City Council Persuasive Speech

Fighting for the “right to run.” The SHADY games being played. Folsom…. obviously we’ve hit a nerve! This is a MUST READ AND SHARE! I’m shocked to see how far the political in-crowd will go to intimidate challengers running for City Council. Following the 2014 elections, the Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee “BizPAC” & associates filed two identical FPPC (Fair Political Practices Commission) violations against both Jennifer Lane and myself. With statements like “Mr. Gaylord’s a seasoned politician” and “Mr. Gaylord demonstrated complete disregard for the law.” It’s a clear example of how special interest groups like BizPAC are high-jacking Folsom’s political process, and are determined to keep the "old guard" in!

I firmly believe this effort only proves just how successful our grass roots campaigns were, considering I nearly beat Miklos by 1%! It looks like BizPAC is gearing up for another slander campaign in 2016. So, in the interest of transparency, after speaking with the FPPC, I’m taking this to social media to inform both BizPAC, & their cronies that I will not be
The Chamber and its BizPAC have historically run the political show in Folsom and this is how they do it. They finance the incumbent leaders using special interest money, while intimidating challengers and squeezing them financially to control the process, all in the name of protecting small business! In fact, there are very few small businesses protected; see for yourself where the Chambers BizPAC spends the monies! The numbers are public and easy to
These expenditures paid for Miklos, Morin and Howells election consulting, sign/brochure/card printing and assembly, accounting, legal services, etc from NON-FOLSOM