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| John Breeding |
The following letter to the editor was published in the Provo Daily Herald over the weekend. John Breeding former city-wide City Council candidate endorsed my campaign!
I don't think I've ever seen a candidate work as hard as John Breeding did in the Primary. We didn't and don't agree on all the issues but I believe we agree on the ones that count and I'm honored to have his endorsement and support.
John garnered 666 votes. And 16% of the overall vote.
August 25, 2013
Last Tuesday the City of Provo held its' municipal primary
election. Few people other than the candidates understand the extent of
the sacrifice that is made by candidates and their families. I
calculated that I personally spent roughly $15 and an hour and 15
minutes of my time for each and every vote that was cast for me Tuesday.
There were campaigns that spent even more. I congratulate David Sewell
and Ryan Frandsen for making it through the primary.
Both the Frandsen and Sewell campaigns have been in contact with me seeking my endorsement. In politics there are people who are rooting for you to fail and it can be unpleasant after the loss to then be asked to support their candidate. The decision to make an endorsement isn't as easy as it would seem to some. During the campaign I never considered David Sewell my opponent; he is in fact my friend.
Henry David Thoreau in his essay "Civil Disobedience" says: "What is the price current of an honest man and patriot today? They hesitate, they regret, and sometimes they petition; but they do nothing in earnest and with effect. They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy the evil, that they may no longer have it to regret. At most, they give only a cheap vote, and a feeble countenance and God-speed to the right, as it goes by them...Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence."
So today I am letting go of whatever bitterness that may have been sent my way during the campaign and I am casting my whole vote. I am endorsing the candidacy of Ryan Frandsen without reservation. I will do whatever is necessary to see to it that Ryan is elected to Provo City Council. Between the two candidates, Ryan believes the government should play a more limited role. We need people who believe that vision comes from business owners and individuals making choices rather than from government.
John Breeding, Provo
Both the Frandsen and Sewell campaigns have been in contact with me seeking my endorsement. In politics there are people who are rooting for you to fail and it can be unpleasant after the loss to then be asked to support their candidate. The decision to make an endorsement isn't as easy as it would seem to some. During the campaign I never considered David Sewell my opponent; he is in fact my friend.
Henry David Thoreau in his essay "Civil Disobedience" says: "What is the price current of an honest man and patriot today? They hesitate, they regret, and sometimes they petition; but they do nothing in earnest and with effect. They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy the evil, that they may no longer have it to regret. At most, they give only a cheap vote, and a feeble countenance and God-speed to the right, as it goes by them...Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence."
So today I am letting go of whatever bitterness that may have been sent my way during the campaign and I am casting my whole vote. I am endorsing the candidacy of Ryan Frandsen without reservation. I will do whatever is necessary to see to it that Ryan is elected to Provo City Council. Between the two candidates, Ryan believes the government should play a more limited role. We need people who believe that vision comes from business owners and individuals making choices rather than from government.
John Breeding, Provo
