2004 Primary Voters' Guide
My candidacy is based on love of country, respect for diversity and a hopeful future, all Key Green Values.
I became fascinated with wind and solar energy potential as a Marine Corps meteorologist. My experiences as a Union member, commercial fisherman, surgical technician and small business owner, make my perspective unique for the US Senate.
I believe:
We must lead by example as peacemakers and problem solvers through diplomacy, promoting human rights.
The military serves national defense not for Global Corporations with no allegiance to America. The Iraq War wastes lives, creates new enemies making Americans less secure, drains resources, and increases debt. We know the truth now. Let’s bring our Troops home.
Directing 50% of the Military budget to clean renewable energy projects will create millions of jobs, and reduce the climate of fear and anger that makes us a terrorist target.
Clean energy investments create business opportunities. Income generated will lift states from debt, rebuild infrastructure, and fully fund public services including Universal Health Care.
Defense manufacturing contractors and skilled workforces can be transformed, producing the components of our clean energy future. The many new jobs created will provide security and a healthy environment necessary to bring about lasting peace.
Clean energy career opportunities require enhanced education. Which means fully funding kindergarten through Community College.
The PATRIOT Act isn’t patriotic. We don’t need to trade civil rights for security.
Corporations exporting jobs to exploit cheap labor should be denied public contracts.
To reduce the deficit we must first challenge Government corruption and recover the $Trillions missing. The tax system overburdens working families. Clean Money Clean Elections reverses these trends.
Elections must be verifiable. Instant Runoff Voting (I-318) eliminates the spoiler role. It provides more hopeful choices.
Our two-year-old son is our stake in this with you.
I, Brad Klippert, am a husband and father. I am a full time law enforcement officer, a veteran and active Major/pilot in the U.S. Army National Guard. I have a Masters Degree in Teaching and I am a licensed minister.
I am a God fearing, Bible believing, Ten Commandment honoring, evangelical Christian candidate. I firmly stand for and fully support traditional family values; the committed marriage between a man and a woman/husband and wife.
I believe that every life is precious and valuable with great potential; including the life of unborn children.
I believe in and support the rights of all Americans. I also firmly stand for the notion that "freedom is not free" and demands every American exercise personal responsibility.
I believe the United States of America is the greatest nation on earth and has one of the greatest forms of government ever known. However, I believe it is American people who truly make America great and applaud hard working Americans everywhere.
As an Independent Business Owner, I celebrate and fully support our free enterprise system and ambitious business owners/operators across this great land.
In summation, I believe that there is a standard by which all will ultimately be judged. All is not relative. There are issues we are dealing with that are right or wrong and not simply subject to popular opinion or current trends. God’s word says, "There is a way that seems right unto men, but the end thereof leads to destruction." I believe Americans today want more from their government than just standard practice politicians. I believe Americans today want leaders they can trust to do the right thing, even in the face of adversity. I am a candidate for United States Senator accepting the call to be such a man.
I am asking for your vote for U.S. Senate because our state needs strong leadership to create jobs, defend our values and make health care more affordable. Voters have a very clear choice in this election. My opponent, Patty Murray, has voted against our military, against tax relief, and against legislation to stop junk lawsuits.
I have worked to create jobs as Eastern Washington’s representative in Congress since 1995. Now, with your help, I will continue that work as your U.S. Senator. I’m fighting to make tax relief permanent, so families can plan for the future. I will continue to work to make health care more accessible and affordable by passing medical liability reform.
I will make sure our troops have what they need to win the War on Terror and I will keep our commitment to America’s veterans. As a leader in Congress, I have strengthened our military’s budget by 40 percent. Senator Murray voted to cut important intelligence operations.
I will continue to fight for affordable prescription drugs for Washington’s seniors and never vote to cut Social Security. Senator Murray voted to cut Social Security benefits six times.
As your Senator, I will work to preserve and protect our environment for future generations. In Congress I have fought to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of oil, because our families and businesses need affordable and reliable energy. Patty Murray voted against a national energy plan – I will fight for it.
As America moves forward, Washington continues to lag with higher unemployment rates and slower economic growth. To meet our state’s great potential, we need strong leadership that will unite us and get things done.
Thank you for your careful consideration. I would be honored to have your vote.
