Hello
friends and neighbors.
It is time for Wyoming residents to decide. Do we want to be subjects,
dependent upon government to provide for every aspect of our lives? Or shall we
rein in an ever-growing bureaucracy that continually gnaws away at our wealth,
our liberty, our rights and abilities to provide for ourselves and for our
children for generations? The more wealth the state secures, the more
powerful it becomes.
Are we to surrender and become submissive subjects, or shall we remain
independent, free citizens? The choice is ours, so far.
When I first started campaigning my message centered on the idea that
Government was too large and powerful, too intrusive, too inefficient and too
expensive. I pointed out that Wyoming doesn’t have a revenue problem,
it has a spending problem. I went to Cheyenne, and after my first two-year
term I had earned the respect of the next generation of leadership in the
house. I was selected to be vice chair of Appropriations, acting as a
liaison for the Military Department, Wyoming Department of Transportation,
University of Wyoming, State Capital Construction, the entire Judiciary branch,
and several other agencies.
I worked hard to do exactly what I said I would do, and that is to reduce
government and the cost of the same. Government should do the things it
is required to do and do those things well, and nothing more. Government
should never become all things to all people.
For business, Government should provide an even playing field with policies
conducive to the free market and not involve itself in picking winners and
losers. Crony Capitalism is not freedom; it’s manipulation and
power.
After two terms in the House, I believe I am just hitting my stride, learning
to be effective in Cheyenne, understanding how to best serve the freedom-loving
folk that sent me there to represent them. I am eternally grateful for
that opportunity.
Within those first two terms, I was instrumental in securing property tax
relief for Wyoming. I continue to work toward tax reform that will
allow people to own their own homes outright, and not “rent” perpetually from
the tax gatherers. I fought hard at every turn to guarantee our God-given
right to self-defense, and to secure the right to life for the unborn. I
have diligently studied to understand how the budget works, and how it can be
made more transparent. I have worked closely with many others to further
secure our election process, so that we all may have absolute confidence that
elections are free and fair. I have worked to defend Wyoming against a
tyrannical federal government and promote safety and security for our children.
I have worked to secure parental rights and educational choice. All of these
I will continue to support and defend.
That said, I have a significant amount of unfinished business to attend to and
am actively helping newer legislators to be as effective as
possible.
Therefore, I take this opportunity to announce my campaign for the 69th
legislature, as Senator for District 21 in Western Sheridan County, my
home, the place where I grew up and love dearly. The place I returned to
after serving my country around the world.
As I pointed out at the beginning of this letter, we have a choice to
make. If you choose to defend liberty and our beloved way of life, I
ask for your support to continue the work I’ve begun, and to help recruit
and train others to do even more of the same.
Again, it has truly been the honor of a lifetime to serve Sheridan in this
capacity. I have done exactly what I said I would do and wish to do
more before I’m finished. I humbly ask for your support. Those
who believe that government has and should have all the answers, power and
money are already fundraising to defeat me, and to take everything they can
from you. Let’s not allow that to happen.
Yours Respectfully,
Ken Pendergraft
For more information, go to www.kenpendergraft.com