{"id":24580,"date":"2022-08-26T22:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T02:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=24580"},"modified":"2022-08-26T22:08:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T02:08:51","slug":"phillip-walker-says-he-has-no-political-plans-but-friday-at-1141-am-he-put-his-name-in-the-hat-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/08\/26\/phillip-walker-says-he-has-no-political-plans-but-friday-at-1141-am-he-put-his-name-in-the-hat-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillip Walker says he has &#8216;no political plans&#8217; but Friday at 11:41 am he put his name in the hat again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phillip-walker-headshot-2021-732x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24581\" width=\"280\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phillip-walker-headshot-2021-732x1024.png 732w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phillip-walker-headshot-2021-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phillip-walker-headshot-2021-768x1074.png 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/phillip-walker-headshot-2021.png 788w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did Walker lie to Ledger reporter Sara-Megan Walsh? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theledger.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2022\/08\/25\/phillip-walker-walks-away-politics-for-now-after-florida-house-district-50-loss-lakeland-commission\/7887939001\/\">Her Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walsh wrote, \u201cAfter 13 years sitting on the city of Lakeland&#8217;s commission, Phillip Walker&#8217;s political future is uncertain after losing Florida House District 50&#8217;s seat to Jennifer Canady in Tuesday&#8217;s primary.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walker, 68, told Walsh that he has no plans at this time other than getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday at 11:41 am Walker sent an email to the Lakeland City Clerk Kelly Koos \u2013 See Below.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-a1ddf5623769e56042f7b97f9309f093\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Resume-Walker.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-a1ddf5623769e56042f7b97f9309f093\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1661564935056\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Resume Walker\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1661564935056\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Flakelandgazette.info%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FResume-Walker.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walker submitted his letter of resignation to the city on May 27. Under state law, officials are required to resign from one position before declaring candidacy&nbsp;for another state office.&nbsp;Florida&#8217;s laws also state the resignation cannot be revoked. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His last city commission meeting will be Oct. 17, with his last day in office Nov. 7.\u00a0 See below.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-cd9c07281ec10675b497c8ac54f9f820\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Commissioner-Walker-Letter-of-Resignation.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-cd9c07281ec10675b497c8ac54f9f820\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1661565025750\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Commissioner Walker Letter of Resignation\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1661565025750\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Flakelandgazette.info%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FCommissioner-Walker-Letter-of-Resignation.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Editorial comment: According to election officials, it is not illegal what Walker is doing but it could look like it&#8217;s not ethical if he is appointed back to the city commission. The current city commissioners need to be very transparent when it comes to this. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Walker lie to Ledger reporter Sara-Megan Walsh? 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