What??? Me, in Politics?

In January I picked a "word of the year" (well, I picked a phrase) to focus my goals: "Just Do It!" Although, I am actually altering it to be: "Do It Anyway" based on a fabulous article by Orson Scott Card. That, combined with an impending feeling of "something is coming" (can you hear the music playing from "West Side Story"?) led me to take on a new challenge this year.

A friend of mine is running for School Board. I very much support his choice to run since he is an amazing man. Very honorable, very smart, very good for the job. He sent an email asking if we could talk about the opportunity of me helping "significantly" in his campaign. I teased Brian that he must be fundraising and is starting to hit on friends already. Well, after our chat, I almost wish he was just soliciting a donation. Ha!

He asked me to be his campaign manager. It took me a weekend of really considering if I want to take on this sort of time commitment. I prayed, talked to Brian about pros and cons, and we had a family meeting. In the end, I am very willing to put my time and energy to make sure a good person is put into this position. I'm actually very excited about all I will be learning, and the opportunity of getting involved in the community on a real level. I'm not looking forward to any ugliness that may come when working in politics. I'm hoping school board is under the radar since the city is also having their mayoral race (which promises to be much more juicy!).

So, I'll start now: Vote 4 Davis!!! Check out his website: davis4pusd.com. Let me know if you have any comments or concerns about his platform.