Mike Enzi will come up for reelection in 2008. Theres a young man who is a Democrat, progressive, Ivy-League educated (YALE), a current office holder, and young who could take on Mike Enzi and win us a Senate seat. The potential Senator in waiting that I am speaking about is Guy Padgett III.
Padgett is the former Mayor of Casper, Wyoming and was reelected this year to the City Council with 55% of the vote. He was friends with the late Matthew Shepherd. Padgett also is gay, but that has not defined what he has done in office. Alan K. Simpson, a Republican who served 18 years in the United States Senate and still creates a wide political wake in the state, has been among his most vocal supporters. "Guy came out, and he's the mayor," Mr. Simpson said in a telephone interview. "This is about awareness and tolerance, not stereotypes."
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We need to start a DRAFT Guy Padgett for U.S. Senate campaign. He can be contacted at :
GUY PADGETT III
200 N. David
Casper, WY. 82601
gvpadgett@gmail.com
1.307.259.1446
In Padgett's own words, as he sought reelection, here is where his heart lies and vision for improving Casper :
"I’ve worked hard to keep our business community vital. We’ve stimulated interest in west-side development. We’ve renewed our downtown. Public/private partnerships have renovated historic buildings like the old Fire Station No. 1.
I supported manpower and equipment investments to help public safety personnel meet the community’s needs. During my term as mayor, we added nine people to our police department. That same year, the city convened a process to address our community’s methamphetamine problem. Over four years we’ve upgraded our dispatch system, put mobile computers and cameras in patrol cars, and expanded our radio system to all city and county safety personnel.
I cast the deciding vote for the creation of a fixed route bus system that provides thousands of people with access to work and play.
We will go even further if we use today’s prosperity wisely. Infrastructure in some of our core neighborhoods is deteriorating. We must renew aging streets, sewers, and water lines. While we are enjoying growth and the addition of new retail and recreational facilities, we have to carefully shape that growth. I will champion smart and balanced growth. We are lucky in Casper to enjoy a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, but many of these buildings were built 20 or more years ago, and are showing wear and tear. We must maintain our public spaces and recreational facilities so we can enjoy them for years to come.
I believe in Casper. I believe in its potential and in its people. I ask for your support to invest in the future."