Wooddall, Keen Campaigning Part Company Days Before Election

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Friday Mar 6, 2015 2:37 pm

Keen Campaigning announced of Friday that it was seperating itself from Matthew Wooddall, a candidate for Sarasota City Commission District 3. The move comes days before a Tuesday city election.

In a statement to media, Keen said the schism was caused when Wooddall described a different work history to a local media company than he did when relaying his biography to the campaign consultants. “We’ve satisfied and significantly exceeded our contractual obligations to Mr. Wooddall and helped him gain great credibility as a candidate,” the statement reads. “But when Mr. Wooddall provided newly conflicting information about his employment to a reporter before sharing it with us, he effectively made it impossible for us to continue advising him.”

Wooddall maintained he has always referred to himself as a freeland property manager, and that is has been pursuing certification on the side. During this campaign, he said, he has devoted nearly all of his time toward his campaign.

Keen also took issue with the fact Wooddall skipped a forum sponsored by the Sarasota County Council Of Neighborhood Associations, and Wooddall said he elected instead to attend a conflicting event put on in his district by the McIntosh Meadows association. "That was a choice I made as a candidate," Wooddall said. "If I didn't communicate to them properly or something was done in error, I accept responsibility."

Wooddall is one of three candidates running in District 3. Also running are incumbent Stan Zimmerman, who was appointed to the seat to fill a vacancy in November, and attorney Shelli Freeland Eddie.

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