Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 4, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 4, 2016

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 2012

No caucus information on file.

Greenskeeper/Maintenance, DeerCreed Country Club, 2005-present

Contributing Author, Veterans Affairs - Military Officer Magazine, 2005-present

Journalist, Florida Times Union, 2001-present

Former Charter Pilot

Heavy Equipment Operator, Army Corps of Engineers, 1964-67

Former Heavy Equipment Operator, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 137

Former Public Information Officer, Poughkeepsie School District

Former Supervisor, Project Development Team, Dutchess County

Former Teaching Assistant, State University of New York

Project Development Team Supervisor, Duchess County Comprehensive Training and Employment Act Program, 1979

Member, Military Officer Association Of America (MOAA), 2005-present

Secretary, International Brotherhood Of Golf Course Maintenance Workers, The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO), 2000-present

Member, Florida Times Union, present

Member, New Paltz Alumni, present

Hobbies or Special Talents:

G o l f -- R e a d i n g -- G a r d e n i n g - Chess -- Aviation

Priority Issues:

. The Seventh Amendment defining, Civil Law, is hereby clarified of its ambiguity of Rights, pursuant to the wording of The Ninth Amendment retaining All Rights of The Constitution to the people, in that All Rights of Due Process of Law inherent to the workings of The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments to The U. S. Constitution are to be accorded the same foundation of legal integrity concerning the framework of Civil Law in insurance of safeguard for The Rights of The People as they pertain for their Civil Liberties. In Specification:
a. That anyone duly acquitted and found innocent of a crime under the statutes of Penal Law cannot therefore under any circumstances be retried for the same crime under Civil Law, (or to be twice tried for the same crime under Federal Jurisdiction,) in accordance with The Rights of The Fifth Amendment.
b. The Fifth Amendment stipulation that no person: ?shall be compelled in any criminal case to be witness against himself,? is hereby clarified to stipulate for and to include for any non-criminal Civil Law matters as they pertain to self-incrimination, and as well is to extend and to guarantee The Right Against Self Incrimination to persons from being compelled to so testify against themselves, in penalty of monetary fine or incarceration, before convened Congressional Committee Hearings and Grand Jury proceedings, and is to preclude inquiries in mandatory disclosure in direct questioning of self-incrimination testimony, to the aspect of the questioning itself, in all regard whether Penal or Civil, Congressional Committee, or by Congressional Authority of Government Agencies.
c. That The Medical Terminology Technicality of Mental Hygiene Psychiatric Law that falls under the heading of Civil Law, Two Physician Consent, 2PC, Commitment Procedure, on Medical Grounds, in that no crime has been committed under Mental Hygiene Law to be charged for and thereby to be accorded the protective safeguards of Miranda Rights Legislation to be prosecuted for and processed fairly for under The Constitutional Rights accorded to Criminal Penal Law Legal System under the protection in Rights To The People, of The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments to The U.S. Constitution, and reinforce by the protection of The Miranda Legislation, is hereby clarified of Its Civil Law Constitutional Rights, in meaning to have the same Rights of Due Process as are and have been established under Penal Law, in guarantee to the people of:
The Right to have a clear definition of a Formal Psychiatric Charge being present in grounds for anyone to be labeled for and to have any specified medical psychiatric condition, or for the offense of irrational behavior labeling being levied against an individual, and in grounds thereby for any psychiatric evaluation process mental illness labeling to be attached to anyone, or for any process of Two Physician Consent, 2PC, Psychiatric Commitment Procedure to be conducted. And that such definition of charge is also to precede any Court or Government Agency Order for the disclosure of personal and private psychiatric history records to be produced.
The Right to The Fourth Amendment guarantee of privacy in regard of doctor patient confidentiality and invoking to The Due Process Right of Probable and Sufficient Cause In Grounds, is to be present and justified to a specific itemized search and disclosure in mandatory request for Specific Information only of any existing psychiatric history records, regarding The Rights of Government Agencies, as for the specified psychiatric history to be scrutinized, to any private request or public government agency order for, or court authority mandatory order for the scrutiny of anyone?s psychiatric medical history records to be revealed. That is not to be construed by court order or by congressional authority concerning government agencies, to be a total and all intrusive invasive invasion of an individual?s records history involving The Right To Privacy, but is to be issued only as order for records disclosure pertains selectively and relevant to the specified psychiatric charge of inquiry at hand.
The Right to strict legal definition for any psychiatric labeling terms to be applied to anyone.
The Right to strict legal determinations based to demonstrated facts of observed and defined behavior, in the presence of any attorney for such alleged psychiatric labeling being attributed in legal attachment of a psychiatric condition or involving psychiatric incarceration to anyone to be valid.
The Right to Counsel, to be provided for at government expense if need be, by The Examining Government Agency or by The Court of Jurisdiction, for any alleged psychiatric matter of consequence being attributed to anyone, involving the loss of liberty, property, licensure, employment, or privilege.
The Right to have an Attorney present during questioning to any psychiatric examination/evaluation/interrogation, and to be present during psychiatric commitment processing and to any court proceedings.
The Right to Remain Silent in presumption of innocence until proven guilty to any psychiatric charge in a bona fide court of law.
The Right to Confrontations of any accusing testimony against the accused in virtue of The Sixth Amendment.
The Right to a Jury Trial provided in a timely way in accordance with The Sixth Amendment for any specified psychiatric accusation labeling being imposed, whether involving commitment or not.
The Right to clearly established and legally defined medically safe and beneficial therapeutic treatment to be imposed for legitimate psychiatric conditions.
The Right to Informed Consent in the presence of legal counsel concerning the discussion and patient awareness of adverse effects, reactions, and harmful side effects in short and long-term use of psychiatric chemicals involved with any psychiatric treatment to occur.
The Right To Refuse Treatment, and Against Forced Treatment on Medical Discretion, in the presence of legal counsel, except in matters As Prescribed By Law to be applied for necessary medical emergency procedure in concern to imminent crisis of hysteria, and for violent and disruptive behavior in being in threat to oneself or others requiring emergency medical treatment in judgment.
The Right against any form, including psychological, of cruel and inhumane treatment to occur, concerning physical, mental, or emotional abuse, to include electro-shock treatment, surgical procedure, and pharmaceutical experimentation, in virtue of The Eighth Amendment.
The Right to reasonable and soundly defined Statute of Limitations in established Legal Age Limits for the mandatory disclosure of previous psychiatric condition labeling history records, or to the disclosure of legally carried-out psychiatric commitment history records, based to the nature and severity and to the extent of such psychiatric conditions in legal stipulation and to the length of time of such conditions in interval, to be imposed for mandatory disclosure of records, not to be in excess of a reasonable and prudent time interval regarding the public removal of stigma and liability of such records history; which in most instances is to be worded, to any current treatment for any serious ongoing psychiatric condition, or to within the past three years in age limit concerning The Public Record.

