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House District 57 Candidate, Stacy Frank, Urges House And Senate Leadership To Join Gov. Crist’s Call To Convene Special Session
The Weekly Challenger
Originally posted 7/18/2010
TAMPA - Stacy Frank, candidate for Florida House District 57 (D), is asking Speaker Cretul and Senate President Atwater to support Governor Crist’s call to convene a special session banning offshore oil drilling in Florida’s waters.
The effect of the Deep Water Horizon disaster on Florida’s economy is clear. According to UCF economist Sean Snaith, it is anticipated that the damage caused by this oil disaster will cost Florida in excess of $10 Billion in lost revenue.
In support of the call for a special session, Stacy Frank explained, “Florida’s tourism revenue is critical to the health of our state’s economy. A ban on offshore drilling will send a clear message to the visiting public. Florida is a destination state, and her beaches will remain our state’s greatest economic asset. A constitutional amendment banning offshore oil drilling will forever protect Florida’s $65 Billion tourism industry from the special interests in Tallahassee.”
Stacy Frank’s opposition to oil drilling off Florida’s beaches has been steadfast. When Frank entered the House District 57 race last November, she opposed the oil industry’s push for legislation allowing offshore oil drilling within three miles of Florida’s beaches.
Stacy Frank will appear on the ballot in November, and is running to bring an independent and experienced voice to Tallahassee. She has practiced law in Tampa for over 25 years and is a successful small business owner. Her father, Richard Frank, is the retired Chief Judge of the Second District Court of Appeal and her mother, Pat Frank, is Hillsborough County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
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