine as they see fit and are prevented in treating their patients with alternative therapeutics which have proven track records of effectiveness without side effects. We pride ourselves as being a free country and a free people but we do not have freedom when we are saddled with a medical system which prohibits treatment with anything other that a drug which remits a profit to big pharma yet offers not only no cure but also presents side effects often worse than which it is prescribed for. I propose "The American's Deserve Health Freedom Act" giving medical practitioners discretion in treatments
Of the living it would be Donald J. Trump. He is blessed with a wonderful, loyal family and he came from an extremely successful career in the business world operating in probably the toughest area to survive without corruption, New York city. He exhibited the character traits required of a great president. Strong, bold leadership with decisive decision making . The world respects strength. It is telling that in his four years in office we did not see the the type of foreign military aggression that we are seeing today with the Russian invasion of a sovereign nation which is now a direct threat to world peace.
Of those who have passed. All of the Apollo astronauts and those who followed in later missions. In particular Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin who made the first lunar landing ion July 20, 1969. To embark on that mission and to successfully complete it was one of the most daring and pioneering endeavors in the history of human exploration. I take great pride in our nation in producing such men as these and leading the world in the this extraordinary human achievement.
Of those who have passed. All of the Apollo astronauts and those who followed in later missions. In particular Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin who made the first lunar landing ion July 20, 1969. To embark on that mission and to successfully complete it was one of the most daring and pioneering endeavors in the history of human exploration. I take great pride in our nation in producing such men as these and leading the world in the this extraordinary human achievement.
"The Law" Frederic Bastiat
"Atlas Shrugged" Ayn Rand
"Your Drug May be Your Problem". Dr. Peter Breggin
"The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic" “Fraser Tyler" Tragedy and Hope, A History of the World in our Time". Carroll Quigley
Integrity and an unwavering fidelity to the Constitution and to the Oath of Office. A good fundamental understanding of the basic form of government that we were given. A Constitutional Republic.
First, is an unwavering belief and faith in God. With God all things are possible. With this I endeavor to conduct myself daily with integrity, honesty and kindness to others. I have a strong work ethic and have been blessed with stamina and good health. I have a burning desire to participate in the effort necessary to save this nation from its descent into the darkness of a totalitarian world government. America is the last bastion of freedom and we shall not let it perish.
Number one would be fidelity to the sworn Oath of Office.
I have proposed the "Oath of Office Accountability Act" which will enact legal accountability measures for those who violate their oath of office.
I have proposed the "Oath of Office Accountability Act" which will enact legal accountability measures for those who violate their oath of office.
To be know as someone that tried to be obedient to God.
On May 4, 1962 I remember riding my bike to a good location and standing on the side of the road excitedly waiting for President John F. Kennedy to go by on his way into Eglin Air Force base in Florida. As his motorcade passed with him in the open car he looked directly at me and waved. I was in awe with the respect and pride I had in our President and our country at that time.
At 15 I started worked three nights a week after school and weekends on a vegetable farm in Florida. We would work in the fields planting, picking and packing the crops and also the delivery of it to locale grocery stores. I experienced all aspects of what it takes to run a farming operation that puts food on the table. This was in the 60's and I was paid the handsome sum of 60 cents an hour.
"A land Remembered" Patrick D. Smith
It's a fascinating story about old Florida and the people who settled the state. It was one of those books that you will not put down until its end. A story of rugged individualism.
It's a fascinating story about old Florida and the people who settled the state. It was one of those books that you will not put down until its end. A story of rugged individualism.
"America the Beautiful". Ray Charles
"Try" Pink
"Try" Pink
I have had loved ones who are afflicted with medical issues and I have searched for cures in the alternative fields of natural therapies. God provided us with medicine in the natural world of His creation, Daniel Chapter 1. Seeking out this knowledge and those who are experts in its application for providing help to those afflicted with debilitating medical issues is something I have a deep passion for.
"The Constitution grants the U.S. House of Representatives a unique set of powers in the federal government, embodying the framers’ intent to make it uniquely responsive to the will of the people. James Madison of Virginia, the father of the Constitution and the House’s most important statesman in the early Congresses, believed the House should have “an immediate dependence on, and intimate sympathy with, the people.”
