Lee County Sheriff candidate Jim Levans

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QUESTION ... AS WE DO WITH AOUR "COFFEE WITH A CANDIDATE"SEGMENTS.WFTX: So what’s in your cup?RET.

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JIM LEAVENS/(R) LEECO./ SHERIFF CANDIDATE: Ice teasweet tea.

WFTX: So a little bitof sugar?

RET.

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JIMLEAVENS/(R) LEE CO./ SHERIFFCANDIDATE: Yes except when mysister in law makes it.

WFTX: Sois that what keeps your keepsyou going because that’s whatcampaigning requires right?

Atleast a caffeinated attitude?RET.

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JIM LEAVENS/(R) LEECO./ SHERIFF CANDIDATE:Motivation keeps me going butyes I drink Mountain Dew dietMountain Dew during the day, buta lot of people talking aboutstrenuous campaigning is I’veloved every minute of it.

Itruly have.

I love going outand have been talking to peopleto what I’m very passionateabout - something really love.I’ve been enjoying it.

I reallyhave.

WFTX:What is thatpassion?

What does it all comedown to for you ?

RET.

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JIMLEAVENS/(R) LEE CO./ SHERIFFCANDIDATE: 30 years all with theLee County Sheriff’s office.Started in Corrections - workedmy way through.

Know the insideof the agency from one side tothe next, know the people, knowwhere they’re strengths arewhere they’re weaknesses are.And putting them in the rightspots..RET.

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JIM LEAVENS/(R) LEECO.

SHERIFF CANDIDATE: Check outmy website, LeavensForLee.com.My endorsements are from peoplethat have done the job from pastSheriff’s, from Chiefs, Captainsand Majors that have don