Warren has run for political office many times before as a Republican and tried to run as an independent candidate, however the two major parties here in the Washington legislature made it too difficult by law, therefore he is running for the first time as a Democrat. Warren is issue driven- running not for self power- only because many major issues are not addressed properly by our Senators and Representatives. He is seeking a large vote to show the importance of those issues and he plans to stick with the project at least into the next federal election hopefully helping through organization of other concerned Americans to run a full slate of candidates devoted to the neglected issues.
Some of the neglected issues are: (1) secure borders to prevent illegal entry by terrorists and those breaking immigration laws; (2) 14th Amendment which grants citizenship with birth in the USA; (3) defining English as our national language; (4) the issue of our neighbor Canada not properly treating sewage dumped into our common waters- the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Georgia Strait- Victoria only screens their sewage discharge; (5) congressional term limit of 12 years; (6) no politicians as lobbyists.
Warren grew up in Bellingham, received a Navy scholarship to and graduated from Oregon State University in Chemical Engineering. Before college he was a National Guardsman and after graduation, served eighteen years as a commissioned naval officer active and reserve and received training in nuclear- biological- chemical defense and deep sea diving. He commercially fished for salmon in Washington and Alaska for forty plus years and currently is working as a casual longshoreman at the Tacoma and Seattle Ports. His military experiences, hard work, plus willingness to accept difficult tasks qualifies him to meet the challenges of this office.
Gordon belongs to the Party of Lincoln. "The Great Emancipator" freed the African Slave, and Gordon is here to free the American Slave. "We the People" did not mean one woman nor one man unless he was white and happened to own land.
On the other hand, the future of an America Gordon envisions is outlined in "The Declaration of Independence: We are created equal but if politicians are not doing their jobs, throw them out!"
United we must stand to take back what is rightfully ours by the same means that our traitorous legislators unlawfully stole a pound of flesh from each and every last one of us. This wondrous vehicle, is simply the legislature that is supposed to enact the law. Together we will create Americas laws, which will be quicker than our adversaries’ hand; Get readyº 1,121,001 registered voters who refrained from voting in the 1998 U.S. Senate race!
Our lame leadership in all respects has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that they are incapable of managing Washingtonians’ affairs. Therefore, Gordon is offering to resurrect Washington state, lifting us back into the green from out of a red abyss. Gordon is a conservative conservationist. God states, Take of the earth, don’t leave a trail.
Cast the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to be born at last. Axe taxes; Axe Tax crucify tyranny; resurrect liberty. Abolish all federal, state, local taxation, fees, write-offs, loopholes, and shelters. Earn a $00.10, tithe $00.01. Federal, state, and local governments shall equally receive 33.33%. The remaining 00.01% shall finance America’s political campaigns.
Clearly Gordon’s proposed treaty is the spark for rekindling a true vision of our national pride in "American competition." When 100% pledge 10% justice becomes America’s "domestic policy."
Conclusion: Washingtonians wielding jobs, vacations, health care, and education.
Whether you vote Republican or Democrat, next year a new home will still cost a little more and health care insurance will be more expensive – if you can get it at all. There will still be drive-by shootings and crowded jails due to our failed drug policies. Republicans and Democrats will send American kids overseas to fight and die.
So, "choosing" between the two old parties won’t change much in your life. Accordingly, the most important issue is this: Do you like the existing lesser-of-two-evils system, or would you be better off with more choices?
If, like me, you think the old two-party system is the problem, and if you want to help build a multi-party America, then you simply must stop voting for the two old party candidates.
You probably don’t agree with everything Libertarians are saying, but the Libertarian Party – organized in all fifty states, and organized nationally and locally, is closer than any other group to breaking the old parties’ grip on American politics.
You can wait for someone else to build an alternative to the two old parties, or you can vote now to start changing things for the better. Come visit me on the Internet at www.jmills.org, and help build a three-party America. This is the most important thing you can do this year to build a better future for your children.
If you agree it’s time to change the system, you might still think voting Libertarian isn’t important since many Libertarian races are uncontested. That’s wrong because even an unchallenged candidate must receive 1% of the vote to advance into the General Election.
We are counting on you to assure there are more than the two old party candidates on the General Election ballot. Please vote the Libertarian ballot.
Washington state is a great place to live and raise a family, and we must preserve and build on the things that make us strong. As your U.S. Senator, I believe we must put the priorities of Washington state first and take care of our own.
Taking care of our own means creating jobs. I am working to hold our trading partners accountable and pass tax incentives to help Washington employers keep jobs here and not send them overseas.
