(Here's the first of the community's endorsements. Keep 'em coming! - promoted by Jay Stevens)
I've been posting about the Attorney General's race for a few weeks now and I wanted to formally endorse John Parker.
Throughout the course of this campaign I have weighed who would be the best Attorney General for Montana. John has shown me through his stand on issues and actions on the campaign trail that he will not only unite Democrats after the primary but also beat Tim Fox in November.
First, as Montana's top law enforcement official John has worked in the trenches with both cops and victims. He knows what these guys are going through every single day. At one event, we had a long discussion about victim's rights and he understands the importance of making sure victims are taken care so they don't become tomorrow's offenders. Considering Montana perpetually fails on federal report cards for victim's rights, it is critical we have someone who understands what is going on. I mean the guy has been a prosecutor for his entire career. John Parker just gets it.
Second, Parker's experience as a legislator will serve Montanans well. He knows the ins and outs of getting legislation passed and signed by the Governor. This will be critical as we look at protecting seniors and kids. In fact, John has already worked to help draft legislation to make sure home health care workers have background checks. I looked at it on his website and it struck me as something that is long overdue. Also, I have kids and when I looked back at John's legislative record and when he says he'll fight to beat the meth problem, he means it. As someone who has seen the effects of this horribly addictive and destructive drug it is important to me I can find out what he has supported on that.
Oh yeah-he also went toe to toe with Roger Koopman during the last session. To me having someone stand up for being proud to be a Democrat is also important.
Finally, we're lucky to have such great candidates in this race. I've talked to all three of them, but John was the one who actually seemed to care about what I was saying and my concerns.
He wholeheartedly has my endorsement and I urge you to vote for him too on Tuesday. |
