A letter from the candidate

Friends,

I have never been afraid to do what others will not. I found great satisfaction in serving the nation honorably as a soldier, my community as a Big Brother, and the world as an ambassador of goodwill. My commitment to serve the nation did not end with my injury. I am standing up now as a citizen that cannot bear the embarrassment that our Congress has become. I ask that the people of Oregon stand with me.

Our Congress is a dysfunctional organization that does not respect the people it serves. They trade favors for campaign contributions. They pad their wealth with privileged information. Further, they bicker while Oregon and the nation suffers.

Send the message that we need jobs.  It is incumbent on our government to enable commerce through world class infrastructure. Information, energy, and transportation are keys to our competitiveness in the world. America currently lags behind competing economies in these key fields. I intend to introduce legislation that will put people to work IMMEDIATELY through a program similar to that used during the great depression.

Now is not the time to send another multi-millionaire lawyer/businessman type to Congress. The wealthy are disconnected from the reality that most of Oregon lives. They do not fear getting enough hours to pay their bills. Reject the Democratic and Republican candidates and send the message that their stale ideologies are harming America.

I am not going to Washington, DC to make friends. I have no interest in gaining wealth and power through the privilege that the position provides. The only special interests that I will serve are those of the people in my District. Duty, Honor, Country: are values that I hold close to my heart and I will take them with me to Congress and bring them back to government.

Respectfully,

Steven Reynolds

Congressional Candidate, OR CD1