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Gubernatorial candidate addresses Iowa County supervisors during open forum
Summary
A resident who identified himself during open forum said he is running for governor, outlined a campaign philosophy favoring local control and civic education, and quoted Thomas Jefferson on popular sovereignty.
A resident who identified himself during the open forum at the Aug. 15 Iowa County supervisors meeting said he is running for governor and outlined a campaign message that emphasized local control and civic education.
The speaker—introduced earlier in the meeting as Ron—told supervisors he has visited dozens of counties as part of the campaign and said the platform centers on “pushing government to the local level” and improving public understanding of the American form of government. He quoted Thomas Jefferson: “I know of no safe depositor of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves,” and said civic education is the remedy for abuses of constitutional power.
The speaker described his background in ministry and local civic involvement and said he had distributed a short booklet he wrote, referred to as a campaign edition. Board procedures limited public comments to about two minutes; staff reminded the speaker of that time limit and the speaker acknowledged it.
The remarks were presented in open forum; the board did not take any action in response during the meeting.
