School Safety Speech

Everyone reaches a limit of what they will endure in this world and February 14th was such a moment for Greg Gallagher. Watching the news of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and hearing the anguished cries of parents, students, and teachers, it erased all doubt about running for North Carolina District 112.
“The odds are very much against me,” stated Mr. Gallagher, “and the Republicans have all the advantages in money, gerrymandering, and demagoguery. The issue of school safety is multifaceted and will have to be addressed with numerous solutions. There are two simple facts - students, teachers, and administrators are scared and outraged. My campaign will address how to improve our education in all areas but school safety will be
Dunne’s efforts in the 1960 Presidential election that helped Jack Kennedy become President. Jack Gallagher, a Lake County County Commissioner, who was Greg’s grandfather. At early age, Greg spent many nights over they years waiting at O’Hare Airport for his father, who was working on energy policy with the Nixon, Ford, Carter,, and Reagan Administrations.
In order to be closer to center of Mr. Gallagher’s work, the family moved to Washington, D.C. Greg spent his high school years at St. Andrews School in Middletown, Delaware.. The school became famous because the film, “Dead Poets Society” was made there The east coast and boarding school made Greg long to return to his hometown in the Midwest.
He entered Lake Forest College and received a B.A. degree in political science. His studies were continued at the University of Sydney, where he was granted a M.A. degree in History. The years in Australia helped inspire Greg’s interest in travel. Traveling allowed him to experience different lifestyles and cultures. In time, he would visit 36 nations around the
During the 1980s. Mr. Clarke, a Democrat, became the Congressman of the 11th Congressional District. Upon Greg’s return to the United States, Congressman Clarke offered position in his Washington office to Greg, who happily accepted the job.
After a brief time in Congressman Clarke’s office, Greg was offered a job with the Congressional Doorkeeper’s office. The position allowed him to work on the floor of House of Representatives. It gave one the rare look at the political world up close and personal. He meet such political luminaries as Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Cheney, Vaclav Havel, Bernie Sanders, Nelson Mandela and President George H.W. Bush.
The offer of job in publishing returned Greg to Asheville, North Carolina. Although Greg was still interested in politics, the brand practiced in Asheville was extreme on the both the right and left.
The publishing industry suffered greatly in the late 2000s. Many extreme economic difficulties forced Mr. Gallagher out of publishing and like a great deal of his generation had to reinvent themselves. Greg chose to be teacher and as a middle aged man, he re-entered university life. He got a M.A. in education from Western Carolina