1. Be a pragmatic, knowledgeable and experienced economist who knows how government can serve all the people fairly.
2. Have a visionary blueprint of every step to create a brighter future for every citizen of Florida.
3. Have a clear understanding of national and international economic policies as well as environmental issues.
4. Understand finance and how to use the financial system to bring prosperity and security to all Floridians, not indebt us forever to a few bankers.
5. Solve Florida’s financial problems first, to make it possible to address energy, education, healthcare, the environment and all the other urgent issues.

Farid A. Khavari can transform the economy of Florida and improve the economic security and quality of life of every Floridian. We can’t afford four more years of economic decline and unemployment. We can’t rely on Washington. Florida has the resources to be a leading economy in the world. Let’s send an economist to Tallahassee, not another lawyer.