Dr. Pam Barlow for Congress

Dr. Pam Barlow for Congress Campaign Website ^ | 24 Aug 2013 | Pamela Lee Barlow, DVM

[LTC.Ret]

“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” Luke 14:28

I didn’t just wake up one day and say to myself, “I think I will run for Congress.” It wasn’t like that at all.

I have wanted to be a Veterinarian all my life. I set my goals and made one step in that direction every day. No matter the hurdles, I was determined to succeed. I tended and nurtured my dream into a goal, my goal into a practice, and my practice into a successful business of 35 years. I built my Practice out of nothing, bought my home and my farm, built up my livestock herds, and made a happy and successful life.

I love my home, my farm, my business, my church, my town, and my state. But I love America, too, and I knew and understood that if we lose the Freedom, Liberty, and Opportunity of this country that we so often take for granted, then I stand to lose all the other things that I love as well.

I have been a Conservative all my life, and have worked within the Republican Party to preserve and protect Conservative values. I worked as the advertising coordinator for our local Republican Party for many years, and have maintained an ongoing active membership.

I wrote, and called, and begged our current Representative for years to do some things, and not do others — to no avail. I watched in frustration as the Republican Leadership in Washington, with our Representative going along, allowed our Free market based economy, our Conservative values, and our Constitutionally protected Liberty fall by the wayside bit by bit despite their repeated election promises to work harder and do better. Finally, I reached my own personal tipping point.

If I’m going to do something, I want to do it right — so I began to “count the cost” and study the ways to “build a house on rock.”

I enrolled in Candidate School at the Leadership Institute in Washington DC, and completed that course learning from the excellent and experienced teachers there. I took classes with American Majority here in Texas, focusing on Conservative issues and how to make progress against the leftist push. I returned to Washington DC, and sat down with the folks at FreedomWorks to discuss America’s future, and what I would be able to do to change the direction from inside Congress. I took Hillsdale College’s “Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution” when they offered it online. Finally, I went to Austin to network with the Republican Party of Texas, and took courses with them on Campaign management and Campaign finance law specific to Texas Candidates.

I had all my cards on the table in front of me, and I knew not only what it would take to run and win, but also what I stood to lose by embarking on the Campaign trail, especially when I won.

I made my decision — this Country, OUR USA, was worth it.

I called my family and told them my decision. Then I told my Church family, because I had seen what they did to Sarah Palin’s former Church. I told my staff here at the clinic, because I knew how much my Campaign would impact them as well.

And then I called my Representative’s Office to let him know that I was running against him.

As an “unknown from nowhere” — a Private Practice Veterinarian and 31yr Army Veteran from the small town of Bowie, TX — I was able to earn 22% of the vote throughout the 40+ County District in 2012. Not bad for a first Campaign.

I don’t give up. I think a lot of Conservatives will try something and give up if it doesn’t work the first time, but we can’t do that. It hinders our progress. If it’s important enough to run a first time, then I believe that it’s important to keep running to make a difference.

I announced for 2014 on 30 May 2012, the day after the Texas Republican Primary. With the name recognition I have earned through the hard work of the last campaign, plus the new contacts I am making daily, I know that a WIN is possible.

I am willing to give 110% to make that happen.

[LTC.Ret]

THANK YOU very much!!!

Working on the PayPal thing -— some glitch with my local bank we think.

[LTC.Ret]

The GOPe needs to be 100% replaced by REAL Conservatives, and I will do my best to make that happen.

I am a real (!!!) Term Limits believer. I not only signed the term limits Pledge, I had it notarized!!! I will term limit myself to a maximum of 6 years. That will give me the freedom to do what needs to be done without worrying too much about getting reelected.

[tennmountainman]

Pam,

My pleasure.
Alan

[zerosix]

Bless your heart for pledging that.

Though I hate to lose "good" representatives when they are effective, I do not believe in "professional government 'servants.'"

I do believe, as did our founders, in "citizen legislators," without lifetime pensions and other perks after serving six years. That is an effrontery to the taxpaying public!

No wonder America is broke, paying pensions and lifetime health benefits to people for getting elected, voting to increase one's salary (or rather not voting to not automatically get the increase, or whatever else chicanery has been worked out to cheat taxpayers.)

That none of these things were ever considered in the Constitution but practiced today even by so-called "conservatives," no wonder our "establishment class" is the enemy of the "country class!"

[workerbee]

Best of luck to you. You’re part of the proud cadre of conservative women who are rising up and kicking AZZ all across this country!