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Mark Napier (Florida)
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Mark Napier (No Party Affiliation) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 23rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Napier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mark Napier was born in Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 2011. He earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1987 and a graduate degree from University of Maryland, University College in 1999. He also graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Center, the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, the Military Police Officer Advance Course, and the Combined Arms Staff Course. Napier's professional experience includes serving in various offices of the CIA, including Security Protective Service, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Counterterrorism Center, Near East South Asian African Analysis, Non-Proliferation Center for Export Controls on Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Office of Military Affairs.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 23
Jared Evan Moskowitz defeated Joe Budd, Christine Scott, and Mark Napier in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Evan Moskowitz (D)  | 51.6 | 143,951 |
 | Joe Budd (R) | 46.8 | 130,681 | |
 | Christine Scott (No Party Affiliation) | 1.1 | 3,079 | |
 | Mark Napier (No Party Affiliation) | 0.5 | 1,338 | |
| Total votes: 279,049 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Evan Moskowitz | 61.1 | 38,822 |
 | Ben Sorensen | 20.5 | 13,012 | |
 | Hava Holzhauer | 8.3 | 5,276 | |
 | Allen Ellison | 6.2 | 3,960 | |
 | W. Michael Trout | 2.2 | 1,390 | |
 | Michaelangelo Hamilton | 1.7 | 1,064 | |
| Total votes: 63,524 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 23 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Budd | 37.6 | 12,592 |
 | James Pruden | 22.1 | 7,399 | |
 | Darlene Cerezo Swaffar | 11.6 | 3,872 | |
 | Christy McLaughlin | 11.4 | 3,832 | |
 | Steve Chess | 8.5 | 2,840 | |
 | Ira Weinstein | 6.9 | 2,297 | |
 | Myles Perrone | 1.9 | 639 | |
| Total votes: 33,471 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeff Olson (R)
- Saad Suleman (R)
Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Napier completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Napier's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Inflation is an existential threat to homelessness that destabilizes the well-being of families, due to the negligence of our policymakers. No one should feel discarded and forgotten as low hanging fruit because politicians are focused on financial and real estate special interest groups funding them. Low-income families, the disabled, retirees and veterans living in poverty are hardest hit by inflation impacting life sustaining necessities. Surges in property rent and condo maintenance fees have increased between 20% nationwide to as much as 53% in Miami in 2021. I support limiting the annual amount rent and fees can be raised. Price gouging laws need enforced, more affordable housing made available and effective subsidies for landlords.
- Statistics show crime dropped in Florida alone by 14%, but murders increased by 2.3% in 2020. Advocates for Gun Control blame Florida's gun laws instead. The root problem is that a lack of morals and values are not being taught in our schools, let alone the family home. Our kids need to understand what Loyalty, Duty, Honor, Respect, Integrity, Personal Courage, Selfless Service, Responsibility and Accountability means. More judicial reform and accountability is needed, in addition to judicial review boards. Yes--more law enforcement training is in order. I support the 2nd Amendment, law enforcement, firearms defensive training and production of public-police safety interaction vignettes as teaching points for public broadcasting.
- Pandemic hardships have affected most Americans, but the impact of poverty has never been felt more than among the ethnic and LGBT-Q communities. In 2019, poverty among the LGBT-Q communities was estimated to be 21.6%. As of 2022, in Florida District 22, more action is needed to address poverty that affects the Black (18%), Hispanic (13%), Whites (9%), Jewish (est2%) and LGBT-Q communities. Poverty encourages drug use, suicides, health issues, abuses and crime. No one should be deprived of their self-esteem or self-worth because career politicians are playing "Slap and Tickle" or "Peekaboo" politics. I support incentives to industries that promote "Earn while you Learn" programs targeting the impoverished and interim social services.
I already addressed a few noteworthy policies in the "Key Messages" of my questionnaire, so I will try not to repeat myself. I want to “flat line” the fluctuating impact and reliance on tourism by promoting careers and tradecraft targeting the impoverished for a better quality of life. I want to promote better health care and living conditions for the poor. No Veteran should be forced to travel one hour for medical care.
