To all my friends, gratitude can not even come close, in expressing the feelings that I am having. We ran a good campaign, a clean campaign and we should be proud of our actions! Now more than ever, stay involved…get involved…remain involved, our country is at stake.
Check out the links below for a video of our time together this past year.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=398951560167338
Again, Thank you all!
Your friend,
Bill
Published in the Naples Daily News on Aug. 2, 2012
Patricia Beal, Naples
See for yourself
Kudos to the Daily News for endorsing Bill McDaniel for the Collier County Commission District 3 seat and for the video interviews the paper has posted at naplesnews.com/elections, which should prove to be a helpful tool for concerned and caring voters.
Each candidate was given ample opportunity to shine.
In the case of the McDaniel and incumbent Tom Henning interviews, if you have any doubt at all that Bill deserves your vote, please watch them both.
Bill has a plan for fixing what is broken within Collier government; Bill wants to bring business and jobs to Collier County; Bill is accessible (his cell phone number is under the “bio” portion of his web site, votebillmcdaniel.com); Bill can sell rocks and dirt, so he can certainly sell Collier County.
Bill has a proven track record of working by committee for the good of our citizens. Listen to Bill talk about his time on the board of Goodwill of Southwest Florida and how the organization has grown during that time.
If you’re still not convinced, go to the incumbent’s interview and listen to him try to think of one thing he is especially proud of accomplishing during his tenure — something he perhaps has shepherded through a county process for one of his constituents — and, gee, nothing comes right to mind.
He was probably more concerned with dreaming up some more negative ads to drop on the District 3 voters, the last refuge of the candidate who knows he has nothing to offer.
A vote for Bill is a vote for a better Collier County.
Endorsement editorial: Collier County Commission, 3 seats
Published in the July 29 issue.
In District 3 (Golden Gate/East Naples) there is a difference. Challenger Bill McDaniel goes right to what’s important — making government more efficient and user- and business-friendly. He speaks from experience in building, real estate, rock-sand mining and county advisory boards.
He connects with the people he seeks to serve. We believe he can be a leader — someone who can get things done.
The incumbent tends to drift, following the political wind of the day.
McDaniel has worked hard to get this job. After a shaky start he has honed his message into one of confidence, leadership and approachability.
The incumbent has disappointed too often. His blockage of follow-through on the Immokalee Master Plan and his flawed, incomplete filings of state-mandated financial disclosure reports are the latest examples of official conduct that has served to erode the public trust.
Because McDaniel and Henning are Republicans and there are no other candidates, all 31,300 voters in District 3 can weigh in.
We like what McDaniel says about leadership: “It’s about doing the right thing by the community all the time.”
McDaniel offers District 3 an opportunity to do better for itself.
Read full article at naplesnews.com.
To: Bill McDaniel
From: President Christian Tobin
Date: April 3, 2012
Dear Bill,
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Collier Professional Firefighters & Paramedics, IAFF Local 2396 have endorsed your candidacy for County Commission District 3.
The Collier Professional Firefighters & Paramedics, IAFF Local 2396 represents the Captains, Lieutenants, Engineers, Fire Fighters, and Inspectors of the East Naples Fire District and Golden Gate Fire District.
The Local has observed your hard work and dedication to public service. We look forward to furthering our friendship and personal working relationship with you during this election campaign and during your term as County Commissioner.
This letter will serve as written authorization for you to utilize our endorsement in any manner you see fit, i.e. radio, TV, signs, newspaper, etc.
We believe that you will honorably serve the citizens of Florida, and the interests of the men and women employed in the Fire and Emergency Medical Services, who have made the protection of life and property their life’s work.
Your truly,
President IAFF Local 2396
Christian Tobin
Bill McDaniel officially qualified for the August 2012 Republican Collier County Commissioner Primary ballot today, becoming the first District 3 candidate to do so. Bill’s candidacy was accomplished “by way of the people,” with supporters collecting enough petition signatures to guarantee he would be a choice for Collier County.
Candidates for local office have two ways to qualify. They can either pay for ballot placement, or they can rally grassroots support to collect enough signatures of registered voters. Bill’s team filed enough valid signatures a full two months before the May 7th deadline.
“My team worked hard and talked with people all over the county about my plans to bring a new level of maturity and accountability to the County Commission,” Bill said. “If my candidacy was going to mean something to our neighbors, then we had to meet with them and earn their support, not simply pay to play.”
The voters of Collier County responded to McDaniel’s request with a strong show of support, making it possible for him to be the first candidate for Collier County Commission District 3 to qualify by supporting petition.
“We’re on the ballot and we’re on the go,” Bill said. “The team and I are out meeting folks across the community and talking about the issues that matter most to Collier County residents. This candidacy is about growing Collier and putting people back to work. I’m encouraged by the response that message is getting and the support our neighbors have shown to help this campaign take the next step forward.”
Bill McDaniel
239-253-1617
Bill@VoteBillMcDaniel.com
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Bill McDaniel,
Republican, for County Commission, District 3.
Count Bill McDaniel in.
McDaniel, 50, announced Friday he planned to run for the Collier County District 3 commission seat currently held by Commissioner Tom Henning.
“I can’t idly sit on the sidelines and watch the things that are occurring,” he said. “Systemically there are some huge issues, and I feel it’s past time.”
McDaniel said Collier County residents understand the county is going through difficult times, but they also want change. His focus, he said in an email, would be to create a place where “people can work, provide for their families and enjoy one of the most beautiful places to live in the country.”
Henning — who was first elected in 2000 — has not filed the necessary paperwork, but said Collier County residents shouldn’t count him out in 2012.
“In my opinion it’s way too early to file for the election,” Henning said. “I’m going to run, but it’s just way to early.”
This may be McDaniel’s first run for Collier County commission, but he’s no stranger to the political process.
McDaniel served as chairman of the county’s East of 951 Horizon Study committee — which looked at growth issues in Golden Gate Estates — from 2006 to 2008.
He also served on the Rural Land Stewardship committee — which made recommendations about changes to the county’s Rural Lands Stewardship Area growth plan in eastern Collier County — from 2007 to 2009.
McDaniel, owner of Big Island Excavating, is no stranger to controversy either. McDaniel in 2010 worked out a settlement with the South Florida Water Management District board after he was cited in 2007 for working without a permit.
McDaniel told the Daily News in 2010 the issue arose after a contractor working for him failed to renew a permit for McDaniel’s mine south of Immokalee Road.
District 3 covers Golden Gate and the Golden Gate Estates area.
McDaniel has two children, and said Friday he and his family is looking forward to the upcoming election.
“We’re excited about it,” he said.