Father's Day at the Strawberry Festival in Holland
Today we had the opportunity to participate in the parade at the Holland Strawberry Festival. I want to sincerely thank my volunteers for their efforts and for freely giving of their time and energy, when they could have spent the day with some R & R and with their families.
We were fortunate to meet many great people along the parade route and there was certainly a great turnout of folks in the neighborhoods. I am also appreciative of the enthusiastic reception we received from voters who seemed to express a common desire for change and a new direction in Ohio.
The best part of the day for me was that my wife, Heather, and my two daughters, Caitlin and Sophie, were able to participate and walk/ride the route with me. Their support is most gratifying as we attempt to affect a positive change for District 46 and the state of Ohio.
To my father (who we saw on Saturday to celebrate) and to all the fathers out there, my hope is that you had a great Father's day and were able to spend some valuable time with loved ones over the weekend.
Thanks to all my old friends I saw today and also the new friends we met for your warm greetings and words of encouragement. I promise that we will continue to be a voice for positive change in Ohio and will work to give all the disaffected voters out there a reason to become involved and together we'll forge a new beginning in our great state.
Thanks and have a great evening,
Mark
posted by Mark @ 7:44 PM
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6 Comments:
You have a very beautiful family Mark.
:-)
Thanks Lisa, I am the thorn between all those roses.
Thanks Angela.
As you and I know,
this race is not merely about myself or my opponent, it is really about the thousands of people in Ohio who work hard every day only to fall behind, while the well connected insiders walk off with the public money.
The situation in Ohio has reached a crisis level with each week seemingly bringing another indictment most notably in the workers' compensation area.
We must put an end to the politics as usual and forge a new beginning so the public will have confidence that their elected officials are working in the interest of all the citizens, not just a chosen few.
Mark, I woke up this morning and read in the Blade that Senator Voinovich (The individual most responsible for setting up the corrupt system currently in place in Ohio) acknowledged that he was standing by the investment brokers indicted yesterday. However, he promptly wanted to donate their contributions to charity. DeWIne, & Montgomery followed suit.
What do you think about these politicians who simply think it is enough to return the tainted money? Do you think Ohioans are ready to say that they have "had enough" of this "business as usual approach to Ohio government?" Don't we as taxpayers deserve better?
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Lucas County Democrat...
It is appalling that these "leaders" who have lived off the public dole for so long merely think it is sufficient to donate these tainted contributions to charity.
It is also appalling that some office holders held on tightly to the contributions they had received from Tom Noe well after the "Coingate" scandal broke in April/May, 2005. In fact, at one time there was a "Coingate Wall of Shame" on the internet detailing those elected officials who hadn't returned the tainted "Coingate" money as of August, 2005. I'm not sure what they were waiting for.
Your point is well taken. Unless we change the composition of the government in Ohio to include those who will work for the people and not the powerful, we will not see positive change that works for Ohio.
I know I am disgusted enough to have taken on this race and I believe the voters will say "enough is enough" and turn the power back to the people. After all, it is the people of Ohio who we are elected to represent, not only those who would give us large campaign contributions.
Thanks and have a good evening.
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