Four days after throwing his hat in the ring to run for Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Allie Braswell, a Democrat, has withdrawn.
Braswell, who is currently President of the Central Florida Urban League, had his campaign issue a statement on Monday, indicating his withdrawal.
On Friday, the Times-Union reported that Braswell had filed for bankruptcy on three different occasions dating back to the mid-1990s.
Braswell’s campaign statement, according to paper read:
“I have, at times, faced challenges in life that have not met with the outcomes I have desired. I take full responsibility for my actions, and apologize to my supporters. The bright spotlight of a statewide campaign has cast the ups and downs of my life into harsh relief, and I now know that this campaign is not the way I was meant to serve my community. Running statewide is a daunting challenge for any candidate; as a political outsider, I have now learned that I underestimated how my campaign would affect those I care about most.”
Braswell had cited a lack of leadership from Tallahassee and government waste and abuse as reasons for his running for the position of Chief Financial Officer.
I am NOT shocked that he got in the race but more shocked that he got out..this ego filled self centered, arrogant soul has NEVER considered anyone but himself…ask his THREE wives and mistresses…. think about how in the world did he think his background would fly so dont give me that ‘i didnt know it would hurt those I love’ PLEASE the Dems FORCED him to resign, because he ONLY loves himself ^ shame on the DUMMY DEMS for being so quick to promote the first black man they meet in a suit (who is really a Republican by the way) from the first day he joined the urban League he has looked for a job elsewhere, he has done EVERYTHING but serve the community he claims to love! He is a self serving jerk, plain and simple!