Two Congressional District 2 Delegates Elected from Wakulla County

Saturday, March 1, 2008 Alan Brock and Mary Mooney made history for Wakulla County when they were elected as Congressional District 2 Delegates to the Democratic National Convention which will be held this August in Denver, Colorado. To the best of our knowledge, there has never been a delegate to the National Convention from our County, much less two of them! The six Delegates selected for this Congressional District were: Leon County Commissioner Cliff Thaell (Clinton), former Leon County School Board Member Donna Harper Ausman (Clinton), Leon County Young Democrat Corrine Ruben (Obama), Leon County resident Donald Ham (Obama), Alan Brock (Edwards), and Mary Mooney (Edwards) - alternate was Monica O'Neal (Obama).

{sidebar id=1}This record breaking feat was accomplished with the help of voters from Wakulla County who traveled to Tallahassee where the poll was held. There was a heavy turnout of 547 voters overall, with separate caucuses for each of the candidates who won over 15% of the vote during our primary on January 29. The candidate for whom Brock and Mooney ran was John Edwards, who after receiving 13 delegates in the Florida primary Statewide, dropped out of the race. Therefore, the turnout at the delegate selection process was less heavy for Edwards than for Clinton or Obama. That created the climate in which a small county like Wakulla had a chance to compete for delegates...and succeeded!

Brock and Mooney both join Florida Democratic Party leaders in their optimistic view that issues between Florida and the Democratic National Committee's Rules Committee will resolve in a conciliatory move to help put Florida in the "blue" column next November by not continuing to disenfranchise the voters who came to the polls during our primary. It is hoped that the state delegation will be recognized, in spite of the sanctions imposed which forced candidates to forego attending our State Convention or campaigning in our State.

In the meantime, we are so proud and happy to have this opportunity! Thank you to all of you who took the time to go to Tallahassee and cast your votes on our behalf!

- Submitted by Mary Mooney

This article originally published on March 3, 2008.

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