Voters urged to consider Wagenhauser as local Congressional representative

Editor:

Neighbors, regardless of where you identify along the political spectrum, even if you don’t identify with a particular political party, you are not alone.

Of the approximately 25,000 registered voters in Orleans County, about 48% identify as Republican. But, 24% are registered without affiliating with any political party, 21% identify as Democrat, 3% identify as Conservative, and others identify with smaller political parties such as Working Families.

The U.S. House of Representatives election is every bit as important as the presidential election. All of Orleans County will be voting for the 24th congressional seat this fall. It takes balance among the Congressional, Executive, and Judicial branches of government to create checks and balances to ensure the most can be served in the best manner possible while also caring for the most vulnerable among us.

David Wagenhauser (DaveForUpstate.com) is seeking election as our Congressperson because he has ties to our area and knows how important Social Security and Medicare are to us as pillars of our retirement plans. He knows women need health care appropriate to their very individual situations. He recognizes that to actually create policy, all parties need to work together, gathering benevolent coalitions that actually move policy forward into practice. Dave promotes term limits to prevent entrenched career politicians from obstructing progress.

Meanwhile, our incumbent Congressperson, Claudia Tenney (ClaudiaForCongress.com), has tied herself tightly to a former president who seems incapable of rallying, debating, or interviewing without spreading lies to a degree that whole communities are disrupted and dragged through the mud. Of the 10 U.S. House Republicans from NY, last week Tenney was alone in voting against continuing funding of the government while even better solutions are reached.

Early voting begins Saturday, Oct. 26. Please make sure you are registered at your current legal address and do some research to make informed decisions.

This year’s election is too important to sit out. Let’s come out of Nov. 5 proud that Orleans County has an amazing voter turn-out.

Beth Wood

Barre