I do not pretend to know all the exact biographical details, but from a political and civil rights perspective John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Shirley Chisholm. These folks represented the best in mankind in leadership, sacrifice and selfless service. It takes only "ONE" to be a Force Multiplier and these folks did exactly that. Martin Luther King led the movement in civil rights and non-violent protests. He brought national and international attention to the civil rights cause.
Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to win a seat as a U.S House of Representative serving seven terms. She facilitated expanding food and nutrition programs for the poor and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus that I pledge to seek membership to represent the Black constituents of my district, if elected. I particularly loved her campaign motto of Unbought and Unbossed.
John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan could deliver moving and emotional speeches that captured your heart. Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" inspired my interests later in joining the Army and CIA.
Ironically years later, the Commanding General at Fort Knox, Kentucky sent an email to me saying: "When your country called, you answered and were there. Now your country needs you again." My response back was not flattering.
I was deeply hurt by the CIA retaliation because I reported the mishandling of an investigation, in concert with the U.S. Army Medical Honorable Discharged. Combined, both experiences led me to the streets. Where my unit once respected my rank and position by picking me up at the airport and having a room for my stay at the base 30 miles away. They now had me to thumb a ride and walk to the base only to be forced to sleep on a park bench till the next morning. I was not just bankrupt financially, but physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. My self-esteem and self-worth were nonexistent. I felt my epitaph at that point should read.....
"For Outstanding Service and Loyalty to Country...
Stigmatized and Slandered
Betrayed and Dishonored
Impoverished and Homeless
Discarded and Forgotten
Blacklisted by a Grateful Nation."
(COMMENT: All because I was a Whistleblower for reporting Child Pornography and was medically diagnosed with a career ending illness.)
-Actions speak louder than words.
-Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear until you verify the legitimacy of information.
-Always consider the source of the information and its credibility.
-You are a reflection of the company you keep and so are the people you are looking to vote for or even hang around with or know.
-For every pointed finger blaming someone or something for a problem, you have three fingers pointing back at you. So, what did you do to exacerbate the problem?
-Devil is always in the details, so you can "Dream the Dream" all you want.
-A pinch full of convincing lies is better than a handful of truths to manipulate and persuade the masses on a policy affecting them. I know former President Bill Clinton used this technique often, but I would pledge not to employ this technique as it is dishonest. I used it in my operations overseas, yes, but not toward the free world.
My values and life experiences in dealing with interracial relationships and discrimination that I have been personally exposed to with my significant others, along with my abuse of civil rights by law enforcement gives me once again insight into how different ethnic groups feel towards being stigmatized. I do not support defunding the police, but more training is in order My experience with the Deaf and People with Disability Program at CIA, let alone my oldest brother who had severe cerebral palsy (who was like a 3 day old baby for 26 years), my mother who lost her hearing, and my own personal disabilities, once again gives me personal trials and tribulations into how families with special needs may need better health care coverage.
Persevering and surviving chronic homelessness for 5 years on the street, to include dabbling in drug use the beginning the fourth year was a major challenge in life. I began using the drug to escape the reality of purgatory I was condemned to, before I pulled myself off the drug by the beginning of my 5th year of homelessness. I would also draw upon my experiences of those exploited in the sex industry. After being forced into the streets the only work I could find was strip dancing.
It was not drugs, alcohol, gambling or being a thief that put me on the streets. It was the retaliation I experienced as a Whistleblower. I would once again draw upon these experiences in plugging the gaps where needed through legislation.My background with the CIA and U.S. Army gives me a competitive advantage over most members of Congress to include Senator Marco Rubio and Congresswoman Val Demings (who set on the two Intelligence Committees) when it comes to truly understanding the mechanics of both the CIA and the Armed Forces. If elected, I would be one of the very few members to have actually completed a full scope investigation with lifestyle polygraph covering 20 years to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Typically, members of Congress are given their clearances by the nature of their position.
