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For Immediate Release: PRESS RELEASE Contact: Roxanne Bakula 1306 Prairie Creek Lane Monticello, Minnesota 55362 Phone: 612 281 3417 Email: roxannebakula@msn.com JIM BAKULA ENDORSED Monticello, Minnesota –March 16, 2008 - - Jim Bakula was unanimously endorsed as the DFL candidate for 19A in Buffalo on March 15th. Mr. Bakula promises to advocate not for big government or small government but for efficient, smart and effective government. He promises to work to close loopholes, eliminate ineffective subsidies and poorly designed programs. Jim wants to reform taxes so everyone pays their fair share and that includes Minnesota’s top wage earners and corporate Minnesota. Jim believes we can design a universal affordable health care system in which all people are insured. This would eliminate disqualifiers like “pre-existing conditions “and “non-transportability”. He is dedicated to changing the way we finance our public schools saying, “we need to provide adequate and consistent funding and eliminate the levy referendum fiascoes, so teachers and superintendents can get back to teaching rather than wasting their time fundraising. Education funding should not be part of your property taxes. ” One of the biggest challenges currently facing us is how to stimulate the economy by creating jobs. This will require a multi-faceted approach using a mix of both fiscal and monetary policies. Extraordinary times require extraordinary approaches. Jim believes labels are for cans. Very few people view every issue or facet of an issue through purely conservative or liberal eyes. He believes in working to discover areas of commonality and using them as beginnings to forge compromises. Jim believes people of good will can construct win-win solutions to our challenges. Mr. Bakula is honored to earn the DFL endorsement and is anxious to continue his life of public service. He is energized by the influx of young and excited party volunteers who are clamoring for a change in both leadership and policies. .For Immediate Release: Monticello, Mn –February 18, 2008 - - Jim Bakula announces his candidacy for the State House (19A) in Wright County. Jim kicked off his campaign by pledging not to accept campaign contributions from Lobbyists or Pacs. Many people believe that campaign contributions may provide unfair access to or favors from politicians. Jim believes actions speak louder than words. His pledge illustrates that he doesn’t just talk about what is wrong with government, but takes action consistent with solving problems. He states, “I am not for sale. When elected I will be beholden only to the people of Wright County and Minnesota”. Jim also knows money is a critical ingredient to funding a tough campaign against a sixteen year incumbent. However, he believes it’s more important to do things right than to do whatever’s necessary to buy enough votes to win. Besides that as his Father always said, “hard work won’t hurt you.” Jim has spent his life serving the public as a teacher, coach, and curriculum specialist in Osseo, Minnesota. He and his wife Roxanne (also his campaign manager) have four children and four grandchildren. All live in Minnesota, with the exception of their oldest son and his family who move as his assignments in the US Navy change. Mr. Bakula states that he is running for office because he always believed that the Minnesota we would be leaving to our children and grandchildren would be much different that the Minnesota of today. We have lost our way and our will to fix healthcare, education and transportation. Attempts to avoid a recession will be dependent on our ability to create jobs, jobs, jobs. It’s not a matter of we can’t; it’s a matter of we must. |
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