John Hearton, a Defender of Law Enforcement and Better Wages for Our First Responders

John Hearton, a Defender of Law Enforcement and Better Wages for Our First Responders

(Melbourne, FL) - In 2008 the Florida Police Chiefs Association criticized Haridopolos’ property

tax plan saying that it would cut funding to police and fire services. A year later in 2009

Haridopolos voted for a budget bill that eliminated 30 vacant Florida Highway Patrol positions.

In 2010, Haridopolos voted for the General Appropriations Act which contained a two percent

pay cut for state employees making more than $45,000 a year with no exemptions for highway

patrol and law enforcement employees. In 2010, Haridopolos endorsed a plan to make Florida

public employees contribute more to their retirement.

While his opponent was busy cutting law enforcement and first responder pay, increasing their

responsibility for retirement and cutting highway patrol jobs, John Hearton was reinforcing our

border infrastructure. Supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to apprehend

criminals who crossed into the United States and prosecute those who brought the drug trade

into our country.

Hearton brought the Department of Defense and Department of Justice together in an

agreement to leverage an existing network to allow agents to send evidentiary data – photos

and videos of criminals and crime – back to Washington DC so these individuals could be swiftly

apprehended and prosecuted. He supported other border activities and programs.

Hearton believes our first responders, law enforcement and their families should be supported

by our community with fair pay and fair benefits. They need the training, tools and

infrastructure to be able to do their jobs safely. They need adequate staffing and funding for

that staff to prevent burnout and turnover.

“By eliminating funds currently allocated to unnecessary and unconstitutional departments, we

can return those funds to the states. Florida can then use that funding to support our first

responder community,” Hearton said.

John Hearton has experience in solving big problems. He’s worked with Congress and large

agencies to protect our country. He understands the threats to our communication

infrastructure and has a history of protecting them. Hearton has successfully ran Cybersecurity

companies and has written and contributed to much of the foundational cybersecurity

regulation still in practice today. His skills and experience are what Congress desperately need.

When elected and throughout his service, he will put the people of Florida District Eight and all

of our fellow Americans first.

Learn more at www.HeartonForCongress.com and www.WhatIsAHariLobbyist.com.