Greetings Fellow Americans!
Like many of you, I come today with mixed feelings. I’m sorry that our country has to be threatened by forces within to get people involved. In all our history, foreign attackers have never inflicted the damage we suffer today. But, huge turnout across the country confirms that Americans of all persuasions have had enough and refuse to allow those forces to destroy the America we love. The message I hear these days is that you are ready to do more than just vote this year, you are ready to get into the trenches to make a difference.
I have no doubt that this 2010 election will be one of the most important in our country’s history. It will be a turning point where Americans re-establish the Constitution as it is written to be the law of the land. It will mark a time when Americans stood together and shouted to every elected official. “Bigger Government is not the answer!” This mid-term election will mark the time when real Americans with real American values became a real force in American politics.
I know it is an overused cliché, but “It’s time for a change!”
From this Court House, to the State House and to the White House, it’s time for a change.
I am Steve Dana and I am a candidate for the 44th District House seat held by Hans Dunshee.
I am a candidate because like you, I am angry about what government is doing to our country.
I am angry about what’s been happening in our state legislature. I am particularly angry that after “we the people” passed Initiative 960, they overturned it to raise our taxes by nearly a billion dollars.
For that, There must be a reckoning!
The truth is, I was angry long before they made that fateful decision. I have been fighting for property rights, private sector businesses with good jobs, smaller government, and government accountability for my whole twenty plus years as a public servant.
And, as a 30 year business owner, I experienced firsthand the struggles of making ends meet with 25 employees.
I’ve been angry a long time. I’m just glad that you are now angry too.
After I retired from the Snohomish City Council in 1997, thought my days as an elected official were over. I thought I had done my part and that it was now the responsibility of the next generation to step up. It didn’t happen.
I am a candidate again because we need right thinking representatives with business and public service experience.
But, I need your help. I can’t win without your support. None of us candidates can win without your support. America cannot win unless we all work together.
You can make a difference this year by choosing a candidate or issue to support and get involved. Every election is important, please help where you can. If you care about your country like I think you do, sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option.
Let’s turn our anger and frustration into a positive outcome for America.
Thank you again. I look forward to serving you in Olympia next year.
I am Steve Dana and I am running for the House in the 44th District.
No Loss for Words 
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