This is a letter I’m distributing to many of my neighbors:
Dear Neighbor,
I live near the corner of Elizabeth and McKinney.
I just left you a door hanger for Brian Oley, who is running for City Council in our district. He is a former resident of Uptown, and I wanted to leave a note explaining why I believe he is the best candidate to represent our neighborhood.
I first met Brian in March, though he has stood out to me in a positive light since early February. Since then, he has taken the time to meet with me on multiple occasions to discuss my concerns about our neighborhood and the city. Incidentally, one of those concerns is our current minimum parking regulations, which were established decades ago and are the source of many of our parking problems here in Uptown. He is committed to revisiting those regulations.
He also understands business, and he has pledged NOT to raise taxes. Instead, he is drawing on his experience as a former Sr. Auditor as he audits the city’s 650-page budget, looking for places to cut unnecessary spending. He believes that government transparency increases accountability, and he would like to improve both by making the city’s check registry available online for the public to track the city’s spending.
Some of you may not have heard much about Brian, and the reason for this is unlike other another candidate who is purchasing billboards across the city, Brian is running a 100% grassroots campaign. As a result, he has not flooded the media with promotional materials and paid political advertising, but instead he has a loyal following of individuals like me who are spreading the word because we feel he best represents our interests.
The media likes to focus on candidates who have raised the most money, often ignoring those who have raised little. Oley has funded his campaign with personal contributions and with several small contributions from friends and family. He explained to me that the reason for this is he wants his campaign to illustrate how he would run the city government–not with excessive spending but by cutting back and making responsible use of limited resources. I hope you join me in supporting his efforts.
If you would like a yard sign, please email me at contact@richardmorgan.com, and I will get you one.
In case anyone is wondering, I wrote and distributed this. It represents no one’s opinion but my own.
Sincerely,
Richard Morgan