This is just great. We are so proud of Jeff. He is a novice at running for office, and he has no paid staff at all. We all stumped for petition signatures, and got more than we needed here. His primary opponent is basically a Republican.
There is a forum tonight sponsored by I-4 Corridor Democrats, Kerry/Edwards group, and Democracy for America members here. I just posted it separately. Here is Jeff's website:
www.jeffsiemerforcongress.com
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040819/NEWS/408190358/1036/EDITSNIP..."The two candidates in the Democratic primary have just as divergent views as the Republican contenders. Bob Hagenmaier, 65, retired from his job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture research station in Winter Haven this year. He says he is a social conservative who opposes abortion and same-sex marriage. He favors allowing the importation of prescription medicines from Canada and says the Republican-passed tax cuts should be reversed for all but the poorest of Americans.
Jeff Siemer, 35, is a financial-software consultant with a background in banking and finance. He is pro-choice on abortion rights; he says he has been in a monogamous gay relationship for six years.
The same-sex-marriage question should be a nonfactor instead of a presidential-campaign issue, he argues....."