From Mark
Essays From the Campaign Trail.
Long-form writing on Clearwater, on Scientology's three-decade occupation of our downtown, on housing and parks and public safety, and on the everyday work of representing people who never asked for any of this. Direct from Mark. Unfiltered.
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A "Grand Opening" We Did Not Ask For
Scientology cut a ribbon on Cleveland Street this week to celebrate its takeover of downtown Clearwater. Here is what the out-of-town cameras did not show.
Read →Housing, ADUs, and the Clearwater We Can Still Build
Downtown is one fight. Housing is the other. What I did on the council with ADUs, what I would do next, and why "not Scientology" is not a policy platform on its own.
Read →Why I'm Running Again
I lost in 2024 by a couple hundred votes. Within a year the council caved to Scientology — on the record, documented. That is why I am running.
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