The Courage to Step Up

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LA Women’s Look into the Political World,

A life-long Alaska resident, Diane Benson stepped into the political world after watching “her son and other soldiers struggle at Walter Reed in Washington D.C. She wanted to be a part of the group making the policies such as those who send our young people to Iraq. I want to ask some very hard questions before that happens again.

Stepping in 6 months before the election to oppose Don Young, the current Congressman from Alaska, who was not under investigation and had been in office, virtually unopposed, for 35 years to determination.

How did she garner 40% of the vote?

Grassroots effort, meeting with alot of people to talk of the issues that she cared about and the network happened. “If our young soldiers can survive the war, don’t we owe it to them to provide them with good and honest representation in Congress so we have represents who are strong enough to stand on the floor and ask the questions and demand answers?”

Issues:

• Ethics
• Environment
• Build dignified relationships in Congress
• Build Alaska’s reputation as a front runner
• Renewable energy
• Protection of our rights
• Give women a voice