d. A Uniform Statute of Age Limits pertaining for employment application concerns and to government licensing matters is also to be instated for The History of Criminal Arrests and Convictions Records conveyed under Penal Law depending to the severity and nature of the crimes committed and not to exceed The Statute of Limitation for any crime or offense, if any. Infractions and Violations are to be absolved from the public record in three years, misdemeanors in five years, and most felony records after a span of ten years, depending on the nature in severity of offense not stipulated for to a greater time interval by a Court Of Law.

e. It is also worded that no person shall be infringed upon or denied their Vested Right To Voting Citizenship in The United States due to conviction of a Felony Offense after said offense is duly discharged and the person is free and clear of any probation or parole.
And in all regard that it is the inherent nature of this Nation in standard of integrity and in principle of fair and humane conscience not to discriminate against any persons and to prevent any such discrimination from occurring. Which extends as well to the prevention of needless discrimination in bias of prejudice occurring to anyone on account of their prior criminal conviction or psychiatric history in this Nation, as it is deemed reasonable and prudent to dissolve these matters.
And that each person is to have The Right to a Self-Fulfilled Destiny instilled in the reverent promise of hope in opportunity of success and of healing recovery from stigma, and to the actualization of their highest potentials among the population of The United States to the outlook of being deemed and classified as good, solid, useful, and productive citizens in the eyes of society, and in the spirit of good will, without the infringement of bias, discrimination, and alienating prejudice of social stigma and concerning the hardship of sanctions to such records history being permanently attached to anyone in constant reminder of being negatively classified in downgrade of second class inferior citizenship, to be conceived in permanent ruin to their lives, as to stigma of social embarrassment, and with critical jeopardy of their livelihood and well-being affected, being imposed upon them.

