Posted on 02/15/2010 12:12:02 PM PST by MsLady
As a Republican Party county chair in Michigan's 1st District, you will be interested to know that my campaign for Bart Stupak's seat is underway. I am confident that I can win this election, but I need your help. I will soon send a press release to all of the newspapers, radio stations and TV stations in our district. In the meantime, please forward the attached bio and position summary to your leadership team and to everyone on your county Republican Party supporters and voters lists. I am trying to keep four-day weekends (Friday thru Monday) open from this point forward … and I plan to block out all of May to travel throughout our district. Please let me know of any events in your county that you think I should attend to introduce myself and solicit input from voters. I need lots of money to beat Bart. Please tell your voters that we will gladly accept any donation, no matter how small … and please let me know if you or someone in your county might be willing to sponsor a fund-raising event. Please do not hesitate to contact me at any time, for any reason.
Dan Benishek
Benishek for Congress 802 Pentoga Trail Crystal Falls, MI 49920 phone: 906-265-0272 email: benishekforcongress@gmail.com facebook: Dan Benishek for Congress 2010
Hi, I am Dan Benishek. I am running forU.S. Congress in Michigan’s 1st District and would like your support.
I was born in Iron River, Michigan. My mother was of Polish descent and my father of Bohemian descent. My father worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps and then in the iron mines of Iron County. He died in a mining accident in 1957 and my brother and I were raised by my mother, with the help of family. I graduated from West Iron County High School in 1970. I earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan in 1974 and graduated from Wayne State Medical School in 1978. I have served as a general surgeon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula since 1983. My wife Judy and I live in Crystal Falls. We share five children and two grandchildren. I am an avid hunter and fisherman and an NRA member.
I have never held political office but I feel compelled to seek a position at this time because of disturbing developments in our nation’s capitol. I have watched with horror and disbelief as congress has voted to spend trillions of dollars on legislation that no one even read. I very much want to serve my country and the citizens of the 1st District and to provide better representation and leadership on important issues such as: · Job Creation.Our best hope lies within the private, not public, sector. In particular, we need to support small business, which creates the bulk of new jobs. Government should step aside and let the free market work by reducing burdensome regulation and taxation.
· Fiscal Responsibility. Government is out of control and is squandering our children’s future! I say no to more government bail-outs, business takeovers, and growing entitlements. It is time to make drastic cuts in spending, balance our budget, stop printing money and start paying down our ballooning national debt.
· Lower Taxes. I believe that a government which governs least is a government which governs best. We need a government of the people, by the people and for the people. We need to reduce oppressive taxation and allow individual citizens to keep and invest more of their hard-earned money. We need to shrink the size and scope of our government to be in line with that envisioned by our founding fathers.
· Secure Borders. Immigration must be legal and regulated and our borders must be secure. Uncontrolled access to our country increases entitlement expenses, decreases available jobs and renders us vulnerable to terrorists who want to destroy us.
· Health Care. America has the best health care system in the world – a system which needs fine-tuning but definitely not a government take-over! We need to focus on free market reforms which will increase competition and decrease costs. A good place to start would be to allow health care insurance to be tax deductible, portable and sold across state lines. Additionally, we must pass tort reform to rein in skyrocketing costs associated with frivolous medical law suits.
· Energy Independence. Radical environmentalism has rendered energy development next to impossible. While we must be good stewards of the earth, God gave us this earth and all its resources for our needs. America has huge coal, natural gas and oil reserves. We need to responsibly tap into these reserves and stop relying on other nations to supply our energy. In addition, we need to vigorously expand our use of nuclear power as a safe, clean and efficient source of energy.
· National Defense. It is a primary responsibility of our federal government to provide a strong national defense to protect our nation, our liberty and our ideals. We should honor and respect our armed services and veterans, not undermine their strength and dignity. Additionally, we must aggressively pursue the war on terror and we must try prisoners of war in military tribunals, not as citizens in our civilian courts.
· Second Amendment. I believe in the individual’s right to self defense. The right to bear arms secures other rights such as freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and freedom to practice religion. If we allow disarmament of our citizens, we render our nation vulnerable to tyranny.
· Right to Life. I believe in the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Paramount is life. From conception to death, all human life must be considered sacred and must be protected.
If you believe in personal responsibility and limited government, please support me in my effort to change the status quo in Washington and return responsible representation to the 1st District of Michigan. If you feel powerless as you watch our government take your hard earned money and spend it foolishly, choose me. If you want an honest, hard working congressman who will answer your letters and phone calls, choose me.
As a surgeon, I have 30 years experience dealing with and solving serious problems. I don't have all the answers to our nation’s problems but I will enthusiastically apply my skills and work with you to find them! Let us start here and work together to return our government to the people. Join my campaign and stand as a citizen of our great republic with your vote for me.
Paid for by Benishek for Congress
Bohunk
BumP!!!
Keep us posted on the race — sounds like a good candidate.
Thanks for the bump, I wasn’t sure how to do that.
He sounds good to me.
I don’t like Stupid at all.
I sure will. Stupak has got to go. I’m sick to death of these career congressmen.
Stoopac isn’t our rep. I’ve always thought he continues to fool people by running as a moderate and then voting like a lib. His fake stunt with the health care bill almost got it through.
Me too — they get in office and stay there forever.
Grew up in Ohio and ready for OH, IN, and MI to go back GOP!
That’s right. He’s a fraud, IMO.
I like this guy on paper. Good enough for me...lol.
Me too!!!! Most of them get corrupt after awhile and some come in corrupt already. We need fresh blood bad.
BTTT
Here’s a candidate in MI-1 against Bart Stupak.
Yesterday I met Dr. Benishek and heard him speak at a roundtable for candidates in the UP sponsored by the Republican Party. His principles are conservative and he is articulate. He appears committed to the job of reducing the size and scope of government and returning control to the people. He he has no prior political experience that I’m aware of... an asset in these times. Three other candidates for Michigan’s 1st District spoke. All espoused the same views, but of the four, Dr. Benishek stood out. Like you, I’ll be watching. If he’s the candidate he appeared to be yesterday, I’ll be pleased to support him with time, effort and money.
Me too and I’m glad you got to hear him speak. I think at some point he will come to our neck of the woods. He’s on facebook but, I don’t think he has a website yet.
I am sending my donation tomorrow. I live in NC and after the health care vote today I will do my small part to kick Stupak out of office.
I am from PA. I just mailed a contribution today.
The numbers on his facebook are astounding. Last week it was in the 100’s, right now it’s up to almost 14,000. That in less then a day.
Stupak opponent Tom Stillings is the only electable candidate and is a Tea Party conservative, a business man in the steel industry, with a lifetime of domestic and Int’l business experience ready to beat Bart. Check him out on facebook “Tom Stillings” for Congress Stillings is for real. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Stillings-for-Congress/359528951597?ref=mf
www.stillingsforcongress.com
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