Bogdanoff wins state House race by 12 votes pending recount (Another CLOSE Florida Election)

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel ^ | January 7, 2003 | Jeremy Milarsky

[PJ-Comix]

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Political consultant Ellyn Bogdanoff of Fort Lauderdale won a special election for state House District 91 on Tuesday evening, defeating her closest rival, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Mayor Oliver Parker, apparently by a mere 12 votes.

A special recount has been ordered for Thursday in the district, which spans from southeast Palm Beach County through Broward County's coastal cities into Dania Beach.

[PJ-Comix]

Thank God Miriam Oliphant was recently REMOVED as Supervisor of Elections here in Broward County. Imagine the nightmare if she had been in charge when this incredibly close election took place.

Anyway, I am glad to see Ellyn Bogdanoff win this election. I met her back when she was running for the school board...schwing! Also Oliver Parker ran a really dirty campaign. He had flyers sent out to Republicans accusing Republican Bogdanoff of secretly being a Democrat and also sent out flyers to Democrats accusing Bogdanoff of being a vicious rightwing Republican. Sorry, Oliver, you can't have it both ways. BTW, this was an unusual election for South Florida since ALL the candidates for this State House seat were Republicans since the district is heavily Repulican.

[camle]

I saw miriam oliphant had a bit part in the return of the king.

[PJ-Comix]

I saw miriam oliphant had a bit part in the return of the king.

Okay, I'm game which part? BTW, she might really have had a part in the flick. Before becoming Supervisor of Elections, Oliphant was a fashion model. However, nobody noticed her as being nutty back then. I did recently read a theory that when Oliphant got power as Elections Supervisor it set off some sort of pre-existing hidden psychiatric condition that caused her to act nutty. It wasn't that Oliphant was merely incompetent. She also acted like a total MENTAL CASE.

[PJ-Comix]

FYI

[hellinahandcart]

They got rid of Oliphant? LOL, last I heard she was refusing to leave. Did she have to be carried out bodily, or did they just put the contents of her office out on the curb and lock her out?

[camle]

don't you remember the battle for Gondor? All them ooliphants!!!

[PJ-Comix]

Did she have to be carried out bodily, or did they just put the contents of her office out on the curb and lock her out?

Pretty close. After Jeb Bush's order to remove her from office, uniformed officers showed up at her office and escorted Oliphant out of the building and then they changed all the locks. Right now Oliphant is suing to get her job back but it's going nowhere. Everyone (even Democrats) is glad she's gone.

[camle]

[dennisw]

Miriam Oliphant was so nasty, out of control, she kicked out this crippled old lady as election supervisor (pay, $135 for election day) in her development and installed her mother. Oliphant was one foxy lady and only got as far as she did on her looks. Her IQ is room temperature. She was paid $100,000+ as election supervisor and can now go back to a more suitable job at Burger King

 

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Oliphant's Mother Barred From Working As Poll Worker

Cotter To See If Oliphant Violated Antinepotism Law

POSTED: 7:12 a.m. EST October 30, 2002
UPDATED: 8:45 a.m. EST October 30, 2002
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- It seems the mother of Broward Elections Supervisor Miriam Oliphant will not be allowed to return as a poll worker on Nov. 5.

 Deputy Supervisor Joe Cotter is trying to see if Oliphant violated Florida's antinepotism law.

  Broward County poll worker Kathleen Weinstein, a paraplegic who lives on Social Security and said she needs the $135 wage from the primary election, claims she was laid off from her job to make room for Oliphant's mother -- Hattie McKinzie.

 

In the days before the primary, McKinzie was assigned to work at Weinstein's precinct.

  "They told me that Mrs. Oliphant's mother had requested to work in that precinct, so I couldn't any longer," Weinstein said.

  Florida's antinepotism law forbids the public officials from hiring their relatives, but state ethics officials said it was unclear if Oliphant's case applies.

 Oliphant, who has been reduced to a figurehead after the primary disaster in Broward County, did not return a phone message Monday.

  Cotter, who has taken over the supervising of the election office, called the decision to remove Weinstein from her job a "terrible mistake."

  Poll workers may be considered independent contractors, not employees, because they are hired only for election days.

  "There has never been an opinion on it," said Helen Jones, spokeswoman for the state Ethics Commission. "The key would be whether being a poll worker would be considered a 'position."'

[dennisw]

Oliphant also employed the drunk husband of her sister. Sister and hubby met up at a homeless shelter. Sister would pop up at Oliphant press conferences and start yelling at the reporters like a mad woman.

[PJ-Comix]

Since Miriam Oliphant once worked as a model, are there any nekkid pics of her out there? She could pick up a nice chunk of change if they appear in Penthouse or Hustler. I actually would get those issues. And I bet they would pay her at least $200,000.

[clintonh8r]

Uh...Bogdanoff is a RINO. It was she who ran the dirty campaign, because she has no record to run on.

[Clemenza]

Uh...Bogdanoff is a RINO.

This IS South Florida after all, where Republicans are left with a few pathetic precincts along the coast. My parents inland Boca Raton precinct went 72% for Al Gore. My former State Senator in Miami, Rudy Garcia, was very conservative on social issues, however. Most other SoFla Republicans (if you can find them) are RINOs.

[Clemenza]

Its AMAZING how Jeb and the legislature have managed to gerrymander so many Republican districts out of an area that is overwhelmingly Democratic. The three county axis of evil (Palm Beach/Broward/Miami-Dade) is what prevents the Sunshine State from being solidly Republican.

Believe it or not, here in Brooklyn, I am represented in congress by Vito Fossella, who is the only New York congresscritter to score in the 90s on the American Conservative Union ratings on a regular basis.

[clintonh8r]

The whole field was incredibly weak. One, Bruce McNeilage, is the treasurer of the Broward County Republican Party, yet he (get this!) gave money to Al Gore and Bill Nelson.

Ellen Bogdanoff takes her marching orders from local RAT uberbitch Ali Waldman. Jeb shouldn't count on her support on any close votes. Her resume' says "R" but her heart says "RAT"!

[PJ-Comix]

Jeb shouldn't count on her support on any close votes. Her resume' says "R" but her heart says "RAT"!

Except that she worked for Jeb so I think he CAN count on her.

[clintonh8r]

Campaigning for someone as a "civilian" and then supporting that person as a legislator can be two very different things. Her loyalty will be to those who helped her get elected (local RAT machine).

We'll see. I expect she'll line up with Ali Waldman and her fem-pals. IMO she was one of the worst candidates in an incredibly lame field. The Broward County Rep Party is infested with RINOs.

I guess she decided she'd run (this is at least her third race, all for different offices) until she finally got elected to something. Too bad she had to resort to negative campaigning and hide behind some phony "citizens group" (What was it...People for Integrity in Government or something).