A New Day Starts Now
Dear Friend,
I am Senator Dick Day and I am running for Congress in
the First District. I want to thank you for visiting
my web site and tell you why I think I’m the best person
to represent you in the U.S. Congress.
First, you should know that I have a reputation around
the State Capitol for being pretty outspoken and getting
passionate and raising my voice – especially when people
play fast and loose with the facts or defy commonsense. “You
know where he stands” is my slogan.
Right now, for example, I’m pretty passionate about gas
prices and monster profits at Exxon-Mobil and about a Congress
that refuses to tap into our own natural resources while
Americans send our hard earned dollars to Middle East dictators
and tyrants like Hugo Chavez. I’m fired up about
people breaking the law to come into the United States
and take jobs while using services the rest of us pay for. It’s
time to get tough not just talk tough.
I’m outraged that we send billions of dollars to Washington,
and it goes into a candy dish and comes back as funding,
not necessarily for the most worthy projects, but for someone’s
pet project. I’ll stand strong against pork barrel
earmarks!
I’m fed up with the federal government IOU of $9.5 trillion,
$31,100 for every American. And with a Congress that
is addicted to spending and buys votes with pork barrel
projects that may be nice, but not the best, or most necessary,
use of taxpayer money. We’ve sent both Democrats
and Republicans to Congress, and they both spent money
like drunken sailors. No more!
Too many people go to Washington to pursue self-interests
instead of the people’s interests. Not me! I
know first hand what it’s like to serve a cause greater
than myself. I served in the U.S. Navy and am a proud
member of veteran’s groups like AMVETS. After my
military service, I first got involved in local government
helping my brother Dewey in his successful run for mayor
of Rochester. IBM transferred my wife, Janet, and
me and our four kids to Owatonna where I got involved in
Little League and many civic causes.
I’m proud to have later served on a city council and county
board that were known for getting good value for taxpayer
dollars and presiding over a time of significant economic
growth in our community. I also owned and operated
my own business, Day & Associates, which bought, sold
and managed properties in Owatonna and Rochester for ten
years.
As minority leader in the state Senate, I helped solve
a $4.5 billion deficit without raising taxes. We
cut spending and Congress can too!
As leader, I led the charge to get rid of the Profile of
Learning which took control away from parents and local
school boards and I will lead the charge to get rid of
No Child Left Behind and replace it with a program that
demands accountability by empowering parents not bureaucrats.
I hope you will think that getting passionate and raising
my voice is the way you want to be represented in Congress. We
have a primary election on September 9th to decide who
the Republican candidate is. I’d like you to get
to know me, and I would like to learn what you want the
federal government to do for you and what you don’t want
the federal government to do to you!
Sincerely,
Senator Dick Day
Candidate for Congress |
