We believe Diversity & Inclusion needs a seat at the table and voting for Sky U. White for County Commissioner District 7 (countywide) will bring that representation!!
Hillsborough County is Florida’s 4th most populous county with an estimated 1.3 million residents as of 2015 and a median age of 36 years. Our county is rich in culture with residents from various backgrounds and ethnicities. Unfortunately, our elected officials do not reflect the diversity of the people who reside in Hillsborough County, nor do they reflect the median age group.
While age is often aligned with experience, it can also contribute to stagnated policies and worn-out traditions that no longer serve our best interests. Change is inherent to progress, and in order to implement change, we need diversity and fresh perspectives among our policy makers. An increase in diversity not only decreases racial bias among those in positions of power, but it will also ensure that our up and coming generations are represented by those who can relate to the issues that affect them most.
Hillsborough County deserves to have more people of color, more women, and more individuals from other diverse and under-represented communities in key leadership positions to serve the community. Sky will be the first African-American to be elected to a countywide Commissioner seat, and she will fight to ensure representation of a diverse and progressive county that cares about the success and rights of all its residents.
Beth Eriksen Shoup
