One candidate’s response
Wow, I’m impressed! Less than a full day after I posted my letter to her web site, I received an e-mailed response from Marie Johns, one of the candidates for mayor. It wasn’t one of those canned autoresponses either, but a real e-mail! As part of my activist activities, I have written and e-mailed many a lawmaker, political candidate, or Famous Person only to receive an autoresponse, a canned response from a staffer, or worse, no response at all, so you can imagine how happy I am. I must say that I am honored that Marie Johns took the time to respond to me, and I hope that she doesn’t mind my reprinting her response.
Dear Ms. Cameron,
Thank you for your e-mail. Of course I care about people living with disabilities and if I elected, I will provide resources (education, housing, job training, and health care) so that our residents living with disabilities can be productive members of our community. While I do not have a specific plan geared solely towards those living with disabilities, I think that the plans that I do have to better DC are inclusive of all residents, including those living with disabilities; however I will explore the issues at hand further. Your suggestion to me as well as the other candidates about reaching out to the disabled community is a good one, and it’s something that I am sure we all strive for–to be as connected as possible to all voters.
One of the women working on my campaign came across your blog, which mentions that you will be at the Candidates Forum on August 8th. I hope that you will introduce yourself and give me the opportunity to earn your support.
Thanks again for taking the time to write.
Sincerely yours,
Marie Johns
I will indeed be at the Candidates Forum on the 8th, and will be honored to meet with you! Again, thank you for taking the time to write back to me.
August 5th, 2006 at 10:25 am
Right On!
There are SOME candidates who are still looking out for the real people and are still real themselves. Hopefully she won;t loose sight of us if/once she makes office. Be sure to follow up at the meeting as I know you will!