My Race (Campaign) Begins

Today I became a registered voter, and in the process became eligible for City Council. Getting the petition forms I needed, I left City Hall with all I needed to get on the ballot in November.

So it begins. This evening I am going to cover Somerset and parts of Essex street. My goal is ten signatures.

Now, for business cards and other campaign handouts, my budget limit of $0 (set by myself) has limited my options. While top professionalism is the goal, so is efficiency. Regular business cards cost money, so I have to take an original approach.

Enter in several thousand note cards from high school. Essentially brand new, and allows for customization. This allows me to address traffic issues on the cards for those who live in gridlock areas (such as Stillwater, or downtown). Such customization allows for a better outreach, and thus better connection with the voters.

As for professionalism, great ideas come from a great mind, not a great suit. Whether my ideas are great is up to the voters, but I believe practicality over expense is what we need from our leaders. This gives me an opportunity to have low cost, with the same effect. Leadership deserves a combination of professionalism and practicality, which is where my ideas come in. The ideas are my professionalism that proves I'm the man for the job.

Now tonight I will be knocking from 5 to 7. I would have started sooner, but today posed several issues of documentation (I am getting my photo I.D. tomorrow) which delayed me for most of the day. Now I am making my first pamphlet/contact cards to hand out.

These first fifteen are going to be basic (since I have less than an hour until I begin the travels). There is still something to be said about the culture of someone who still writes hand-written letters. My cards are no different. They will read as follows:

Randy Hughes-King For City Council
I am running for city council
because the City of Bangor deserves
leaders who have common sense and
good will. I have those qualities
and want to bring them to the council.


The back side reads:

I am running my campaign without money.
I want those who support me to do what
you do every day: talk to your friends,
collegues, and family about the issues
that you care about including this
November's election. If you'd like to
know more about what I will bring to
the Bangor City Council, you can visit
joshh19.webs.com or e-mail me at
rphkusa@gmail.com.