FRIENDS: Moments ago I contacted Brent Cooper to congratulate him on his election as the District Attorney General for the 22nd Judicial District. While we did not win this election, I am proud of the campaign we ran and proud of all of the support we received. I wont give up fighting for you, so dont you give up on me. I am sharing with you the remarks from my concession speech from earlier tonight. God Bless. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, I LOOK INTO THE AUDIENCE AND I SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE ME INTO WHO I AM TODAY. PEOPLE I’VE KNOWN SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, LAW SCHOOL.--FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND COLLEAGUES. HAVING YOU HERE TONIGHT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN I WILL EVER BE ABLE TO PUT INTO WORDS. MOMENTS AGO, I CALLED BRENT COOPER TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS VICTORY TONIGHT. I WISHED HIM THE BEST OF LUCK AS HE TAKES ON THIS NEW ROLE AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO PUT ASIDE ANY DIFFERENCES WE MAY HAVE HAD AND SUPPORT HIM AS HE SETS FORTH AS YOUR NEXT DISTRICT ATTORNEY. RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES OF MY LIFE, AND I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR GIVING ME THE GREAT HONOR BEING A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS WHO POURED BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS INTO THIS RACE. NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD ANYTHING TO GAIN, BUT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IN THE CAUSE, THEY BELIEVED IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER AND BETTER PLACES TO LIVE AND RAISE A FAMILY. AND, WHILE WE MAY NOT HAVE COME OUT ON TOP, I FEEL LIKE I AM A WINNER BECAUSE OF ALL THAT WE DID ACCOMPLISH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR ALL OF THE SACRIFICES THAT WERE MADE IN THIS CAMPAIGN, FOR THERE WERE PLENTY. I WANT TO THANK MY MOM AND DAD. WHAT YOU SEE WITH ME TONIGHT, IS BECAUSE OF THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK LIZ’S PARENTS AND HER FAMILY THAT IS HERE. THEY HAVE BEEN AS MUCH A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN AS ANYONE AND LIZ AND I ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE BOTH MY PARENTS AND LIZ’S PARENTS AS THE GRANDPARENTS TO OUR CHILDREN . PERHAPS NO ONE MADE A GREATER SACRIFICE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS THAN LIZ, MARLEY AND HUGH. WE’VE EXPERIENCED GREAT JOY TOGETHER ON THIS AWESOME JOURNEY, AND TONIGHT WE EXPERIENCE DISAPPOINTMENT. TONIGHT IS MERELY A BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF GOOD TIMES AHEAD, AND WILL EXPERIENCE PLENTY MORE DISAPPOINTMENTS TOGETHER. I KNOW ONE THING IS FOR SURE, I WOULDN’T RATHER EXPERIENCE THIS LIFE JOURNEY WITH ANYONE ELSE. THE PAST TWO YEARS I CRISS CROSSED THIS GREAT DISTRICT ADVANCING A POSITIVE MESSAGE. I TALKED SOME, AND LISTENED A LOT. I LEARNED MANY LIFE LESSONS THAT I WILL NOT SOON FORGET. I GAINED AN APPRECIATION FOR OUR GREAT DISTRICT, OUR GREAT STATE, AND OUR GREAT COUNTRY. SOME OF YOU TONIGHT MAY BE DISAPPOINTED, AND SURE, I AM DISAPPOINTED. BUT MY BIGGER EMOTION TONIGHT IS OPTIMISM. I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR 4 COUNTY DISTRICT AND OUR GREAT STATE. WHILE WE DID NOT COME OUT ON TOP IN TONIGHT’S RACE, WE STILL WON IN A LOT OF WAYS: WE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, FOR WHICH WE CAN ALL BE PROUD. WE REGISTERED DOZENS OF VOTERS WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIFE CAST A VOTE IN THIS IMPORTANT ELECTION WE INSPIRED A NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET ACTIVE IN A CAMPAIGN THAT WAS NOT ABOUT ME, BUT ABOUT THEM. YOU SEE, THIS IS WHY I RAN FOR THIS OFFICE. I RAN BECAUSE I WANTED TO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE PLACES TO LIVE AND RAISE A FAMILY. AND WHILE I AM NOT YOUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY ELECT, YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE LIVE IN THE BEST PART OF THE STATE. SO DON’T STOP. DON’T STOP BELIEVING. DON’T STOP WORKING TO MAKE THIS A BETTER PLACE. DON’T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. AND, DON’T STOP FIGHTING FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. I AM CHAZ MOLDER. WHILE I AM NOT YOUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, I AM YOUR FRIEND AND YOU ARE MY FRIEND. TO ME, THAT’S WHAT IS IMPORTANT. FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY ELECTION. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:20:32 +0000
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