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Release from Rand Paul for President
September 2,
2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rand Paul for
President Receives Key Endorsements on 3-day New England Tour
MANCHESTER,
N.H.-
Sen. Rand Paul completed a three day tour through New England, now
visiting all 10 counties in New Hampshire, along with stops in Vermont
and Maine.
While
in
New England, Sen. Rand Paul received key endorsements from Vermont
State Representatives Tom Burditt (R- West Rutland), Janssen Willhoit
(R-St. Johnsbury), and Paul Dame (R-Essex Jct). These state
leaders
join Maine State Senator Eric Brakey (R-Auburn), New
Hampshire State Senators Andy Sanborn, and Kevin Avard along
with
26
State
Representatives and roughly 200 New Hampshire activists
in support of Rand Paul for President.
Tom
Burditt
is a proud 12th generation Vermonter who resides in West
Rutland. He currently serves as the Ranking Member of the House
Committee on Judiciary and Joint Committee on Judicial Rules. Tom was a
partner in Vaillancourt Tree-Landscape in Pittsford, VT for 24 years.
He has owned and operated Tom Burditt's Rx Lawn systems since 2002.
"Rand
Paul
is the only Republican out there who thinks that we need to
actually compete in blue states like Vermont, and he's the only
candidate who is winning support from Democrats without giving up his
Conservative principles," State Representative Tom Burditt
said.
Jassen
Willhoit
is originally from Kentucky, and is the first of his family to
go to college. Janssen is an attorney, and serves as a public defender
for both Caledonia and Essex Counties. He also currently serves
on the
House Committee on Fish,
Wildlife and Water Resources. He is married to Sarah
Willhoit, an area social worker, and they have two children.
Paul Dame was elected to his first term in
the House of Representatives in 2014 where
he serves on the Human Services Committee and was a lead contributor to
the House Republican Budget team. Paul also serves as President
of
the
Vermont Young Professionals and, as the owner of his
own financial services practice, was named one of Vermont's
"Rising
Stars"
by Vermont Business Magazine's Top 40 Under
40 award.
"I sat at a table with six high school kids who are
supporting Rand Paul. When was the last time you saw six high
school kids
at a Republican fundraiser? Rand Paul is the candidate who can
win the
youth vote here in Vermont and across the country and help us build a
better party for a better future," State Representative
Paul Dame said.
Speaking
to
hundreds of Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire business leaders,
activists, and supporters, Sen. Rand Paul explained his reason for
leaving behind a successful and gratifying career as a physician to run
for office.
"I
finally
grew tired of throwing things at my television and decided it
was time to do something to restore fiscal sanity in this county. I
came to Washington to eliminate the wasteful spending. Since my first
term in office, I have proposed a novel idea-- we should only spend
what comes in, which is roughly $3 trillion annually," Sen.
Paul
said. "I want to starve the beast that is the Washington Machine. I
want to take power from the federal government and give it back to the
localities and the people of New England."