Taking care of our own means making wise investments here at home. I secured funding for critical transportation projects, and I have always worked to make our schools the best they can be. We need to do more to lower the cost of health care, preserve our environment, and promote new discoveries and innovations that help our people and our economy.
Our security starts here at home. Investing in port security, our Northern Border, our police and firefighters, and the safe clean up of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have always been an important part of my work. Today, our ports are our first line of defense. I'm proud to have worked with the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma to make them the first in the nation to implement tough, new security measures. We must do more.
Taking care of our own also means taking care of our troops. They deserve a plan for the war against terrorism that brings them home safely. As the first woman on the Senate Veterans Committee, I'm fighting to make sure our troops and their families get the support and respect they deserve as they sacrifice for us.
I am honored to be your voice as Washington's U.S. Senator. I ask for your vote and support to continue that work and put Washington state first.
I am a conservative Republican who believes that national security is our highest priority. We must do everything possible to protect our ports, transportation hubs and cities from terrorist attacks.
Second, we must rein in congressional spending. Spending by this Congress has created a budget deficit so large that Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, has called on Congress to cut Social Security benefits in order to start paying down the deficit. There is an alternative to cutting benefits: it is time to allow a younger generation the voluntary option of putting a portion of its Social Security taxes into personally managed accounts. But we cannot reform Social Security-- or other entitlement programs like Medicare--if Congress cannot quit spending.
Third, we must stop illegal immigration. Illegal immigration costs working Americans jobs and strains the resources of hospitals, schools and municipalities.
Fourth, I am a pro-life conservative who believes that protecting the family is one of the most important challenges today. I am the only candidate in this race who favors a constitutional marriage amendment. Anything short of a constitutional amendment will not have force enough to protect the will of the majority on this issue.
Fifth, we need tort reform. Tort reform will keep the cost of malpractice insurance down so doctors can afford to practice in Washington State. Moreover, we need to create tax incentives to encourage Americans to use Health Savings Accounts, our best hope for preserving choice and containing costs in healthcare. Single payer health care insurance is simply rationed care.
Finally, we must de-rail Sound Transit. As your United States Senator, I would block the federal government’s portion of the project. Sound Transit will destroy our neighborhoods, businesses, and budgets. We need a better solution.
Reed Davis,
Candidate, United States Senate, Republican
With your help I expect to win both of the primary and general election this year because you are a: gun owner, property owner, business owner, home schooler, parent who wants a Pro-American schooling experience for your children, and because you trust me to do the right thing for your behalf. I am a follower of George Washington and Ronald Reagan. I am an expert on government: American Government, un-American Government, Socialism, Communism, the "new-world-order" and international trade agreements.
Here is the deal, not the "new-deal", not the "raw-deal", not the "bum deal", but the "pro-American deal"; if you believe that America can do better with more Americanism and less Socialism let me represent you in the United States Senate. If you believe that America can do better with more Socialism and less Americanism please support another candidate.
As the last of the apricots fall off the trees around my clinic, I reflect on the fact that so many would rather use food stamps than gather the fruit so freely available. I am filing for the U.S. Senate with a deep commitment that my campaign will not be fleeting as the apricot, but rather stand as the evergreen pine, the symbol of our state. I will run against Senator Murray for whom I withdrew my name from the Senate race at the Rainbow Coalition, in Seattle, in 1992 so she could get an endorsement.
I want to convey a message to the American people, which the news media has failed to report. Senator Hollings, of South Carolina, and retired Marine General Anthony Zinni have stated that the Iraqi war was to protect Israel. I have proof on my website.
Recently, at my precinct’s caucus February 7, 2004, we adopted a one state resolution in Palestine-Israel where Jews, Muslims, and Christians can live in a secular, united country like ours. I’ve promoted this idea for the last 25 years; my last participation was on renowned international satellite television Aljazeera, July 11, 2004, watched worldwide. Additional resolutions include the withdrawal from Iraq, repayment of the cost of the war in the form of a loan, and compensation for Iraqi civilians, who are or were the victims of war and embargo. I seek an amendment to the Constitution under Article 1 Section 8 regarding trade with foreign countries, the War Powers Act to be approved by 2/3 of the state legislators instead of Congress, revision of the Patriot Act, and a call for Universal Basic Healthcare. My U.S. Senate campaign will not be just a Washington State issue but also an attempt to lead this country in a better direction.
