Elizabeth McCarthy to withdraw from HD 28 race

Elizabeth McCarthy
Decision comes weeks after Florida Politics exposed inconsistencies in resume.

Democratic candidate Elizabeth McCarthy announced today she is withdrawing from the state House District 28 contest.

The move comes two weeks after Florida Politics published a story exposing parts of her résumé that didn’t check out. That included claims she treated victims of the Pulse shooting in Orlando in 2016.

“After thoughtful contemplation, due to professional obligations, I am withdrawing as a Democratic candidate seeking the nomination and election in Florida House District 28,” McCarthy wrote in an email to Florida Politics.

“These considerations have made it impossible for me to continue forward as a candidate, giving the campaign the attention it deserves, while also being able to provide the attention my work requires.”

In her email, she issues well wishes to both her Democratic and Republican opponents. She also infers that the scrutiny surrounding her candidacy has created professional problems for her.

“While this was a difficult decision to let a dream go, I need a paycheck. I wish both Lee Mangold and Rep. David Smith the best in their campaign,” McCarthy writes. “Please remember: It is not about you, but who can best serve in District 28 for the people.”

McCarthy also asks media not to contact her about the decision: “I ask all to please respect my privacy at this time.”

Immediately after being contacted by Florida Politics about parts of her credentials that did not check out, McCarthy said she would pull her campaign. But then she vowed to stay in the race.

Also the legislative director for the Florida Democratic Party’s LGBTA Caucus, McCarthy faced growing concern whether her resume included exaggerations or outright falsehoods.

McCarthy claimed to have received a medical degree from the University of Central Florida in 2014, but the school had no such record. The same goes for a bachelor’s degree at Florida State University.

Moreover, the Department of Health has no record of McCarthy being a licensed doctor.

And despite claiming to have worked at Orlando Regional Medical Center the night of the Pulse shooting as a cardiologist, Orlando Health had no record of her working there.

She then claimed to have worked at Florida Heart Group at the time of the shooting, but that office also had no record of her.

The University of Florida and Florida State officials also contradicted her claims to have played basketball for both their teams.

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].


5 comments

  • je

    June 29, 2019 at 11:55 am

    A gun control nut who lies..
    A lbgt who has problems with reality ..

    Democrat

    Typical

    Lol

    • Tony Arbeuil

      June 29, 2019 at 2:06 pm

      Yeap, and in the eyes of most dems her only crime being she got caught.

  • Dave Mark

    June 29, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    Dumber that a box of rocks!!

  • Mike

    July 1, 2019 at 12:41 pm

    Just another fake narcissist liberal snowflake claiming that she’s so much better of a person than you are, turns out she’s a big fake liar scumbag that got caught, I hope whatever she claims this week her supposed profession is goes in the tank and she never gets a paycheck again, what a pathetic little girl!

  • Niles

    July 3, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    Sociopath.

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