John Russell: Candidate For U.S. House of Representatives, District 12

General Information

Name : Mr. John Russell
Also known as : Russ
Date of birth : 11 February 1956
Place of residence : Dade City

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : D'Youville College
Degree : BS in Nursing
Year of graduation : 1978

Grad school

University : Niagara University and State University of New York at Buffalo
Degree : MBA in Health Systems Management
Year of graduation : 1991

Ph D.

University : The University of South Florida
Area of research : MS/ARNP in Acute Care
Year of graduation : 2001

Employment Information

Job titles held : Nurse Practitioner
Employers : Central Florida Hematology and Oncology

Political Information

Party affiliation : Other
Party affiliation : No Party Affiliation
Running for a: Federal office
Running for position: U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
Chamber/district: District 12
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : NA
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : Democratic Nominee for U.S. House, District 5, 2006-08

Party HQ

Address 1937 Sweetbroom Circle
Lutz
Fl.
33559

Campaign Manager

Name : Ryan Sigley
Title : Campaign Manager

URLs

Website : http://www.johnrussellforcongress.com
Twitter : www.https://twitter.com/JohnRussell2012
Facebook : JohnRussellforCongress2012, JohnRussellforCongress
Youtube : JohnRussell2012

Other facts

Personal: Age 56, Married to Chyrisse Educator and Environmental Scientist/Consultant, and the organizing force behind the East Pasco Ukulele Club. We live in rural Dade City and have two dogs and three cats. I enjoy playing golf, pick up ice hockey and playing guitar. If elected, I would be the first No Party Affiliation candidate elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. My election would herald the beginning of Americans taking back their government from a dysfunctional two party political system, the corporate insiders who control the two parties and their agents for policy in the congress. Professional: As a Nurse Practitioner ARNP-C, I work with oncologists assisting in the management and care of cancer patients. On a daily basis I may see patients in the office and/or round on patients in the hospital. I help people to live with cancer and also assist patients and their families to come to the realization when it is time, to stop treatment and focus on comfort measures. My role has provided me hands on experience as to how our health care system works and does not work for both providers and patients alike. It is this special experience that I believe makes me the ideal advocate for ensuring that health reform works for people and providers better than it does for the insurance companies. I will advocate for open enrollment in Medicare. Citizens of all ages would then have access to comprehensive affordable health care while strengthening Medicare's fiscal status. I also have a plan to strengthen Social Security, restore trust in Wall Street, and revive our economy through innovative ideas such as my Variable Labor Cost Differential Tariff on Imported goods. I also have experience in business and have developed meaningful economic policy, the goal of which is to ensure that our economy works for everyone, not just the few at the top. As your prospective representative in Congress, I humbly ask for your support and your vote. Thank you for your attention, John Russell