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Ted Klumb is a Commercial Real Estate Broker residing in Menomonee Falls. He is a graduate of UWM and ran his own business for 15 years. He is married with two children. Ted is also a former member of the Menomonee Falls School Board, a faith development music teacher, and an avid, but not a very good, musician.
24th Assembly Seat-Vote For______
By Ted Klumb
Saturday, Aug 23 2008, 04:58 PM
On Thursday, Aug. 21st, I attended the candidate forum for the 24th Assembly Seat. It was sponsored by Dennis Farrell and was taped and produced by Harry Stoetzel of Falls Cable Access Corporation that will play it in regular rotation on Cable Channel 14. A similar forum took place two nights earlier and I hope to see that on Cable Access as well.
All of the candidates were well spoken and well prepared. The questions were direct and brought out the candidate’s positions.
While I am never too shy to share my opinion, I will not make any endorsement in this race. Why? Because there isn’t one weak candidate in the pack and they all deserve your attention to this race and win, based on the merits of their positions.
The Democrats have two good choices (Torrey Lauer and Charlene Brady) along with a very strong Republican line up: Dan Knodl (Pronounce the K), Randy Melchert, Jason LaSage and Michael Moscicke: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Moscicke/17371349634
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I walked away with a clear favorite. People should tend to go with the candidate who conveys a sense of urgency. Candidates like that tend to make more of an impact than those who know the problems facing the Wisconsin and our District but are way too patient, or analytical, to solve them-today.
One candidate got the Journal Sentinel’s endorsement (which, in Menomonee Falls, is a kiss of death) but he also has been the only “No” vote on a school board which demonstrates courage and independent thinking. One of the candidates has a plan to lower gas prices in Wisconsin. That is good, and the plan is pragmatic, but the problem in Wisconsin is out of control spending. Nobody can cut or restrain taxation without limiting spending.
Sue Jeskewitz leaves a legacy of identifying worthless Information Technology (IT) projects that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and delivered no benefit to the citizens of Wisconsin. This would be a great place for her successor to begin.
Our job, as citizens in a democracy, is to make informed choices. Fellow blogger, Mr. Weaver, has candidate information on his site here: http://blogs.menomoneefallsnow.com/hunting_season/archive/2008/08/18/the-24th-assembly-district-candidates-in-their-own-words.aspx
Candidates: Please use Blogage to further inform the voters in this race. My only restriction is that I must verify comments are authorized by you, or your campaign, to ensure accuracy and protect you.
Voters: This is a great race with high quality candidates. Do your homework and then vote on September 9th!