My values and personal life experiences will contribute to making better legislative products in addressing issues that others simply lack the exposure to. For example, my personal experiences with:
--Interracial relationships and discrimination.
--The Deaf and People with Disability Program at CIA.
--My oldest brother who had severe cerebral palsy.
--My mother who lost her hearing, due to a small stroke.
--My perseverance over chronic homelessness for 5 years.
--Exposure to a side of poverty that is often accepted and overlooked--drug use and the art of ecdysiast. About 30% of the misfortunate were homeless.
--My experience with drugs that I myself avoided for 4 years after being on the streets before succumbing to its effectiveness in escaping my reality.
--My success in pulling myself off the drug by the 5th year on the streets.
Politically: The U.S. will always have the problems with drug cartels, proliferation of WMD technologies, terrorism, and cyber-at. Russia's interest in expansion will prove to serve as a blueprint of lessons learned for China. A coalition of aggressive nations militarily, as well as trading partners will be able to insulate against effective western sanctions. North Korea and Iraq will continue efforts to expand their nuclear capabilities. The U.S. Armed Forces will be weakened internally, due to shortages of re-enlistments as a result of the anti-military atmosphere that exists in the current administration. Removing the Armed Forces' flags from the Oval Office on the first day was just one of many slaps in the face to our soldiers. Efforts by the U.S. Intelligence Community and Law Enforcement to continue collecting against Americans will further weaken our democracy. The political demographics from the massive influx of millions of illegal aliens will impact future elections favoring the Democrat Party, if amnesty is granted and accompanied with social welfare services that task U.S. taxpayers.
Economically: Our national debt of $30 trillion and its impact on our economy is going to be a challenge. The US GDP is $6 trillion short of its GDP. China will overtake the U.S. in GDP because of unfair trade practices and past generosity of technologies given to China from the Free World's rush to take advantage of cheap labor for the last 3 decades. Lavish spending on social programs and inflation will inevitably draw the U.S. into another recession. The U.S. needs to tap its oil reserves extensively to lower energy costs and offset the rise in cost of living that has soared nearly $400 a month.
I know what racism is about having experienced it in 1985, while in college. My first girlfriend I had is Black. The ROTC unit we were enrolled together did not like our interracial relationship and successfully ran her out of the program and college. I experienced it again when I married my former wife in 1992. She too is Black and we engaged in racism on several occasions. I know what it is like to be stigmatized too because of an illness. The U.S. Army forced me to medically retire from the armed forces because of it, despite the fact the illness could be treated. I was diagnosed with HIV. That is why I would be a good advocate for the LGBT-Q and heterosexual communities living with HIV and AHF.
As the story goes a Bear and a Rabbit are pooping in the woods.
The Bear leans over to the Rabbit and says: " Hey Rabbit! Do you have trouble with poop sticking to your fur?"
Stunned and bewildered by such a question the Rabbit hesitantly and shyly responds: "Why no Bear!"
So the Bear wipes his butt with the Rabbit!
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Campaign website
Napier's campaign website stated the following:
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If elected, I will advocate strongly for Social, Economic, and Political issues by: SOCIAL: --Supporting Women and Children in Distress programs. --Promoting and Legislating for LGBTQ+ Rights. --Respecting Pro-Choice between a woman and her doctor. --Promoting Animal rights and programs that link older, abandon or abused pets with senior citizens for companionship. --NextGen ("Z" & "Millennials") policy input and support. --Promoting a 'Hand-Up Approach' for Lower-Income class, impoverish and the Homeless, Foster Care children, plus fight for the Middle-Class who carry the Nation. --Support of Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. --Improving Healthcare Access & Convenience for Veterans, Dreamers, HIV+ Patients and At-Home Care for the Elderly. --Establish and streamline national level Foster Care program for children that enables stable families / couples / individuals to include LGBTQ+ community to adopt. Re-assess adoption procedures that enable older children transparency in selecting participating registered individuals / couples or families for consideration. Set up Foster Care children for success in life training programs, education and vocational. --Establish public awareness programs that help guide those about to go through life changing experiences such as homelessness or single perspective mothers who need simple guidance, advice and a 'Hand Up' during a period where one may feel overwhelmed and in a state of shock.
