NO SURPRISE: SCOTT DAVIS FOR SIXTH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE

This endorsement probably comes as a surprise to nobody. Many people will immediately say that I am biased. Well, how does a person become biased? Sometimes it is because of family relationship, sometimes due to school affiliations, sometimes due to mutual acquaintances. And the list goes on. In this case, I am biased because Scott Davis represents my philosophy in government. That is, he is a fiscal conservative who believes in an open and transparent government. Moreover, he told his constituents what he would do for them and he has delivered what he promised. I would think that a lot of people would be biased toward Scott Davis for the same reasons that I am.

I know that the local media has made a big issue over his recent private business problem. However, that is just what it is - private. The local media has not presented the entire story as they know it. Rather they portrayed it, as they obviously wanted it to be seen. Mr. Davis has not been charged with anything. That cannot be said about his opponent in the Republican primary. However, in fairness to Kevin Eldridge, he has not been convicted of anything either.

On the other hand, there is one candidate that has been determined to have been in violation of a federal law for several months. By doing that the candidate, Paula Gish, has placed the county in the position of possibly having to forfeit federal funds. Yet, she continues to be a candidate. Additionally, the sitting County Judge has been found guilty twice of violating laws relating to an open government and he continues to serve. I have not heard the local press call for him to resign nor to beat up on him. Where is the equity in this county?

Meanwhile, Magistrate Scott Davis has done more to bring about an open government in Oldham County than any other politician that I can remember in the thirty-three years that I have resided in this county. Moreover, he has kept his promise to his constituents to be fiscally conservative and to communicate with them. The number of communication forums that he conducted during this term in office is more than triple the number that any other politician that I know of in Oldham County. Why should I not endorse him. The people of the sixth district would be well served by re-electing him for another term.