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As June 11 approaches, I ask that you consider casting your vote for Ron Russell of Kennebunkport to serve as our representative to Congress, representing Maine’s 1st Congressional District.
Russell is a native Mainer, born and raised in Fort Fairfield. He served this country for more than 40 years, first as an infantryman, then as an Army Green Beret, and later as the president of a small company providing support to the Department of Defense. Russell believes in a smaller government that rewards the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of its citizens. He promotes lower taxes, fewer regulations and fewer mandates in order to create conditions for our businesses to thrive.
Importantly to me, Russell is a listener. He knows that for our form of government to work, leaders need to listen to each other, to work across the aisle to find solutions to the multitude of problems facing us and to find a consensus that brings solutions, not stalemate.
I first met Russell very briefly, 30-plus years ago. He was visiting our Army unit and my boss said to me, “Bo, this is Ron Russell, shake his hand. You need to grow up and be like him someday.”
Decades later, I am tickled to live within a mile of each other here in Maine. Now that I’ve had a chance to truly know him, I can tell you, Ron Russell is the type of composed, civil, determined leader most of us would like to see represent our interests in Washington, D.C.
Bo Balcavage
Kennebunkport