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Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum Campaigns In Tampa Heights
BY KENYA WOODARD Sentinel Feature Writer
With just 70 days remain- ing until the Florida primary, Tallahassee mayor and Dem- ocratic gubernatorial candi- date Andrew Gillum made it plain what he needs to se- cure the nomination: voters to show up at the polls.
“We are now only a few weeks out,” Gillum told a crowd of supporters on Tues- day. “I can’t do it without you.”
About 50 people gathered at The Hall on Franklin in Tampa Heights to hear Gillum talk about his plat- form.
With sleeves rolled up, the Florida A&M University alum dug into his plan for the environment, criminal jus-
The Hillsborough County Health Department is offer- ing free testing for HIV. The service will take place Wednesday, June 27th, from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The tests will be adminis- tered at the Florida Depart- ment of Health, Hills- borough, Specialty Care Cen- ter, 1105 E. Kennedy Blvd. The event is being held in recognition of National HIV
involve raising teacher’s salaries to a minimum of $50,000.
“We have teachers moon- lighting as retail shippers be- cause they don’t earn enough as teachers,” he said.
The state also needs to overhaul its bail policies and restore rights for citizens who have served their sen- tences and are re-entering society, Gillum said.
The latter especially could be helpful to overturn the tide against generational poverty, he said.
“How do we expect people to go get jobs and take care of their families if we don’t give them the chance?,” he said.
Gillum is facing a packed Democratic slate that in- cludes: former U. S. Rep. Gwen Graham, business-
in 7 people are infected with HIV and do not know it, causing about 50 percent of all new HIV infections. There are many locations in Hills- borough County where peo- ple can go and get tested. Don't delay!"
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man Chris King, Miami Beach mayor, Phillip Levine and Palm Beach bil- lionaire Jeff Greene.
Polls have Levine leading the pack, followed by Gra- ham and Gillum, respec- tively.
Additionally, a series of controversies have swamped Gillum in the last year, with the latest erupting earlier this month involving the mayor on an expensive trip to Costa Rica with a group that in- cluded lobbyists and friends.
Gillum stayed focused on the issues Tuesday, the biggest being how the De- mocrats can take back the capitol after more than 20 years of Republican rule.
“It’s been too long,” he said. “We forgot what it’s like to dream about the kind of state we could be.”
Gillum said his race for governor is not about him but, “more for the folks who feel ignored...the fractured we’ve neglected to take care of.”
Gubernatorial candidate An- drew Gillum with Miles Har- ris, son of Keith and Attorney Monica Harris.
tice reform, and public edu- cation.
The latter, he said, would
Testing Day. The testing is available for those age 13 and older.
The theme this year is, "Test Your Way. Do It Today," which serves as a re- minder that HIV testing has never been more convenient because there are more ways than ever to get tested.
Disease Control Division Director Carlos Mercado said, "In the United States, 1
Free Testing Offered On National HIV Testing Day
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