Carscallen and Krauss Endorsed

The Greater Moscow Alliance has endorsed two candidates for the upcoming Moscow City Council election Tuesday, November 8. Current City Councilmen Dan Carscallen and Wayne Krauss both got the nod from the Board of Directors of the business-friendly organization after meeting with candidates and seeking input from its membership.

With 300-plus members, the Greater Moscow Alliance first endorsed candidates for Moscow city elections in 2007 when all three of the GMA-endorsed candidates (including Carscallen and Krauss) won City Council seats. The organization’s “get-out-the-vote” efforts that year helped to attract 1,000 more voters to the polls.

The GMA was formed by a group of concerned citizens, city leaders and businesses to champion free-market enterprise, private property rights and limited government after the 2005 city election brought what has been widely considered to be an anti-business bias to City Hall. One of the two other candidates in the upcoming election, Aaron Ament, took office as a result of the election of 2005 but was voted off the council two years later in 2007. Ament, Carscallen, Krauss and Tom Lamar are vying for the three open City Council seats this year.

The members of the Greater Moscow Alliance Board of Directors include Paul Agidius, Jim Anderson, Shelley Bennett, Steve Busch, Andrew Crapuchettes, Lee Gibbs, Bob Hieronymus, Jon Kimberling, Paul Kimmell, Angie McGurkin and Susan Wilson.  The GMA encourages all eligible voters in the city of Moscow to participate in the Tuesday, November 8^th, election.

Letter to Membership

Every city election – like the one coming up on November 8^th – reminds me of how important participation in local government is.

When we lose sight of that, we lose. That’s what happened in the city election of 2005. A minority of people within our community became the majority at the polls and the City of Moscow has not been the same since. To jog your memory, that’s when Aaron Ament’s short stint on City Council began and Nancy Chaney became Mayor.

The GMA was formed by a group of concerned citizens, city leaders and businesses to champion free market enterprise, private property rights and limited government after the 2005 city election brought an anti‐business bias to City Hall.

As you may remember, the GMA made an extraordinary impact in the following election two years later. All three of the GMA‐endorsed candidates (including Dan Carscallen and Wayne Krauss) won City Council seats and our “get‐out‐the‐vote” effort brought out 1,000 more voters than the number that voted in 2005.

In the city election of 2009 we made more headway, and much of the mess of the 2005 election is getting cleaned up. But to keep Moscow heading in the right direction, we need to encourage our friends and family members to vote November 8^th and re-elect Dan Carscallen and Wayne Krauss.

We also need your financial support to help with our “get-out-the-vote” campaign this year. You’ll recall we did away with annual dues in favor of asking for contributions when needed… and they’re needed now.

Now’s also a good time to note the difference between the GMA and the Greater Moscow Political Action Committee (GMPAC). The PAC gives money directly to candidates and/or advertises in support of endorsed candidates. The GMA endorses and promotes candidates to its membership, but our efforts within the community are to promote voter participation.

Contributions to the GMA can be sent to P.O. Box 9051 in Moscow.

Yours for a greater Moscow!

Letter to the Community

The “count-down” signs around town should be a reminder that there’s an important election coming up Tuesday, November 8.

Four candidates are vying for three City Council seats. Three incumbents — Dan Carscallen, Wayne Krauss and Tom Lamar — are seeking re-election and one challenger is on the ballot, Aaron Ament. The top three vote-getters win.

I’m writing on behalf of my colleagues on the Greater Moscow Alliance board of directors and our 300-some members. Like you, we’re business people, educators, farmers, homemakers and entrepreneurs. We’re interested is promoting free market enterprise, protecting private property rights and limited government.

We want to encourage you to vote November 8^th!  Without a strong voter turnout, Moscow’s common-sense, business-friendly voice goes unheard.

• Polls are open from 8 AM to 8 PM.
• Vote at the Latah County Fairgrounds
• Absentee voting takes place at the Latah County Auditor’s Office, Room 101 in the Latah County Courthouse, 522 S. Adams.
• You must have picture identification and be registered to vote.
• You can register at the polls with proof of 30 days or more of residency in Moscow and proper identification (driver’s license).
• Voters who changed their name or address since the previous election are required to re-register.
• For more details, contact the Latah County Auditor’s Office at 208-883-2249.

Yours for a greater Moscow!