Publications:

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www.garykonizforcongress.com

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Reason for Seeking Public Office:

This work is about the emergence of the new American Ideology called, ?The Birth of Social Brotherhood and Sisterhood,? in Revolution of Politics, and about the birth of The Great American Social Reform Movement entitled, ?Americanism? The United States Standard.

?Employees not represented by a union also have rights under the NLRA. Specifically, the National Labor Relations Board protects the rights of employees to engage in ?Concerted Activity;? which is when two or more employees take action for their mutual aid or protection regarding terms and conditions of their employment.? Otherwise Legislation is the only Solution.

Life on the threshold of survival for the average Working Class Citizen is different for us than it is for those who are making over $100,000 a year like the Presidents and Vice Presidents and CEO?s of Americas Corporations to report on, and from where, to be quite frank with them about that their budgets need be get cut from, from their overly ?Top Heavy Management Ends? to come down with their salary expectations in demands, and not to be taking their budgets, and for the sake of profit-taking, out of the meager subsistence wages paid to their Working Poor.

America?s Workforce does need a Voice At The Table to let you know that the Cost of Living Wage is now in the neighborhood of $11.00, relative to the geographic economics of the region that people live in; (which is a real number that everyone has to make in order to survive,) just so you realize. These are tough times, but all times have always been tough, and these times are no different. We only just need to make The Cost of Living to get along. You can't say to the landlord that you are only able to pay for part of the rent, or that way to the utility company. So our regard for The Cost of Living Legislation necessary to occur in this matter is important for everyone to understand and to respect as a War Matter of Necessity to govern over accordingly.

These now are my recorded efforts involved as a Working Class Candidate with just getting on the ballot to hopefully become elected to be able to do the work of truly Representing the People. (Candidate Submitted)

