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What uniquely qualifies you or makes you a good candidate for the position?

What makes a good candidate is hard to define because it truly relates more to the residents than the candidates themselves.  The residents of Jacksonville, I believe, are intelligent, conservative and family-oriented.  They want councilmembers who engage them as equals, honestly presenting the situation and possible solutions.  The residents want good, efficient government.  A good candidate would reflect these traits when making decisions.

I would make decisions openly and based upon the best information I have available.  There are many difficult issues that our city faces every day.  I have not met any one person who has the answer to all or even most of the problems.  So a good candidate knows their own limitations, is able to listen to staff and the public, and works well with others.

Most candidates have key issues or pet projects which make them stand out.  While I see the selection of a manager as the most pressing issue, I recognize it as one that will be resolved reasonably well regardless of who is elected.  My sincerest interest is in ‘good government,’ almost in an academic sense.  I have worked at the Federal, state and local levels of government and have always enjoyed it.  I liked providing the best service possible to the public and that’s something I think would continue while on the council.  The growth of government alone has no value to me, but its improvement and increased efficiency are my highest ideals.  Like Olympic records repeatedly broken, there is a joy found in discovering new ways to get more performance where no else could find it.

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