[Capr-announce] FW: 5th County Council Race

[Rodney McFarland]

The following is from Orin Wells who is running against Julia Paterson
in the King County council 5th District. He has been endorsed by CAPR.
Rod


We are now into the final days of the election.  The 5th district is 
one of the keys to success for the Republicans.  If I can beat out 
Julia Patterson not only will it shock the devil out of her and the 
majority on the council but it will turn the balance of power over to 
the Republicans.  This is especially important for David Irons 
because without the council behind him his efforts will be met with 
the usual liberal brick wall.  These two pieces are very important to 
addressing the CAO abomination.  An even worse scenario would be the 
re-election of Ron Sims with the SAME King County Council rubber 
stamp in place.  If I am elected, I will prevent that from happening 
again for the next 4 years.

The single thing that will help move us into the winning column at 
this point is the targeted mailer that is being printed today 
(Thursday, Oct. 20th).  We hope to get it out this weekend.  It may 
miss a few absentee voters who mail early, but those have pretty much 
made up their minds anyway.  It is the others where we need to catch 
their attention.

I have the endorsements of:

David Irons who knows how important it is for me to win and change the
council

Dino Rossi who knows that if I win I will see to it that the 
elections mess is REALLY fixed and he will not be blind-sided again in
2008

Dave Reichert who is running next year and knows that the Dems will 
do everything to get him out of office and fixing the elections mess 
will go a long way to making it much harder for them to accomplish that.

Council members Steve Hammond and Reagan Dunn who both know how 
critical this race is for all of us.

I have quiet support of other council members who are not willing to 
become targets for my opponent.

The King County Police Officers Guild who know that I will do my best 
to help improve the law enforcement in this county.

And, your own Citizens Alliance for Property Rights because you folks 
know that I will stand by you and do everything in my power to right 
the wrong the CAO has brought upon ALL of us.

The King County Republican Party and each of the 5 legislative 
districts have endorsed me as well as many individuals.

That is all well and good, but being a virtual unknown I have not 
attracted the big money that my opponent has raised, mostly from 
Unions and big special interest sources.  We are running pretty close 
to the vest.  I am not wasting what I have been able to raise and 
most of it has come from small contributions from individuals who 
want to see change.

This is now a critical point in the campaign. Sending the election 
mailers will help get our most important issues and message out to 
the voters and help sway the swing voters to vote for change.  To get 
this out we still need about $15,000.  I am chipping away at it every 
day, but we could use the help of a few more good people like you who 
know we have to make a fundamental change in King County 
Government.  If you can help, please send what you can justify to the 
following address:

Citizens for Orin Wells
PO Box 6367
Kent, WA 98064

Thanks in advance for your support


Orin Wells for King County Council
253-630-5296
http://orinwells.com

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad 
government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the public morals.
--Mark Twain