While preparing material for my return to proactive political communication, I took the opportunity to review some of my campaign material and remind myself of what I told people while I was campaigning. I think it is important for an elected official to carry through on the promises made while campaigning. When it comes to politics, almost nothing frustrates me more than having a candidate get in to office to say "I know what I said, but ..." I think that is wrong. So reviewing my campaign material has given me an opportunity to see if I have changed my mind since I've been in office. Have I held to my campaign statements? My current self-assessment is that I have not changed my position on the major issues I campaigned on, though I will admit progress has not been as quick as I had hoped on some items.
Here is a list of topics I discussed in my campaign emails:
· Fiscal restraint
· Financial Accountability
· Quality Growth
· Working with the City
· Purpose of Government
· Procrastination
In the next few months I will talk in more depth about these issues, especially as some of them tie in to the ballot issues that
