Citizen Endorses GOP Candidates

With Election Day rapidly approaching, I've been meaning to write about some of theGOP candidates that I have come to know best for some time now. I just never thought I'd be doing so with my thumbs on my cell sitting in my car in the Metro Square parking lot (the only place I can get somewhat reliable cell service.) Funny as it sounds, I've had a country song rattling around in my head for a solid month now. Its refrain goes something like, "Who are you when no one's looking?" It's really a lovely song by Blake Shelton and, believe it or not, while listening to it I had an epiphany - I am uniquely poised through my volunteering with the Middletown GOP to tell all and sundry about the following candidates' characters, something that always matters to me when I am casting a vote.

Let me start at the top. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano - he is what I call a "Mr. Middletown." What I mean by that is someone who knows everything there is to know about the city...and then some. And besides that, he loves this city. I don't think we could have another Mayor who cares for this city so viscerally as does Mayor Giuliano. I really don't. I have knocked on doors in various neighborhoods with Mayor Giuliano and have seen firsthand how much its citizens mean to him and how connected he is to his constituents. Their problems are his problems. He strives to do the right thing, even when it isn't the popular or easy thing to do. That tells me all I need to know about his character.
A footnote on the Mayor - he was at the city's emergency shelter for days. Doing the right thing (yet again) without any self-aggrandizement whatsoever.

Candidate Profile: Tami Kapacziewski (R) for BOE

The below information is a part of the Eye's Elections 2011 series to provide information to voting citizens and does not represent any endorsement by the Middletown Eye or any of its authors.

I am a candidate for Middletown Board of Education. I am a compassionate, hardworking and trustworthy individual who has a positive attitude. I have two children who attend Middletown Public Schools. I am confident and down to earth. The reason I have decided to run as a member of the Middletown Board of Education is simple, I want to help the Children of the City of Middletown succeed at their goals. Children need to be guided and taught. The Board of Education needs to adjust their focus to what is important and that is the children!

I have previously served as the PTO Vice President at my children’s school and I remain an active PTO member. I have served on many committees for the PTO and volunteer as much as possible. I also serve at the Committee Chair for the Cub Scouts as well as a Den Leader.

My goal is to make positive changes to the Board of Education and to put Middletown back on the map for having a productive Board of Education with a good reputation. Together, we can show everyone what the kids in Middletown are capable of. This is only possible if we work together. I hope I can count on your support and I look forward to seeing you at the polls on Election Day.

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