I know it can be difficult to measure a candidates fortitude and perseverance during a short campaign cycle.
Everyone promises to do their homework. Everyone says they are tough enough to take on the thorniest of issues. Everyone claims they will leave political expediency behind.
There are two quotations that capture the sense of what I believe and what will guide me as a Council member.
The first from Martin Luther King, Jr. appears on the top of my web site Citizen Will (4 years of posts on community issues):
On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, “Is it safe?” Expediency asks the question, “Is it politic?” And Vanity comes along and asks the question, “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks the question “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must do it because Conscience tells him it is right.
MLK,Jr. to SCLC Leadership Class
and this cautionary one from Abraham Lincoln:
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
The reason I’m running is to better serve our community. Over eight years, I have brought a thoughtful,practical and proactive approach to serving our community’s needs. Having a seat at the table will help me meet those needs more effectively.
If you want a better sense of my activism, take a look at over 4 years of posts on community issues Citizen Will.
And as I work collaboratively on behalf of our community I will keep these two quotations in mind – to serve with humility and to do what I believe is right irrespective of the political consequences.
