Co-Founder of the political reform groups Primary Challenge and Free Buffalo.org, Rus Thompson has gratefully accepted the endorsement of the Erie County Republican Committee to run for Legislature in the 10th district.
Rus has been a leader in the reform movement and as co-founder of Primary Challenge helped candidates run against incumbents in the county legislature and Amherst town board races two years ago. With the successful elections of Supervisor Satish Mohan and Legislator Cynthia Locklear, his desire to continue with the reform movement across Erie County drove him to run for legislature again this year.
Rus has been leading the petiton drive to eliminate the Grand Island Tolls (NoGItolls.com) and has recently received the help of Carl Paladino who was instrumental in the successful removal of the Buffalo tolls. Rus says we are moving forward with a positive attitude that we can and will succeed in not just the removal of the tolls but we will be successful in our drive to reform County Government.
A major part of the campaign will be to focus on the down sizing of County government, reduce the legislature to nine seats, close all district offices and have a central staff with less employees at County Hall, Lowering the sales tax and consolidating county services.
As a Registered Conservative for 13 years Rus was an active member of the Grand Island Conservative committee and will be launching a Primary against the endorsement of his opponent. When the County Conservatives care more about preserving their peoples jobs and less about the fiscal health of Erie County, they have lost focus and must now be challenged, Rus Said.
You can visist his website at www.RusThompson.com for further information on his plans.
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