Margaret Good’s shameful voting record against protecting children disqualifies her as a candidate for Congress.

A father who lost a child in the Parkland shooting that left 17 children dead said “Margaret Good wasn’t there for me when I needed her vote for the School Safety Bill passed after my daughter was murdered.”

A leading child advocate in Sarasota publicly questioned Good’s ability to protect children after being the only Florida legislator to vote against a bill banning sex dolls that resemble children.  Good now claims that vote was a “mistake.” 

This is not a person we want representing us in Congress.

Adding to Good's disgraceful record is her refusal to apologize to Sarasota's only black newspaper, which demanded an apology after her staff circulated a racist video that mocked civil rights icon Rosa Parks. 

When asked by the Herald-Tribune to explain, Good said she was too busy fundraising to discuss the issue. 

And let's not forget her work as a lawyer at the high-priced law firm Eastmoore, Crauwels & Dubose

which has defended Ponzi schemers and scam artists who have ruined the lives of seniors and others in Southwest Florida. 

Margaret Good is an embarrassment to her party and to the people she represents and does not deserve a promotion.

Frank Patti is a Sarasota resident and secretary of the Republican Party of Sarasota.