Sherman's campaign treasurer is CQG's blogger, Wick Headed Woman

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Listed on Dave Sherman's campaign treasury reports as treasurer is Andrea Cooper. You might also know her as Wick Headed Woman, the woman who ran Winston Wilmore's attack site against the Venice Taxpayers League candidates of Martin, Zavodnyik, Lang, McKeon and Bennett, even going so far as to give ex-mayor Martin the nickname of Mayor Martini. Cooper referred in print to the prior administration repeatedly, usually in conjunction with articles by Cooper and Wilmore or linked to from her site that supported airport growth, as the Slang Gang.

After Wilmore retired from the site, Cooper continued on with her politics page as Wick Headed Woman supporting Mayor Holic, and council members Gates, Daniels and Carlesimo. Cooper hasn't been active on the site since last April, but on her politics page are past slams against Golden Beach residents over airport issues and the like.

Venice Florida! dot com last year asked Cooper to take down a page in which she reproduced, without permission, a full article written by John Patten and originally posted on Venice Florida! dot com. Cooper was informed by email that she could link to whatever she wanted, but that she could not reprint whole articles. When she refused to comply, a DMCA complaint was filed with her internet provider, GoDaddy, who then took down the site for several days until Cooper agreed to comply with copyright laws.

Cooper has not unlawfully reproduced any of this web site's content since, although she does reproduce a number of articles taken in full from the Venice Gondolier. It is not known if the Gondolier has given her permission.

More on Wick Headed Woman / Andrea Cooper can be found at her web site, linked to below:

Cooper's politics page: http://www.wickheadedwoman.com/Venice_Politics.html

Cooper's airport page: http://www.wickheadedwoman.com/Venice_Airport.html

I have sought comment from Ed Martin, but so far he has not replied. Martin is sort of, semi, but not really, maybe, needs to do more research, gosh not really sure, etc., supporting Sherman in this year's election while stating that he doesn't want Patten to lose (I don't know what that means, either).