Today November 4th,  2014 marks the day for an opportunity to redirect the focus on the needs and wants of District 76. It has become evident during her four-year tenure that Wendy McNamara has essentially lost sight of the big picture. She neglected the focus from when she originally took office.
How can a person who represents any group of people possibly rationalize taking a non-vote on equal rights? The way she played politics with the subject of the same-sex marriage initiative registered as disingenuous. McNamara has changed the platform of debate ultimately killing the bill. In fact, it took the work and efforts of someone else, the Honorable Judge Richard Young, to save it.
To be effective in this position, one must be available. It is a daunting task to be an executive for the EVSC and then represent District 76 while being gone often on trips, meetings and other out-of-town events. She is getting rewarded handsomely to the tune of about $140,000 per year for two part-time jobs! If her job is so vital to the EVSC, how can they not have her around for 4 months out of the year??? Certainly, there is a conflict of interest here. The expectations to serve as the Representative of District 76 are not being met when this is the dynamic.
Working in education, how can someone remain silent on the Governor’s decision that would have allotted for $80 million for low income students in the state? McNamara basically said she was fine with denying a better future for nearly 6,000 students. A decision bearing that much importance and with that much at stake, yet she kept silent?! Remember that empty house reference I spoke of early?!
There’s a saying that you can judge a person [or perhaps render a verdict] in regards to the company they keep and as well by the ones who oppose them. Tony Goben is running for State Representative of District 76. He is endorsed by the Indiana State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Indiana State AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers and United Mine Workers, Laborer’s International, and the Carpenter’s Union, in addition to the Indiana Teachers’ Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
RED FLAG! … Someone who is employed by EVSC and has the education background is NOT endorsed by their own trade organizations and groups?! It is no surprise that Goben is endorsed by such strong, plentiful organizations. He is a man of caring, reason and honesty.
Between the public perception of McNamara being more of a representative as an overbearing, condescending, pretentious individual and the lack of action and poor execution of taking up for the needs and wants of District 76, let’s put someone else in office.
Goben is a home-town, home-grown gentleman who will serve District 76.  So come Tuesday, November 4th, 2014, are you going to make a choice to make a change with the needs and wants of District 76 in mind? Or are we going to accept a sub-par selection like McNamara? Take a Stand for positive change and vote for Tony Goben!
Thomas Sieg
Newburgh
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Goben is one of the good old boys. Time for smart with it people to keep government honest. I would not expect McNamara to get the endorsement of the socialist liberal organizations that support goben. These are the very groups that send good jobs south of the border. The democrats really love unions that’s why they voted for NAFTA.
Sad to say, I voted for neither of these people for a whole host of reasons.
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