Aftermath

The numbers came in after the election and in spite of my year-long full-time campaign, the voters went with their incumbent legislator.
Disappointed? Yes. But I can look back on the campaign and be satisfied that I did all that I could have to campaign for a different outcome.

I spent Wednesday, November 3rd, collecting signs. Some were no longer in the yards. A few were defaced. If you have a sign that I didn't retrieve, please contact me and I will pick it up.

The communities in this Legislative District have greater meaning to me after walking so many of the streets and visiting with so many of the people who live here. I have found interesting friends in every neighborhood. I am so glad I had the opportunity to discover these friends.

I am particularly grateful to the many volunteers who offered their helping hands and generous contributions. They gave countless hours of calling and walking, juggling signs, fliers, and voter lists. My face and my words were on the fliers but their work helped put them in the hands of thousands of voters. I offer my thanks to these faithful helpers.

One of the many messages of condolence I have received recently, contained this phrase: No good thing is ever wasted". It sums up how I feel about this campaign. It has been a good thing; the time and effort and expense has therefore not been wasted.