Podunkian Pick Ems'

As we count down the days to our municipal election, the eighteen candidates for Podunk’s city council are busy putting up their campaign signs (and just as fast the local hooligan class is taking them down). It would that some candidates seem to have more money than others (or an oversupply of signs from the last election), as some parts of town are clogged with sign farms at key areas, while other areas have nary a sign to be seen.

For a bit of sport we offer up some of the “messages” that the candidates have put on their signs, in their little ads in the Podunk Daily News classifieds or in their biographies.

See if you can match the candidate with the mission statement!

Some candidates have yet to get a sign out there or come up with a positioning statement, so the statements won’t number the same as the candidates available. By the way, since the signs seem to get toppled as quick as they get tacked up I may have missed one or two candidates messages, feel free to share the good news with us in the comments box.

Update: James Vassallo has withdrawn from the council race, leaving Podunk with 17 choices for the six council seats.

And now, it’s time for our feature presentation.

THE STATEMENTS

For a responsible open City council
Experienced, Committed, Concerned, Caring
Leadership that does not drive our community by looking at the rear view mirror
Your voice at City Hall
For a Yes City
No More Secrets at City Hall
Your city, your future
To bridge the gaps in this community
Business, First Nations, Labour –Lets Pull together
Your Issues are my issues
For Balance on city council
A History of service to the community
Leadership for a positive future
Effective representation for the people


THE CANDIDATES

Kathy Bedard
Marty Bowles
Tony Briglio
Mario Castelli
Brenda Cook
Ken Cote
Danielle Dalton
Frank DeBartolo
Steve Fitzpatrick
Sheila Gordon-Payne
Nelson Kinney
Gabe McLean
Mitch Myers
Erika Rolston
Jack Rudolph
Lothar Schiese
Joy Thorkelson