Archive for February, 2012

Huffington Post article about vets on the campaign trail and economic issues

Feb 23, 2012 No Comments by

ShareThe Huffington Post posted yesterday an article about the struggle for veterans to relate their professional backgrounds to the current economic issues. While military men and women are adept at talking about foreign and defense policy, this election cycle is being dominated by the economic hardships the country currently faces, and how to fix those [...]

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Veterans Campaign to take Campaign Training on the Road

Feb 22, 2012 No Comments by

ShareVeterans Campaign, together with the Veterans for National Security Foundation will hold a campaign training workshop in Savannah, GA on Saturday, March 3.  The bootcamp will cover a variety of topics, and will help veterans lay the groundwork for a future campaign.  Attendance is limited, and $75 cost includes meals, workshop materials, and a copy [...]

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Savannah Workshop Enrollment Form

Feb 20, 2012 No Comments

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Additional candidates supported by other Veterans groups

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareBelow are a few lists of candidates that other veterans groups support. Check them out and get involved! VoteVets - This group’s mission is to “use public issue campaigns and direct outreach to lawmakers to ensure that troops abroad have what they need to complete their missions, and receive the care they deserve when they get [...]

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Army veteran Tom Cotton running for Arkansas House seat

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareArmy veteran Tom Cotton is running for Arkansas’ Fourth District House seat. Mr. Cotton has achieved great success in both the US Army and private practice. The Harvard graduate was a platoon leader with the Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, and after military service, was a strategist in the private sector. To learn more [...]

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Heather Wilson, the first woman veteran in Congress, running for Senate

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareHeather Wilson is no stranger to congressional politics. In 1998, she became the first woman veteran elected to Congress. An Air Force Academy graduate, Rhodes Scholar and former Air Force officer, Ms. Wilson is now running for the Senate seat in New Mexico being vacated by Sen. Jeff Bingaman. To learn more about Ms. Wilson [...]

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John House runs for Georgia’s Second District House seat

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareArmy veteran John House is running for Georgia’s Second District seat in the US House of Representatives. After a 26-year career in the US Army, which included deployments in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Mr. House is looking to win the seat currently held by Rep. Sanford Bishop and return to public service. You can [...]

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Marine Corps veteran Dakota Wood running for Oklahoma’s Second District

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareAfter a 20-year career in the United States Marine Corps, Dakota Wood is running for election to Oklahoma’s Second District seat in the US House of Representatives. Now a defense analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Mr. Wood is seeking to win the seat currently held by Rep. Dan Boren. Find out [...]

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Pennsylvania’s Manan Trivedi renews effort for House seat

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareManan Trivedi, a Marine Corps and Iraq War veteran, is running for election to Pennsylvania’s Sixth District seat in the US House of Representatives.During his time in military service, he earned a Navy Commendation Medal and served as the health policy advisor to the Navy Surgeon General. A surgeon by trade, Mr. Trivedi looks to [...]

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Marine Corps veteran Stephen Sandstrom running for Utah’s new Fourth District

Feb 16, 2012 No Comments

ShareMarine Corps veteran Stephen Sandstrom is amidst his campaign for a seat in the US House of Representatives in Utah’s Fourth district (UT-4). Mr. Sandstrom served for three terms as a Oren City Council member, and is currently serving his third term in the Utah State Legislature. The fourth district is a newly-created district, established [...]

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