A Port Orange businesswoman will challenge U. S. Rep. Cory Mills in a GOP Primary. Sarah Ulrich is launching a campaign in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. While she never mentions Mills by name in a press announcement or on her campaign homepage, Ulrich took clear swipes at the incumbent’s recent slew of personal scandals. “Florida families are working harder than ever, yet too many Washington politicians are making life more difficult instead of easier,” Ulrich said. “I’ve spent my entire life solving problems, leading teams and managing budgets responsibly. It’s time Congress did the same, and we need a Representative focused on the people of District 7, not personal scandals, and certainly not from Washington bureaucrats who do not reside in our District.” Mills, a New Smyrna Beach Republican, has maintained a penthouse condo in Washington, D. C., during his two terms in the House. He was accused by a live-in girlfriend there of assault, though she later rescinded the accusation. Another girlfriend broke up with Mills after those accusations became public, and a Judge recently issued a restraining order on Mills for allegedly threatening to release intimate images of her. Ulrich, a real estate agent, co-founded Ulrich & Ulrich with husband Nicholas, and said her background suited her well for solving Florida’s problems in Congress. She previously worked in banking and managed a channel program for a Florida manufacturer. She also has volunteered on public service boards, including addressing a workforce housing shortage in Central Florida. She served on the Volusia County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. “I’m a wife, a mom, a Floridian, and a breast cancer survivor,” Ulrich said. “I’ve lived the challenges families in our district are facing every day. I understand what it’s like to stretch a paycheck, raise children and build a business. That perspective is missing in Washington.” Ulrich voiced support for congressional term limits, a balanced budget amendment, standardizing financial disclosures and prohibiting any public funding of abortion. “Career politicians have forgotten that they work for the people of the United States, not powerful corporate interests,” Ulrich said. “That’s why I support term limits, full transparency, and strict accountability for every elected official.”.
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