Living with Janet Long and her husband Richard, is Janet’s 96 year old mother. The near centurion is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and while physically in tremendous shape, she is unable to recognize people around her and becomes easily disoriented. According to Janet, “It is a challenge to be sure. She is lovely and my mother, yet not all there. It so illustrates the challenges of the elderly in District 51 and the role of caretakers like myself who balance the roles of mother, grandmother, and caretaker.”
This type of compassion and understanding is part of Long’s decision to run for District 51 State Legislator. “Our community deserves an experienced, honorable, and independent legislator, who will work with both Republicans and Democrats for our best interests. I have been appointed by the past two Governors, one Democratic and one Republican, to serve on key state boards — including the State Tax Reform Task Force; and I was appointed three different times, by both Republican and Democratic State Treasurers, to serve as the state’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner. It’s time a fair and reasonable voice be heard.”
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Janet C. Long and her family have lived in District 51 for more than thirty years. In fact, one of her first jobs was as a City Administrator. Janet has served on the Seminole City Council for the past four years. With three decades of community involvement, Janet is also a caring friend, mother, and wife. With one son on active duty in the Army, another in the National Guard and a Clearwater Police Officer, a daughter who is a nurse, and husband a retired firefighter, Janet and her family certainly know the meaning of commitment, dedication, and public service.