--Staying within budget, begin reducing NATO contribution equal to Allies' GDP from 3.7% [$222 B] to 2% of GDP [$120 B], United Nations contribution from $22 B to $10 B equal almost to Japan and China contribution, Foreign aid from $50 B to $20 B, and contributions to Ukraine equal to allies. Additionally, reduce waste in Government budget by cutting15% across the board [$800 B], excluding Soc Sec /Medicare /Medicaid for an estimated total savings of nearly $1 Trillion. --Reducing proliferation of U.S. technology and 'knowledge' to China. --Legislate for Corporate Tax reform to pay reasonable share. Eliminate income tax collected below $18,000 single or $24,000 for a couple and impose no more than 3% Excise Tax Reform at point of sale on all food, goods and services up to first $7,500 that would even capture revenue from illegal / undocumented workers. Homeless Americans to be exempted. Rent and Mortgage to be exempt. --Earmark more funding toward national debt than just 10% paying interest only, but actually paying down debt. --Re-establish energy independence, but gradually move toward common-sense renewable energy. --Push for critical infrastructure projects and enhance Supply Chains. --Promote urban low-income farming. --Promoting Economic Hub-Zone Opportunities for Low-Income areas and Minorities. --Promote U.S. exports. --Promote realistic Climate Change policies based on Science not Politicized Science. --Moratorium on Price Gouging by curbing the soaring rate of annual Increases on property taxes, rent, HOA and condo fees, plus expedite more affordable housing and Section 8 assistance. --Create registry of abusive practices by property management and landlords to be held accountable and strip of license for life just as a doctor or attorney would be barred from practicing. --Working with business leaders (Visionaries) of SOFLO to promote year-round stable economic prosperity and higher paying jobs. --Bringing jobs related to high technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and renewable energy back to U.S. and Florida. --Create earn-to-learn jobs and welfare without penalty to work programs.
--Forming NATO style alliances in Africa and Middle East and Afghanistan [with M.E. alliance taking lead] to counter China aggression and terrorism threats. --Continuing support of Israel as a strong ally in the Middle East. --Securing the U.S. border to include use of covert action and take away incentives that encourage illegal migration. --Enhancing Intelligence Community & DoD collection and war fighting capabilities. --Enhancing programs that weed out Money Laundering from our financial institutes that support narcotics and terror organizations. --Investing in R&D programs of 'Hypersonic' offensive and defensive technologies and Space-based defenses. --Creating a school and community safety joint program [FEMA / DoD / FBI / CIA / US Secret Service] that is webinar based 'secured' training. The intent is to assist local law enforcement in Denying, Disrupting, Denigrating and Destroying / Mitigating threats using Risk and Threat Assessments and Management in concert with Contingency Planning / Operations and Exercises. Local Law Enforcement application (ONLY). DoD elements in concert with FEMA can assess planning effectiveness. --Develop and fund state 'Mass Casualty Rapid Response Teams.' --Enhance Red-Flag laws and legislate for promoting gun safety and common-sense laws. --Supporting the 2nd Amendment Rights. --Promoting Consumer Rights and Protections. --Promoting Judicial Reform, Fund Law Enforcement and providing additional training. --Promote legislation protecting Americans' Civil Rights and Liberties against FISA Abuses by the Intelligence Community and Law Enforcement (DOJ). --Enhancing Whistleblower Protections and enforcing existing laws as the Wartime Suspension of Limitations and No FEAR Acts through budgetary fines and / or imprisonment of persons in authority responsible for the abuse.[2] |
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 8, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mark Napier, “Issues,” accessed August 19, 2022
