To win an election a politician must create this cloud of negativity, of fear, towards their opponents.  You do this by spreading false rumors, making false calls to constituents saying outrageous things, and making promises you can’t possibly keep.  Well, it’s a good thing I am not a politician, in fact I am a lousy politician.  I will not engage in that negativity that fuels hatred, that’s just not me.

It is also a good thing that I have my record to stand on.  I’m proven.  With me you won’t have to guess on what you are getting, you know.  I have no conflict of interests on the Board which is incredibly important.  I can vote on hiring, cutting, firing, etc. without any personal gain. 

We have come a long way in cleaning up the problems in our system that we inherited and we have a long way to go.  But this cleaning isn’t popular with a few so we naturally have some resistance and opposition.  This results in the typical dirty politics we are used too unfortunately.

But I for one will stay positive.  By doing this, win or lose I still win.

There seems to be a rumor being spread throughout the schools and community that the Board of Education wants to “Fire Dr. Lilly”.  Just so everyone knows, there has been no talk at any of our meetings to replace Dr. Lilly.  In fact, our meetings mainly involve helping develop our new director so that we can be the best system we can be.  Personally, I have a proven voting record of supporting Dr. Lilly, the teachers and the staff.  So forego the obvious political rhetoric and feel free to contact me with any concerns and questions about this or anything.

Today (April 27th) marks the begining of early voting.  If you have a chance to stop by one of the places listed below,  I would greatly appreciate your vote.  Please note that early voting at the YWCA does not begin until May 5th.

LOCATIONS:

SULLIVAN COUNTY ELECTION  COMMISSION OFFICE
Wednesday, April 27 – Friday, April 29:  9 am – 4 pm
Saturday, April 30:  9 am – 12 pm
Monday, May 2 – Friday, May 6:  9 am – 4 pm
Saturday, May 7:  9 am – 12 pm
Monday, May 9 – Thursday, May 12:  9 am – 4 pm

YWCA BRISTOL
Thursday, May 5 – Friday, May 6:  9 am – 4 pm
Saturday May 7:  9 am – 12 pm
Monday, May 9 – Thursday, May 12:  9 am – 4 pm

Regardless of what you may have heard, Prom dresses of any kind have not been banned by the School Board.  It seems that there is a rumor going around that the School Board has banned certain Prom dresses.  This is simply not the truth.  Personally, I cannot recall anytime we have discussed Prom dresses at our Board meetings.  This is just a vicious rumor that may have been meant to incite opposition to the incumbent candidates.  If you have any questions or comments about what you have heard, please feel free to contact me.

I must admit, I had fun tonight.  I find it a privilege to participate in the forum, this time more than ever.  Tonight the Bristol Youth Council hosted our forum at the YWCA and it was great that we had our youth asking the questions they find important to them.  Thank you to everyone who came out to support us candidates.  Despite a minor but loud technical difficulty, I think the night went well…

Well my campaign for Re-Election to the Board of Education is well underway.  I have had the privilege to meet many new people on this journey.  To me, this is the  best part of campaigning.  I know that everyone I meet will not vote for me and sadly, some of them will not vote.  But I strongly feel that my role as a candidate is to raise public awareness and participation and maybe, just maybe, get them to vote.  Hopefully vote for me.