11/21/24 Florida Phoenix Announcement of Kevin Gaffney's Candidacy

The GOP field of candidates who have filed to run for the congressional seat in Northwest Florida vacated by Matt Gaetz has expanded to six. Kevin Gaffney, a teacher at Rocky Bayou Christian School in Niceville who describes himself as a “Reagan Republican” and a fiscal and social conservative, announced overnight that he is running in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. According to his website, Gaffney has had several years of federal government experience, including work for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and DOJ Criminal Unit in Chicago, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, also in Illinois. He also worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington, D.C. Gaffney says he “fully supports President Trump and his policies going forward.”   https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/11/21/two-more-republicans-file-to-run-for-matt-gaetz-congressional-seat/

Kevin J. Gaffney Announces His Intention to Run for Congress, 1st District of Florida

Kevin J. Gaffney Announces His Candidacy for Congress, 1^st District of Florida

• Kevin has several years of federal government experience including working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, DOJ Criminal Unit, in Chicago, Illinois, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Division of Enforcement in Washington, D.C., and for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, in Illinois. He served in the areas of criminal investigation, FOIA, management analyst, and administrative law
• Kevin also has several years of teaching experience as an adjunct professor at Judson University, Elgin, Illinois, and at Northwest Florida State College, where he taught courses in criminology, public sector budgeting, and American government respectively.
• He currently teaches American government, economics, and history at Rocky Bayou Christian School in Niceville, Florida.
• Kevin graduated from Stetson University with a B.A. in political science. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Master’s in public administration.
• Kevin and his wife Jane have lived in Freeport, Florida, Hammock Bay, for nearly six years. They have five adult children and four grandchildren.
• Kevin is a Christian and he and his wife attend Destiny Worship Center in Freeport, Florida.
• Kevin has been active and supportive of the Republican Party both in Illinois and Florida. He previously served in the GOP, worked on campaigns, and earlier ran for office. He describes himself as a Reagan Republican and fiscal and social conservative. He fully supports President Trump and his policies going forward.
• Finally, Kevin is running because he feels strongly about the direction of this country and the 1^st District of Florida. If elected to Congress, he states he would support and propose:

• Better healthcare accessibility and care for Veterans. New VA facilities and free market options for medical care for all Veterans.
• No taxes on Social Security, pensions, or tips. Lower taxes for all Americans.
• He will propose a Constitutional Amendment to balance the budget. He will propose a Constitutional Amendment for term limits for both members of the House and Senate. He states he would limit himself to a maximum of three terms or six years in office.
• He would drastically limit foreign aid and the U.S. role in foreign entanglements.
• He favors the support of alternatives to government education, including charter and private schools.
• He supports the reduction of federal government spending at all levels and at the same time ensure the viability of both Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid for the future generation now paying into the system.
• He supports a total realignment of the Department of Justice, F.B.I., C.I.A., and Secret Service with accountability at all levels of these agencies. He would support the elimination of the FISA Court.
• He strongly opposes illegal immigration. He supports a secure northern and southern border. He would favor immigration reform based on merit, the shortening of the process for entry, and shortening of the administrative review process.  

• If the people of the 1^st District of Florida choose me I would seek membership on the House Judiciary Committee and Veterans Affairs Committee.
• Finally, I will serve all the residents of the 1^st District, whether poor, middle class, or the wealthy; whether Republican, Democrat, or Independent. All deserve a public servant who will listen and act upon the needs and views of the constituents of the 1^st District. I ask for your prayers, support, and vote.

Kevin J. Gaffney