MITCH SCHAPIRA WANTS TO EARN YOUR VOTE!!

VOTE MITCH SCHAPIRA FOR STATE SENATE

When Mitch first came to Alaska 26 years ago,  the Alaskan spirit was a can-do spirit. There was a sense that we could make a new way, a better way, and leave a better place for our children and grandchildren. Back then, when we said, “We don’t give a damn how they do it Outside,” we meant that Alaskans working together could achieve things that must have seemed like wild-eyed dreams to the folks down in the Lower 48.

 It is time to send legislators to Juneau who will work together to restore that promise and create new opportunities for our state, so that our children can live and prosper here, as we have.

Here’s what Mitch says:

When I hear people say we have a “budget crisis,” I say to myself, “No, we don’t. We have a legislative crisis!” I want to help solve the legislative crisis that resulted in last session ending with no real progress towards solving State’s fiscal gap. Frankly speaking, we need a change.

 

Why?

That’s simple. Our generation inherited the bountiful gifts our State served up. Natural resource wealth enabled us to dream dreams never dreamt before. Natural beauty inspired us with a sense of wonder. We owe it to our children to bequeath to them an Alaska that holds forth an even greater promise. And we can do it!”

What are Mitch’s priorities:

My biggest priority is education. When I say “education,” I don’t mean testing at the end of the process to find out you have a problem. I mean working at every school level to prevent the problem from happening. That’s how we can prepare students to be good citizens, able to enjoy all that life has to offer. In other words, I can’t agree with someone who says: “Not everyone needs a high school education.”

Okay, Mitch. How are you going to accomplish that?

For years the oil companies have been telling us that they need stability and predictability. They are right! We can’t go lurching from one budget crisis to the next. We need legislators who will work together with the good folks from both parties who are willing to roll up their sleeves and do hard work, and if necessary, make the hard decisions.

What can you do?

·       If you agree that there has been an abdication of responsibility, and that we can’t afford to send legislators to Juneau who draw lines in the sand, and then can’t cross them to work with one another –

·       If you agree that Government works best when our representatives are not so arrogant that they can’t compromise –

·       If you agree that a commitment to education means more than mouthing platitudes and quick-fix solutions like “testing” that only compound the problem and divert our attention from the real work that needs to be done–

·       If you agree that we can do better and that it is time for a change –

Vote Mitch Schapira for State Senate.

“Change is good.”

 

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Paid for by Schapira for Senate

Suzanne Schapira, Treasurer