I am excited about what the future holds. The problems in Florida are too great to sit on the sidelines and do nothing. Now is the time more than ever to pay attention and become more involved in the political process. Everyone needs to do their part and I will commit to doing what I can to hold Tallahassee accountable for the decisions they make.
As it has been stated in several previous articles written by your newspaper, my term is for two years because I was elected to finish the last two years of a seat that was vacated by Nancy Bostock the previous School Board member.
One does not have to walk our legislative halls or step on the Senate floor to have a keen eye to detect that the Florida of today suffers from the decisions made by the Florida of yesterday. When the financial times were plenty the legislature squandered our resources and today continues to lean more on the taxpayer to pay for its unfair policies and lack of transparency in the budget process. Read more
"I clearly vetted the situation, listened to what I was being told," Hayden said during a recent interview at a Clearwater bookstore, just a few miles from the public defender's office where she works.
But in the end, she said it came down to two questions: whether she had the heart to run and the qualifications to serve.
Her answers? Yes and yes.
I am very pleased our Governor had the courage necessary to veto this very bad bill. It was well noted the speed in which this bill was passed did not allow for meaningful input and passage of good amendments. Read more
Through a series of proposed laws and budget cuts, leading lawmakers seek to create a “better” public school system in the State of Florida by cutting funding to programs, expanding public designated funds to private schools and destroying teacher morale. These systematic efforts will negatively impact the public school system in the State of Florida for years to come.
“As an Assistant Public Defender working in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, these are the professionals I work with every day,” said State Senate candidate Nina Hayden. “It means a great deal to have those who know me best supporting my candidacy.” Read more
St. Petersburg – As attention begins to turn to the 2010 state elections, Pinellas School Board Member Nina Hayden’s State Senate District 16 campaign is gaining attention, supporters and endorsements. Today the campaign released a list of prominent state and local endorsements: Ronald Brise, Florida State House of Representatives (D, District 108), Steve Kornell, St. Petersburg City Council, Karl Nurse, St. Petersburg City Council and Linda Lerner, Pinellas County School Board. Read more
Hayden, elected last year to the Pinellas County School District, is a young woman in a hurry (she’s 35). She’s now running for the State Senate seat currently held by Charlie Justice, who is leaving the seat to run for Congress next year. Read more
Hayden, 35, said that after years of working in the public defender's office representing juveniles charged as adults and serving on the Pinellas County School Board, she wants to help develop policy that will keep kids out of the justice system. Read more
In a time of financial crisis, it is crucial to create sound solutions to fix the problems of the State of Florida for the long term. In less than two years when the money given by the Federal Government will no longer be able to sustain the budget, it is imperative we have new leadership that will look forward with new ideas and new solutions to bring change to Tallahassee. Read more
