It’s a journey across the Republican political spectrum. LaMarca, a former chairman of the Broward Republican Party, supported former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for the 2008 nomination.
Perry, the governor of Texas, is about as conservative as they come on social issues; Giuliani is about as liberal as Republicans are these days on social issues.LaMarca said that wasn’t decisive for him, citing “three reasons” for supporting Perry: “Jobs, jobs, jobs.”
“The long, hard look was between [former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt] Romney and Perry. I liked a lot of what [former Utah Gov. Jon] Huntsman had to say.”
He said he settled on Perry because, in his view, the Texas governor has done well using the levers of public policy to help job creation. Romeny’s job creation experience, he said, is in the private sector, and LaMarca said that’s not the kid of expertise the country needs right now.
“I’m putting my support behind somebody who has a proven track record,” LaMarca said.
A new approach is essential after President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush weren’t able, in LaMarca’s view, to fix the economy.
“Social issues, as we saw in the [Monday night] debate are kind of what’s going to divide the Republican Party,” LaMarca said. But to him, “the economy is the main issue.
LaMarca is in his first term representing a mostly coastal County Commission district, where Democrats slightly outnumber Republicans. He said his support for Perry won’t have any effect on how he does his job on issues affecting Broward.
“Who I choose to support personally with regard to a leader of the United States I know it won’t affect the issues that we deal with here in Broward County,” he said.
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