by Sharon Greef, Florence
Wayne Rusk is a candidate I wish each of you knew personally. I am proud to call him a friend after knowing him for several years.
Wayne is representing us now in the Montana Legislature, in House District 88. He proved himself to be a solid conservative this past session and took tough votes that he knew people could question but took them because it was the right thing to do. Looking at a yes or no vote does not tell the whole story. He is happy to answer any questions on the votes he took.
Wayne is running for Senate District 44 and so will still be representing us here in Florence and Stevensville plus the House District south of Stevensville. I just read a letter by Matthew Sullivan in the 4/17 Star. In it he states that Rusk is running to ‘get back at’ Manzella. First of all, with all of the things a candidate for office goes through, I have NEVER heard Mr. Rusk give any indication he is undertaking this huge task to ‘get back’ at anyone! Wayne is a very principled man who has worked diligently to serve the people of Florence, Stevensville and the State of Montana and Wayne has found common ground where others weren’t even looking and he has done so without compromising his core principles.
Wayne, and his family, are sacrificing a lot to enter this race because he believes the people deserve a choice. We can vote for the incumbent who represents the John Birch Society and who sadly chooses to use every negative trick and untruth in the book to win an election or we can vote for Wayne Rusk. A true conservative, whose optimism and hard work have earned him great respect with his fellow legislators.
As a former legislator here in the valley, I am very proud to endorse Wayne Rusk for SD44.
RUSK or Manzella… pretty darned easy choice!