Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham joined the Plant City Republican Women’s Club Aug. 22, meeting as the guest speaker.
But he didn’t get to start his talk without a little teasing from the club’s president, Judy Wise.
Both Higginbotham and Wise are NASCAR fans, but they like different drivers. Wise asked Higginbotham if he would take a picture with two mystery guests. But what happened next, no one expected.
Wise brought out a life size cutout of two of her favorite drivers.
A good sport, Higginbotham and posed with the cutout — much to the delight of club members.
After the fun, Higginbotham briefed the club on the work he is doing at the County Commission. Last year, Higginbotham had 274 office meetings, 102 agenda meetings and 182 appearances and speaking engagements. Sixty-five-hour workweeks were common.
“My district comes first,” Higginbotham said. “I make sure they come first.”
He also spoke on a number of issues, including the county’s trash pick-up. The County Commission went 18 years without reviewing the current company’s contract. Higginbotham worked to bring the contract up on the agenda to seek different bids. Ultimately, the district kept the same company, but at the savings of $52.7 million.
