No -- I am not talking about visiting me at my fitness club -- running as in running for election for School Board Director in Lampeter-Strasburg School District. Ever since last fall i have been kicking around the idea. I wanted to get involved in community service and felt that this would be the best way to use my experiences and expertise. What i did not understand was that it mean running a poltical campaign. I mean petitions, signatures, filing ethic statements about financial reports and kissing babies.
The most interesting part of this is that I was interviewed (or should I say I met in a room) with the local GOP committee. This was to see if they were going to endorse me. What that means is that I would have the resources of the GOP committee for my campaign. I have not heard "officially" but it looks like they will be endorsing the three incumbanents and one new candidate -- that leaves me on my own. That's ok...I love being the spolier. The fact is the USA I know and understand is that any citizen that feels they can make a contribution to the life of the community they live in can get a petition sign - register for a primary and if they can pursuade the voters to support them -- they are the party's candidate -- we are not to beholding to a select group of committee people who decide for the rest of the republicans who will be their candidates. So let the games begin!
As of today....12 hours in to the campaign -- I have all my signatures for the primary! I will be launching a website appropriately called www.seejamierun.org -- it should be up and running by the end of the week. Get the word out and watch for a politic event close to you! rumor has it Palin is coming to campaign for me.