MAGISTRATE DAVID VOEGELE ENTERS RACE FOR COUNTY JUDGE

Magistrate David Voegele has entered the race for County Judge. Thus, he becomes the second candidate to officially file for the race. Stan Clark had filed papers indicating that he was going to run but has never officially filed for the office and I do not believe that he will.

The county is fortunate that Voegele has entered the race. No position should be uncontested. Voegele enters the race with a lot less financial backing. However, I have found Voegele to be a very energetic person with a lot of novel ideas and a person who is not afraid to push for his ideas. Unfortunately I have not heard of any novel ideas from Paula Gish. It is as though she has never had an original thought. That equates to another four years of the “tax and spend” policies of the failed Murner administration. Without the heavy financing of the developers there would be no race, Voegele would win hands down. With the development money Gish starts with a slight edge. If Voegele can engage Gish in a dialogue,that edge will quickly fade. I suspect that she will use the old “duck and cover” method of running. She will not say anything – just use the developers’ money to get her name in front of the people.

I have heard many people speak very unfavorably of Paula Gish. Those people now have a choice. If nobody else enters the race, it will interesting to see if those anti-Gish people will get behind David Voegele.