“It is a high honor to be selected by my fellow Democrats to represent Senator Obama
in his historic bid for the White House,”
said Senator Hill. “I look forward to casting
my vote on behalf of Florida.”
Senator Hill states, “The road to justice and equality is,
indeed, long; and it’s not an easy road. But each day, people of every race and creed choose to hop
on, walk that long walk, and become part of
that road. It’s always been that way. I’ve
referred to all the African Americans who’ve
chosen to take that walk and become part of
that road; but we’ve had the good company
of so very many non-blacks along the way.”
“The road, the walk, the sweat, the tears, the
Today’s selection, made by the Florida
eternal optimism, and all the memories give
Democratic Party’s executive committee,
rise to a history worth remembering; one
means that Senator Hill will be among
that points to an even better future. I’m
those members of the Electoral College
proud to have been apart of that long road to
casting their votes for the Democratic presDenver. As a Democrat delegate to the
idential nominee in the November 4th
general election should Barack Obama win Senator Anthony “Tony” Hill Democratic Convention, I’ll proudly be supporting
Senator
Barack
Obama.
Florida. Unlike the primaries, in the genAdditionally, as an elector, I’ll cast my Electoral College
eral election for U.S. president it’s “winner take all” when it
vote in January in Tallahassee.”
comes to the votes cast from each state’s Electoral College.
The Christian Reader September 2008
State Senator Anthony “Tony” Hill (D-Jacksonville) on
Wednesday was among two Senate Democrats chosen as one
of Florida’s 27-member Democratic slate for the Ele