Politics & Government
Joe McClash: Candidate County Commission At Large
McClash has held this commission seat for 22 years.

General Information
Name : Mr. Joe McClash
Age : 54
Place of residence : Bradenton
Education
College
Attended college : Yes
College : Manatee Community College
Year of graduation : No
Grad school
Military service
Has served in the military: Yes
Rank : Seargent
Date when discharged from duty : 01 July 1979
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Employment Information
Job titles held : Owner of Several Businesses
Employers : McClash Heating & Cooling and others
Political Information
Party affiliation : Republican
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Manatee County Commissioner District 7 Countywide
Chamber/district: District 7 is Countywide
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: 20 November 1990
Previous elective offices : NA
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : 1988 - ran and lost the election for County Commissioner
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Party HQ
Address 405 26 Avenue west
Bradenton, FL 34205
Campaign Manager
Name : Joe McClash
URLs
Website : votejoemcclash.com
Other facts
Serving as a County Commissioner since 1990, Joe McClash has been called “The voice of reason” on the Board. We need to reelect Joe, who is the people’s voice on so many important issues. •Veteran – Served in United States Marine Corp 1975-1979 •Married for 32 years to Casey and they have 2 children •A business owner since he was 24 years old •No rubber stamp for developers or phosphate mining •A proven conservative regional leader we trust •Public Safety Your Safety is a priority Joe’s passion to do what is right is a refreshing change to most serving in elected office. He has been an advocate to protect our environment. He has a solid record of actually creating jobs. Joe championed the successful “Port Encouragement Zone”. He knows how to use our Port as an economic catalyst to diversify our economy, creating new jobs. His ideas are already working! Joe has fought hard to represent your voice in Manatee County. As a business owner, he has brought his business experience to many issues, holding our government accountable, and reducing taxes. Joe has the dedication, commitment and experience to continue to lead this County. Joe has been a business owner since he was 24; he still has to make payroll every week. He experienced the same pain of the recession that currently is affecting many of us. He knows how important it is to get this economy energized. He is the candidate who has the experience to lead and has proven to be a person we can trust. Now we need to do our part and vote for Joe! Vote for Joe and help us win in 2012!
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