Kenton Verhoeff

My name is Kenton Verhoeff and I live in Lamar, Colorado. I am seriously thinking about running for mayor, because I believe I have an ability to understand those things that are wrong, and a responsibility to help refocus the direction of my community, my state and my government for the future.

I like Nelva Heath, who is the current Mayor of Lamar, Colorado. She’s a nice lady. I just believe that if I want to make a difference, I need to speak up and be heard.

I believe the people of this community deserve leaders who understand the position of servant-ship. As a leader, elected official, in Lamar, I believe my duty would be to serve the people of this community.  As a servant of the people, my responsibility would be first to LISTEN to the people of the community and act upon their advice and direction.

When the people speak, government officials and particularly city officials should be listening to what the people say. It is the responsibility of elected officials to uphold the constitution and maintain the sovereignty and power of the people of this nation, beginning with the community. As land owners and citizens of this community, we are granted certain unalienable rights, the right to speak freely as to our beliefs, including but not limited to our faith and religious distinctions. We have the right to keep and bear arms (as per the Second Amendment, if you’ve forgotten). We have the responsibility to care for and maintain our own land in the manner WE deem fit.

I believe the people who are elected as leaders in this community should be more than drinking buddies with an opinion, they should be servants of the people, more concerned with how the people want things done, what the people can afford, and how the people choose to live than how the leaders choose FOR the people to live. I believe it’s more important to remove the drug lords and drug dealers from the streets than it is to arrest grandma’s for driving down the street, or stopping to pick up grandchildren on the wrong side of uninhabited streets. I believe it is more important for the police officers to be where they’re needed, like downtown directing a traffic jam, than to be patrolling empty streets where nothing is going on.

I believe the mayor should be more available to the people, accessible and listening to what people say. Like for instance, those poor people who have to live under the bright lights of progress on North First Street. Has anybody asked them how inconvenient it is to live in 24 hour daylight? What about the noise levels? Are we going to be replacing their hearing with some other format of comprehension… Since the community is destroying it?

I believe the people of the community should be helping each other instead of looking for government aid. I don’t believe Big Bully Uncle Sam should be striking it rich on our tax dollars while our communities have no resources to help their own people.

I believe we should be buying from people who live and work in our community – instead of bringing in big business to take over and destroy the businesses that exist here. Perhaps, if the city is going to help businesses, why not help the smaller businesses and encourage people to help each other more?

I’m not a politician. I’m just a kid who believes he can make a difference, now, before I get too big for my britches and over dominating like other government officials. I believe change should be made with an understanding of what brings us to change, rather than just because we can. I believe change should include freedom, liberty and justice, true justice where what was wrong got fixed and what was right got praised and encouraged.

Yes, this will take capitol to accomplish. If there’s enough interest, I’ll be taking donations for campaign funds, shortly. Leave a message if you want to support my campaign for Mayor of Lamar, Colorado.optical amplifier

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