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Cliff
Courtney Runs for 12th District Legislature |
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CLIFF COURTNEY REPRESENTING YOU WITH A NEW APPROACH April 20, 2010 |
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PRESS RELEASE
Community leader, businessman, and a man never afraid to express his opinion on the issues, Cliff Courtney of Stehekin announces he is a republican candidate for the 12th District Legislature, position 2.
Courtney says it's time for new eyes and new thinking to solve the impending disaster our current legislators have left taxpayers of Washington State to swallow. The current solutions are unacceptable and it's clear that we need to think far enough out of the box to make the tough choices that will be required before our state can be restored.
Courtney says politics is no longer a spectator sport. It's time to get involved and he is doing just that. "The days of career politicians needs to be over. We need to get back to electing men and women to go to Olympia who come out of normal everyday careers and businesses who know what it's like to live with government taxation and regulation."
Courtney says "It is time for citizen statesman to rise up and serve this great state and nation. It was never the intent of the founders to support a class of professional politicians to shamelessly enrich their pocketbook while selling out the rights and prosperity of the populace."
It is not easy to bankrupt a state like Washington, but it is happening right before our eyes. We have rich soil, timber, minerals, hydro power, ports, business, commerce, industry, all combined with citizens who loves both our state and our liberty, yet we are driven to despair by internal enemies who will trade it all for a nanny state and federal funding.
Cliff is a life-long resident and member of the pioneer Courtney family of the Stehekin Valley where he has operated the world famous Stehekin Valley Ranch. He and his wife Kerry have two boys Logan, 20, and Colter, 19.
As a lifelong resident of Stehekin, Cliff has served his community in numerous capacities; some of which include the Stehekin School Board, Stehekin Community Council and serving as president of Stehekin Heritage, an organization formed to protect the community, its residents and property owners from the encroachment of the National Park Service and other agencies. He is no stranger when it comes to dealing with overzealous bureaucrats and onerous regulations.
Cliff stated he wants to put his talent and energy towards fighting for the rights of the citizens of this great state which bears the name of one of the greatest founders. "We are at the crossroads and we must choose whether we will be subjects or citizens of our great state", Cliff stated. He went on to say, "I will stand for reducing taxes and regulations and for letting the principles of free enterprise to once again be loosed to work their magic on creating jobs and a strong economy".
If successful, Cliff will not be the first legislator from Stehekin. Between the years of 1898 and 1902 M.E. Field was a State Representative from the community of Stehekin and is considered by many as the father of Chelan County. It was largely because of the work of Rep. Field that Chelan County was formed from what were portions of Ferguson and Okanogan Counties.
The primary election for this position will be held on August 17th. The top two candidates from that election then move on to the General Election which will be on November 2nd.
Note: Candidate Cliff Courtney is available for interviews.
Feel free to call at 509-470-5964 or Email at: cliff4liberty@gmail.com