Republican Leadership Refuses to Help Ted Hayes Again!
As a man who walked the streets of Los Angeles, Ted Hayes saw the streets, not lined with gold, but human beings living on the sidewalks and under overpasses. Rag tag blankets and tattered cardboard boxes were formed to make shelter from the elements–shelters that did not protect from the cold or rain–shelters that did not prevent men and women from dying alone in plain sight of the Los Angeles Skyline.
Ted had a vision, a vision of a community made up of those men, women and children; a community which provided real shelter and the means to regain dignity and hope.
Against all odds, that vision became Dome Village and for 13 years it proved to be a viable resource for the homeless in Los Angeles.
One day Ted was asked to speak to a group of women about not only his decades of work with the homeless but why he was a Registered Republican—a black Republican. That group was the Brentwood Republican Women. Following his address, the Los Angeles Times printed an in-depth story about Ted, the meeting and the fact that he was a Republican.
The landlord of the property where Dome Village was located saw the story and promptly raised the rent from $2,500 per month to $18,000 per month. This marked the end of Dome Village and marked the beginning of a series of negative consequences to befall Mr. Hayes.
With the loss of the property, Dome Village lost over $400,000 in approved funding from the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority. The funding that had already been budgeted and approved was lost. With the loss of Dome Village, his home, Ted also lost employment as Director.
The property that was Dome Village is fenced off, overgrown with weeds. The homeless are back on the street, many of them camping near the spot that was once a place of safety, security and hope, a bright light in a dark night that has now been extinguished.
When the Landlord told Ted to seek help from his Republican Friends, Ted did, but none of those Republicans responded.
Not to be discouraged, Ted continued to speak about why he was a Republican and his support for the Republican Party.
Ted Hayes believed he could move his National Homeless Program forward by becoming a member of the United States House of Representative. He filed to run for Congress as a Republican in the 35th District against Maxine Waters.
In years past, the Republican Party Leadership in the County and State as well as the Republican National Committee had paid the filing fees for Republican Candidates in races where only one Republican candidate is running to avoid the embarrassment of not even fielding a candidate against a Democrat incumbent.
Because Ted Hayes is the only Republican who pulled papers to run in District 35, a request was made for his $1,600.00 filing fee to be paid by the Republican Party.
After submitting requests for help at the County level, State level and National level, Mr. Hayes contacted Los Angeles County Republican Party Chairman Linda Boyd and asked for help.
“We support you Ted, but there will be no help with the filing fee” was the response.
Adding insult to injury does not even come close to describing the feelings held by many of Ted’s supporters.
As is his nature, Ted accepted the refusal for help and is moving forward.
On Friday March 7th the filing period will close. If Ted Hayes is to be on the ballot, if he is going to be able to provide the first real challenge to Maxine Waters in too many years, it will have to be with the help of those who believe in him enough to help financially.
So the question is what will you do to help Ted continue to tell the truth, confront those who bring down America and try to change the plight of too many homeless people?
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