GERARD DAVID, JR.
REPUBLICAN
FOR LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
District 1: Sanibel, Captiva, North Captiva, South Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Boca Grande, Pine Island.
The Real Solar Energy Candidate
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Here's a little about Me.

Born in Brooklyn New York, Kings County Hospital. On September 24, 1953

Lived most of my life on Long Island, and NYC. Graduated in 1972 East Islip High School, Long Island, N.Y..

I attended Suffolk County Community College, Business  Classes, and short nine credits.. For a degree in Business Management.

I been self employed most of my adult life, starting in 1976, at the age of 21, I opened a Record Store in Rocky Point, L.I. N.Y. and sold it in 1979. I became a Group Home Parent, for Little Flower Children Service’s in Wading River, L.I., working there, over two years. Leaving to work for Laker Airways, until 1982, when the other airlines monopolized, and put us out of Business.  

I started working as a Corporate Flight Attendant, for Executive Air Fleet, based at Teterboro Airport, which services most Corporate Aircraft's, such as Citibank Jets, J.C. Penny's, Banker Trust, and hundreds more.

I traveled the World, with then Chairman Mr. John Reed, of Citibank, Ralph Lauren, on his jet, and many others, for about two years.

Then, I started working for the only women Owner and President, of an airline, Rich International Airways, Mrs. Jean Rich, for about nine years. Starting as a Flight Attendant then Base Supervisor of NYC/JFK  then Director of Crew Scheduling, for Pilots and Flight Attendants, Director of Catering, for all Aircraft's…

After Jean Rich, convinced me to move to Los Angeles, to pursue Acting and Comedy, I move there in 1986, and got my first speaking role on the TV show “Knots Landing”, playing a police officer.  From  there I’ve acted in too many shows to name, and also I've, served on the Board of Screen Actor’s Guild, with then President Mr. Ronald Reagan, and Mrs. Patty Duke. Mr. Ronald Reagan then ran for Governor of California.

  I lived in Los Angeles until my moving here in Fort Myers, arriving in February  1998, with  my first job here, opening and being  Resident Manager, of Casa Playa Beach Resort , on  Fort Myers Beach, with then Owner, and Builder Mr. Peter Lisich. Which to this day is a very close friend of my and is voting for me as well!

Currently, I’m working with my Dad, who runs an Airport Shuttle Service, “Always Transportation”, since 2001.

My reasons, for running for Commissioner? Change! It does a County Good!


My Vision, and Goals, for Lee County and my fellow citizens, will be adding another TYPE of Industry, that will not only bring employment, for thousands in Lee County, but will also complement our Tourism, Baseball Teams, and of course our beautiful beaches, here in Southwest Florida. And, that would be the "Entertainment and Theme Park" business.

I think the time is right to build " State-of-the-Art- Solar Powered Sound Stages, (box types, like Publix, and Home Depot size buildings), getting Lee County, on that path to making Hundreds of Billions of dollars a year. As well, as creating Jobs, and Professional careers for the thousands of us here in Lee County.

Most people don't realize this,.. Florida , is a “Right to work State“, which means giving our kids, and Adults, that always wanted to work or break into the Movies, or TV businesses, but didn't have a Union card, like Screen Actors Guild, or AFTRA, cannot work without one anywhere else, but here in Florida. And, believe me, before 1994, when the Supreme Court, ruled and changed the rules of the game, (unless you knew someone), getting those Union cards, weren't easy...

One day hopefully very soon, we all can say.. Welcome everyone to Lee County's, 'Edison, Ford, and Harvey Firestone Studios, and Theme Park'.

Once their getting built, the "Movie Star", type's of hotels will follow. The Four Seasons golf and spa resort, The Hilton spa, beach, and golf resort. Turning our Burnt Store Road, into "Rodeo Drive, of the East.

Since it's nicely located two miles, inland from the Gulf of Mexico, making it very Yacht friendly as well!

Why Burnt Store Road? First off, it's going to become a six lane road very soon, and no one lives on it as of yet, six miles up from Pine Island Road. Land prices for lots are dropping pretty fast, so no one to complain about noise, and traffic, and no people to move out of their homes… but, the best part is, it's between Two Airports, Southwest Florida International Airport, and Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Airport. Making travel for Stars, and Talent, easier being able to fly into either one, and staying at the new hotels that will be there.

We would also work on our High Speed Rail System, from both airports., and up and down Burnt Store Rd., and Veterans Parkway, to I-75 with stops, along the way for our citizens can commute to work, school, shop, go to the beach, all making travel throughout Lee, Collier, or Port Charlotte, a real paradise for all!

Creating ..Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs.. along with billions in Taxes, for Lee County to pay back the loans.. . I’ve, worked in Hollywood for 10 years on TV shows Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, with my partner of many years, and with our Sunshine, 365 day of the year, along with most Star's living in Miami, on Star Island, and Sanibel Island, it would save them time, and money flying to L.A. or up to Orlando, to shoot a show, or movie. It would also open doors for our kids, and the adults, to be able to speak in a TV show or Movie, getting them Taft Hartley, making them eligible to join 'Any', of the Unions, such as: Screen actors guild, and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, also known as: AFTRA. If they Director TV/ Movie, Video, or Commercials, they can join the Director's Guild of America, and Writer's Guild of America, and work anywhere in the world after they had joined one or all of them..

I'm into helping people, and working with people, that really want to do something other then building more houses or condos, or a sewer system... boring!

I hope that if I’m elected, I am going to change the status quo, from builders first, stupid projects, and replace it with, people first, smart projects, creating jobs, close to home, getting everyone involved , by holding communities events, on every step into our future here in Lee County, making us the place to be!

I know some think it sounds a bit crazy, but again, they said the same thing to Disney when they came here in 1970, people in L.A. said they’ll be back… they also said when Louis B. Mayer, co-founder of MGM, went west, back in the twenties, to the new frontier, they said it would never work, people will not leave NYC, for a dust bowl, well? We all now know it as Los Angeles, County! The rest as they say is History! … He had a vision, so did Bugsy Siegel, whom created Las Vegas, again people said no one would come to Vegas, Wrong!

When Gulf America flew us here in 1969, landing in Page Field, and staying at Cape Coral Country Club, at sixteen, I said to dad, no one is here! He said wait a few years, and oh boy was he right.

My mom, and dad, having been living out in the Northwest part of the Cape, now over 25 years, and from being the second house built there, in 1983, to now about 100 or so. Dad, tells me all the time how he never thought in his lifetime they would have been that many homes, when it seems just like yesterday ..it was him, mom and a shot gun, for protection, and hopefully twenty years from now into our future, Hollywood East!

I do hope you vote for me, not just for my vision, of an Entertainment Center, and the Edison, Ford, and Harvey Firestone Studio's and Theme Park, but I would like to offer home and businesses, Solar programs, with the offering of Deferred Low Interest County Loans. So people can solar their homes or businesses, while selling back the extra power to FPL.

Ending, Electric bills forever. Then, using those profits, for sewers and city water…doing thing for the better, and working with people, not against them.

I will work hard trying to make everyone’s life a bit better, by thinking outside of the box, coming up with fun and interesting jobs, and careers. Making going to work feel like an adventure, and not work at all !

That’s what I like to do if you all let me….

Thanks again!

Gerard David, Jr.
For Lee County Commissioner, District 1






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