The House is the only branch of government that has been directly elected by American voters since its formation in 1789. Unlike the Senate, the House is not a continuing body. Its Members must stand for election every two years, after which it convenes for a new session and essentially reconstitutes itself—electing a Speaker, swearing-in the Members-elect, and approving a slate of officers to administer the institution. Direct, biennial elections and the size of the membership (currently 435 voting Representatives) have made the House receptive to a continual influx of new ideas and priorities that contribute to its longstanding reputation as the “People’s House.”
The House is the only branch of government that has been directly elected by American voters since its formation in 1789. Unlike the Senate, the House is not a continuing body. Its Members must stand for election every two years, after which it convenes for a new session and essentially reconstitutes itself—electing a Speaker, swearing-in the Members-elect, and approving a slate of officers to administer the institution. Direct, biennial elections and the size of the membership (currently 435 voting Representatives) have made the House receptive to a continual influx of new ideas and priorities that contribute to its longstanding reputation as the “People’s House.”
It may be beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics but it is by no means necessary.
The founders intent was to have a citizen legislature with the average every day person participating in our government then returning to his or her normal life. I believe this is the correct format and that it will keep fresh the spirit of freedom and liberty upon which this nation was founded. I would take a freshman congressman with real world work experience and sound common sense any day over some career politician.
The founders intent was to have a citizen legislature with the average every day person participating in our government then returning to his or her normal life. I believe this is the correct format and that it will keep fresh the spirit of freedom and liberty upon which this nation was founded. I would take a freshman congressman with real world work experience and sound common sense any day over some career politician.
America is under attack on many fronts. Powerful forces which have antipathy for ou culture, freedom, liberty and way of life are working unrelentingly to transform our nation into their misguided view of how we should live and how we should be governed or controlled. We must at all cost resist and turn back these forces. The only way to do that is by electing strong people who have an unwavering commitment to preserving our Republic. We have a moral responsibility not only to the founding fathers of this nation but also to the younger generations here and perhaps more so to those souls yet to be be born. We must do our duty today to protect and preserve this nation with the divinely inspired freedoms and liberties we were given so that those in the future can also live in the peace and liberty that God wanted for us.
Armed Forces committee
House Ways and Means
House Intelligence Committee
Education and Labor
Energy and Commerce
Judiciary
Oversite and Reform
Veterans Affairs
Foreign Relations
Health , Education, labor and Pensions
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Yes. The nations founders were brilliant men and were divinely inspired. This is the best format which they designed and it is up to the electorate to exercise their responsibility to not re-elect those who are not faithful to their Oath and return them to civilian life. However for this system to work properly we must have election integrity.
I am ambivalent on the idea of term limits. The founding fathers envisioned a citizen legislature where the average farmer, shopkeeper and citizen would participate in our government for a short period then return to their normal life. Today, we are seeing politicians making a lifetime career out of holding office. Many are staying over 40 or even 50 years and having no real world work experience whatsoever. I understand the strong sentiment for term limits but we must be careful in how this may be applied. One thing that has contributed to this problem is the lack of election integrity. We must have honest fool proof elections. I think this is best achieved by eliminating the computerized ballot machines and going to paper ballots with verifiable i.d. When this is done we may find that we do not need rigid term limits and our election system can work as envisioned by the founders.
Jim Jordan and Devan Nunes are two who I admire. They have worked tirelessly and fearlessly in the pursuit of wrongdoing and injustice.
I talked with a young man who lost both legs in Afghanistan. He was working as a civilian contractor working in a war zone with our military and in harms way. He sustained this terrible injury during a rocket attack on an American base. He told me of unbelievable difficulties he encountered in dealing with the federal workers compensation system. I have retained his contact information and when I am elected I will bring him to DC in January for the swearing in ceremony and I will work tirelessly to correct a broken system that fails citizens like him who are deserving of all the assistance our government can provide.
Joe Biden was elected.
I am willing to compromise only to the extent that it does not infringe on our God given rights and those enshrined in the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. I will not compromise on those issues. Let's rely on Ben Franklin who said "Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety".
I have a great concern over the improper use of executive orders which stipulate expenditure of great sums of money which normally would not have congressional approval. Congress itself must pass a balanced budget amendment and reign in the reckless spending when we have a debt at $30 trillion. This is without doubt one of the greatest threats we face as a nation and it can not continue with the interest on the debt alone in 2021 at $413 billion.
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