- Meet Bud Chiles
- A Fiscal Conservative
- Elections not Auctions
Bud Chiles knows Florida. For the last year, in his work as President of the Lawton Chiles Foundation, he has walked over 300 miles of Florida. He’s seen that the challenges we face are local, but so are the solutions- they can be found right in our neighborhoods.
Here is a snap shot of the communities I have visited across Florida. I would love to visit your community. Please use the "Walk with Bud" button to schedule a walk in your community - I want to hear from you.
I was raised in Polk County, central Florida. My dad taught me to hunt and fish in the woods and lakes of this great state. I was 5 when I started working in my dad’s campaigns, putting bumper stickers on cars and handing out brochures. I remember his walk in 1970, when I was a teenager. When I got in trouble in school, my mom would send me to walk with him in the Florida heat. It had a profound impact on me, seeing the connections he made with people out walking. I saw the burden he felt to live up to that bond of trust with the people. Read more>