A New America

Having been involved in Civic Responsibilities as a Practicing Journalist since 1977, and Practicing in the meaning of Problem Solving, I have long worked for positive change in America when and where I have found the need. I now feel that the time has come for me to seek the elected office of United States Representative in serving the 4th Congressional District in the State of Florida, to accomplish my objectives, rather than to continue on to act as a go-between, to effectively change the course of the many errors here, and as we each bear witness to, as they adversely affect the destiny of The United States and which are currently leading us into disaster.
I want to bring a new fresh approach to overhaul the Social Contract of our Nation in a sense of organizing a modern Continental Congress of the People to convene To Resolve each of our Nation's Problems as One Act of Legislation, like the original Bill of Rights, with strong positive solutions in their immediacy to the resolutions of the many Major Conflicts that are facing us.
And guided by a strong moral sense of duty and obligation of propriety and correctness to do what is right for the people, under the directed Guidance of The Hand of The Creator, for God and Country, to what Ethical and Moral Intent, that I intend to bring these desired attributes to the governing body of this country, of what America can be like at its potential best in the Ideal and as a Model Society upon the Earth, at long last, for all the Earth to emulate, in a hands-on approach to persuade and influence the mature processes of our legislation for positive change.
I have been most pressing about the issue of our U.S. Economy in foremost concern, as each of us is all painfully aware of and to its life threatening effect in negative ways of life and death regarding the exploitation of Cheap Labor upon the Working Class People of this nation; that has left our Country's Economy starving for Working Capital, that I fully intend to put-a-stop-to.
There are workable solutions available to us, with everybody's mutual cooperation, that will improve the business opportunities available to us and enhance the quality of life for every U.S. Citizen who is willing and able to work for a decent living, to be provided with suitable cost of living employment, and money to spend in the economy, as being Good For Business, and for all concerned in the long run, and for Full Employment to be Subsidized For by the special use of Full Faith Monetary Solution if not totally provided for by private employment. I would like to see the results of this Economic Solution succeed, and I am sure that will provide the basis for an enduring harmony and prosperity to exist. The overall economy needs the public to have money to spend to keep it alive and thriving and the people need to be able to survive economically.
Another important issue that I am sure that you visualize as being mishandled is the subject of Drugs ever prevailing here that never does not ever get resolved and that is only getting worse by the day. This condition is being caused by Addiction being fueled by and resulting from the lack of employment and impoverished circumstances overall that I intend to rectify by providing Positive Action Gainful Public Employment to the otherwise impoverished population, as discussed, and by the Use of Military Troop Involvement under the Articles of Martial Law to Detect and to Interdict the Drug Trafficking Element occurring under War Clause with Capital Punishment of the Major Traffickers involved, and otherwise to be De-Criminalized to be treated as a Medical Condition of Addiction. Without the removal of the Drugs, primary the Heroin and other dangerous controlled substance that destroys our youth and undermines our vitality, this nation will only further become an Impoverished Narco-State, like Mexico and other drug ruined countries, that will never heal properly. In this regard I will convince the legislative body To Take Action in our best interest on this grave crisis issue for immediate forceful resolution.
In order to serve the people of the 4th Congressional District here involving; Duval, Baker, and Nassau Counties in the State of Florida, I must conduct an aggressive campaign. The Republican Incumbent in all the years that he has been in office since 2001 has not addressed the essential resolutions of the key elements of our survival here to any extent despite our exhaustive efforts; to improve the individual working class economy, and to resolve the issue of the drugs.
I intend to Legislatively Initiate a "Ten Point Plan" to remake America; that will specify to: (1.) the Economic Resolution Proposals involving the legislation for Full Faith Certificate Issue to replace Borrowing Us into National Debt, and Regulation Monitoring of the Cost of Living to prevent Consumer Gouging Inflation, (2.) the Creation of a Bureau of Jobs and a Prevailing Wage Legislation based to the Federal Governments General Schedule GS Wage Standards for the Nation's Private Sector Workforce, (3.) Conclusive Military Drugs Intervention, (4.) The timely Resolving of the Native American Indian Federal Tribal Matters, long overdue, (5.) Full Faith Sponsored Conclusive Pollution Control Remedy to all Point Source Emissions, (6.) Tariff Protection of American Industry and American Jobs, (7.) Health, Education, and Welfare Reform, involving; the legislation for a FICA Graduated National Health Care Payroll Plan, Full Faith Federal Subsidy to all American Public Schools including School Lunch Programs, and a Medicare Three Month Maternity Leave for Expectant Mothers, (8.) Full Faith Subsidy Protection of American Agriculture and the American Family Farms, (9.) a Declaration of the American Morality and Humane Standards, (10.) and the Resolution of the present Civil Liberties Errors; involving Civil Law Psychiatric Due Process Rights, and for a "Second Chance Law," defining Statutory Age Limits in the Right To Privacy for Criminal and Psychiatric Histories in applications filings, and upholding of the 5th Amendment Right Against Self-Incrimination currently being violated along with Retrial for the Same Offense under different venues.
For the resolutions of these issues, and many other matters too numerous here to bring out in detail, I feel I must step forward and offer the voters of the 4th CD FL a suitable and viable choice for Congressman in this critical election year. I am not in the sense acting as a Politician, but as a Senior Advisor and Negotiator who Knows What To Do and How To Get Things Done.
For this campaign to be successful, it will require a strong and organized grassroots support system of many people offering up their ideas and developing strategies for success. I have been in the Public Service in the Private Practice of my Journalism Profession as a dedicated professional for four decades now in effective resolutions of conflicts on the local, state, and national levels, and in strategy of dissemination of vital information to the public through the news media and to the various government legislatures and agencies responsible for enforcement policy to shape the course of the many social projects that I have been and am involved to.
I cannot do the job all alone. That is why I am turning to the people who believe in the American Ideals and who support the Guiding Principles that we stand for as a Nation, and inviting you to get involved in my campaign and help make a difference. Your generous contributions made payable to the Gary Koniz for Congress Campaign, or to donate online at my website: www.garykonizforcongress.com, will help me raise the critical funds needed to successfully wage this campaign. Our common and collective goal is to get elected as a Body Politic and from there to have the power and influence collectively to re-create and to shape the destiny of this country regulated along sound and strategic lines, as it needs to be, and not left laissez-faire to founder with no directing leader to take charge over it. I am such a leader.