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A new direction for Miami-Dade, Florida

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Balancing budgets isn’t rocket science: It’s simple: Step 1: Don’t spend more money than you have. Step 2: Attract new businesses and new tax revenue. Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2. I’m Darrin McGillis and at 45 years old I filed to run for Miami Dade County Commission District 9. No politician should ever hold an elected office longer than two terms. The U.S. president, Florida’s governor and the Miami-Dade County mayor all have a two-term limit. Why is it that county commissioners get unlimited terms in office? It’s simple “corruption”, he who holds the gold makes the rules and in this case 13 commissioners for decades refused to do the right thing and set term limits. The incumbent for the seat I seek wants another term. Why after 20 years would an ethical politician want to hold office that the voters want term limits for? We only need to view his campaign finance reports of money raised (over $130,000), almost 95 percent from special interests, and almost none of the money rais...
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Miami Dade County Employees Making 100K to 450K - Time for Immediate Layoffs or Pink Slips!

Miami Dade County Employees Making 100K to 450K - Time for Immediate Layoffs or Pink Slips! Miami Dade County has over 28,000 employees with a little over 3000 employees making over $100,000.00 each year, and over 75 making over $200,000.00 each year. I assure you the County will be able to get by with the remaining 25,000 employees if we lay-off these fat cats, I am certain of this. We can save a few billion dollars immediately by laying-off these 3000 County Employees, and we take the funds saved and reduce property taxes by 20%, and help the people of Miami Dade get through these financial tough times. This 2010 list is of the Miami Dade County Employees Making Over 100K up to 450K. Time for immediate lay-offs or pink slips for these 3000 employees.
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Candidate wants ballot redone

The Miami Herald Candidate wants ballot redone A candidate for Miami-Dade court clerk is asking a judge to order new ballots for the November election, arguing his name was wrongly listed fourth on the ballot instead of third or first. Darrin McGillis, one of three challengers to longtime incumbent Harvey Ruvin, said he was given incorrect information by county election workers when he filed for office. They originally told him candidates would be listed alphabetically, he said, which would place him before Ruvin, Alfredo ''Al'' Perez and Julio Valido. Nonpartisan county races, such as mayor and county commissioner, are listed in alphabetical order. The clerk race, however, is partisan; Ruvin won a Democratic primary in August, and no Republicans ran for the seat. On advice from state elections officials, then-Miami-Dade elections chief Lester Sola decided to follow the same rule used for other partisan races. That would have placed major-party candidates first, then li...
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The McGillis Plan for Florida - It's time to put the people of Florida first

The McGillis Plan for Florida Rev May 12 - 2010
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NBC TV South Florida - Darrin McGillis with Rick Scott, Alex Sink, Bill McCollum on the race for Governor

Candidate for Governor Darrin McGillis on NBC TV South Florida with Rick Scott, Alex Sink and Bill McCollum. http://www.mcgillis4governor.com/ In the NBC News clip Darrin is quoted as being in support of legalizing marijuana ( personal use amounts ). This is true, except that Darrin replaces the current law with a five ($5,000) thousand dollar fine versus being arrested, charged and convicted of a criminal offense. This will only apply to personal use amounts, and any person caught with amounts that are not personal use amounts will face Felony arrest and conviction. The goal is to take the resources of professional Law Enforcement away from what is a minor criminal offense and fine those caught with personal use amounts $5,000 - we can use the money collected to put more Law Enforcement officers on the streets to combat the very serious illegal drug distribution problem we have in Florida. Make no mistake Darrin is for stiff prison terms for any person selling any amount of...
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Clerk of court challenger tenders courteous concession

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Click link for DBR story on Darrin McGillis concession: Clerk of court challenger tenders courteous concession Posted using ShareThis Elections: Clerk of the Courts Miami-Dade veteran Ruvin draws opponents for first time Daily Business Review October 31, 2008 By: Billy Shields Harvey Ruvin is facing opposition for the first time in his 16 years as Miami-Dade County’s Clerk of the Courts. This time, he has plenty of opponents vying for his job, which pays $173,000 a year. The four-way race to be decided Tuesday includes Alfredo Perez, a minor-league baseball player turned lawyer; Darrin McGillis, the former promoter of the Hispanic boy band Menudo. "This is an elected office, and I honor anyone who’d put their hat in the ring to run," Ruvin said. Let’s hope the best man wins." Perez is an attorney who was a catcher in the Houston Astros organization for four years in the 1980s before he was sidelined by a knee injury. He became a Miami solo practitioner after going back ...
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Why courts are vitally important to everyone in Florida

Our courts protect democracy by upholding the law, protecting individual rights and liberties, enforcing public order, and providing for a peaceful resolution of disputes. More than 4 million new cases are filed each year impacting every aspect of society. Our courts safeguard victims’ rights, determine guilt or innocence of the accused, and impose appropriate punishment. Crime hurts everyone. It results in physical and emotional injury, loss of life, lost wages, higher insurance premiums, higher business expenses, and degradation of quality of life within our communities. Last year, more than 1.3 million criminal cases were filed. Everyone in our state is affected. Our courts resolve personal, business, and property disputes. The business community is a major user of the justice system. Last year there were more than 2.2 million civil cases filed. Our courts protect families, children, the elderly and the infirm. Nearly 462,000 cases are filed each year involving the young, the old, a...
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