The voters pamphlet is out: County Commissioner, Douglas County, Position 3 Photo of Mark Garcia Mark Garcia Nonpartisan Occupation: Small Business Owner; Lacodia Tech. Occupational Background: Small Business Owner; IT Consultant; Community College Instructor; Mill Worker; Logger; Navy. Educational Background: South Umpqua High School, Mt. Shasta High School, Umpqua Community College, Naval Training Leadership Courses. Prior Governmental Experience: Tri City Water and Sanitary Authority Board; Douglas County Veterans Advisory Committee; Tri City Rural Fire District Volunteer Firefighter and Department Secretary; Myrtle Creek Friends of the Pool Task Force; Myrtle Creek Elks Community Youth Center Board; Past President Tri City Lions Club; American Legion Post 123 Finance Officer; US Naval Submarine Force. I envision a future for Douglas County where our employment base is diverse and rapidly growing. A future where graduating HS students will choose to stay and live here, because our standards of living surpass all others in the state. Mark Garcia. Mark is a father of two wonderful children, a Small Business Owner, a Veteran, a Volunteer Firefighter, a Christian, a Conservative, and a Community Leader. Mark aspires to lead Douglas County into a brighter, more prosperous future–and he has a plan: Six Percent or Bust is an Economic Development Strategic Plan which he has developed which will bring private sector jobs to Douglas County. Experience and Leadership •Mark has fought for and achieved broad public support in Oregon for increased timber harvesting on O&C Lands. •Mark believes in limited government, and as an elected official has consistently opposed and voted against raising taxes, fees, and rates. •Mark believes that the role of government is to encourage private sector economic development through tax incentives and business friendly regulations. •Mark has demonstrated an ability to work with a wide and diverse group of organizations across the county, and has nurtured those relationships in order to build consensus around commonsense solutions to the challenges which we face. •Mark strongly believes that the 2nd Amendment protects the rights of individuals to bear arms. Thank you for your vote, and God Bless. (This information furnished by Friends of Mark Garcia.) oregonvotes.gov/pages/history/archive/nov42014/guide/english/votersguide.html#Mark Garcia
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:17:10 +0000
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