… And We’re Back!

Welcome back to JefferySexton.com, my online campaign headquarters.

Due to the recent resignation of Leesburg City Councilman Steve Kitchens, there will be a special election this September to fill the remaining year of his term. I certainly wish Mr. Kitchens the best, as I know that this was not a decision he made lightly.

When I found out about Mr. Kitchens’ decision, I immediately contacted my wife and close friends and decided that I would run in the special election. Qualifying for that election is the week of June 7, with the election being on Sept 14. I plan to qualify on June 8, as well as cast my vote in the July 20 Republican Primary, before attending that night’s Lee County Board of Commissioners meeting.

To catch y’all back up on my activities since the last campaign, here’s a brief rundown:

First, on the night of the election, there was a Council meeting where I kept the one campaign promise I made last time to an individual – that I would bring a storm water drainage issue she was having before the Council.

Since last September, I have only missed a single Council meeting and only a couple of County Commission meetings. I began videotaping both sets of meetings in January, and I place them online for all to see as a matter of transparency in government. I have begun to work closely with City Clerk Casey Moore to establish a website for the city, and we hope to have the site and other features fully functional before school starts back in August.

I have also remained active in local government, speaking out against the illegal Sign Ordinance that both the City and the County currently have (more on that in the next post) as well as speaking out against Lee County leaders luring business and development to Dougherty County rather than Lee County.

I have recently begun to attend every meeting of the Lee County Republican Party, as well as the Libertarian Party of Southwest Georgia, and if I knew when the Lee County Democrats met, I would attend their meetings as well.

Overall, local issues are not about Party so much as doing the right thing for the citizens and residents of our City, and that is why I like non-partisan local elections. We need someone on the Council well versed in what the Council is currently facing, and I am the ONLY person with the attendance record to know these issues.

I said last fall that I was committed to the City of Leesburg, and I mean it. This is my home, this is where I want my children to call home, and their children as well. I hope you’ll join me as we work to blend the best of Leesburg’s past and its future!