House candidate Terry Power lives in $500K home but applied for food stamps

The Republican who’s challenging state Rep. Jamie Grant for his House District 64 seat lives in a $500,000 home but applied for food stamps, according to recent tweets.

The account known as Enforce Current Laws (@FirstWivesFirst) revealed the information.

For his part, Terry Power said he had been blocked by the same account.

“If it’s anything related to my ex-wife re-opening my divorce two days after I filed for the Florida House, I’ll be litigating the matter in court, not in the media,” Power told one of our reporters.

HD64 candidate living in a half million $ home, applies for food stamps. Exhibit “H” contempt of court hearing 8-27-18. Day before primary ⁦@FOX13News⁩ pic.twitter.com/H2luuavNHY

— Enforce Current Laws (@firstwivesfirst) August 12, 2018

Here’s another:

Candidate for HD 64 was denied food stamps b/c his income was too high. This income looks pretty low for a successful small business owner. ⁦@BillMickLIVE⁩ ⁦@PeterSchorschFL⁩ ⁦@bgabordi⁩ ⁦@fineout⁩ pic.twitter.com/PyXeKqj3dV

— Enforce Current Laws (@firstwivesfirst) August 9, 2018

Other tweets questioned his finances.

Candidate for HD 64 received a $75,000.00 bonus in 2018 ‘related to a specific client acct. 🤔⁦@BillMickLIVE⁩ ⁦@PeterSchorschFL⁩ ⁦@fineout⁩ ⁦@adamsmithtimes⁩ ⁦@flfirstwives⁩ pic.twitter.com/Ru5PrjUs74

— Enforce Current Laws (@firstwivesfirst) August 10, 2018

HD64 candidate’s biggest donor to his campaign is HD64 candidate: $74,000. on a monthly gross salary of $1,200 ⁦🤔 ⁦@BillMickLIVE⁩ @PeterSchorschFL⁩ ⁦@bgabordi⁩ ⁦@adamsmithtimes⁩ pic.twitter.com/5SrwvkibN5

— Enforce Current Laws (@firstwivesfirst) August 11, 2018

We previously reported that Power owes nearly $88,000 in alimony. A document in the case from Pinellas County shows a “payoff amount” of $87,904. It also lists a “balance due” of only $4,668.

In a previous statement to Florida Politics, however, Power says he doesn’t legally owe any of that money: “I am 100 percent current on all of my court-ordered alimony obligations.”

Power, an Oldsmar retirement plan consultant, is challenging Grant in the Republican primary for the seat, which covers northwest Hillsborough County and a slice of eastern Pinellas County. The area leans heavily Republican.

The primary is Aug. 28; the general election is Nov. 6.

Updated 9 p.m. — Power’s ex-wife has moved for contempt proceedings against him, according to court documents filed last month and provided to Florida Politics.

Warning: The documents are uncensored and contain strong language.