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Strengthen Small Businesses, Strengthen Gilbert

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Gilbert runs on small businesses. Most of our jobs and services in the Town come from these great organizations. As a small business operator, I’m honored to be endorsed by the leading business organization in Gilbert; the Small Business Alliance.

There are many ways to improve the environment for our small businesses. Here are seven objectives I will bring to the Town Council.

  1. Get out of their way! Red tape acts like sand in the gears of our local economy.  Let’s remove the unnecessary regulations grinding down our job creators.
  2. Include small businesses in key decisions. As the largest employers in Gilbert, let’s give them a bigger seat at the table.
  3. Listen.  At least twice a year, the Council should work on a list of ways to improve the business climate for our small businesses.
  4. Be respectful. Small business owners should be treated with more respect when they come to do business at the Town. We should collect feedback on our customer service and learn how we can improve.
  5. Education partnerships are important to successful businesses. Strengthen our relationships with the educational institutions in the East Valley to keep the best and brightest in Gilbert.
  6. Representation. Small businesses pay taxes; lots of taxes. I will ensure they have a bigger voice in Gilbert.
  7. Treat our small and large businesses equal. Small business don’t want special treatment, they want free markets, level playing fields, and fair treatment. Too many times, they feel like second-class citizens to the larger businesses in our community.

These are just a few things we can do to improve the economic climate for our small businesses.

 

 

Primary Election Wrap Up

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Thank you for Voting! Here’s the latest on the results…

Last Tuesday was a wonderful day with many good people going to the polls. Thank you for being the leaders in our community for voting and encouraging your friends to do likewise.

In short, Mayor Lewis and Councilwoman Daniels were re-elected and I will be going to a run off election in November. Here’s how it breaks out.

Although there still are a number of early and provisional ballots in Maricopa left to count, a few things seem certain.

First, John Lewis was re-elected as Mayor by a strong majority. I’m honored to have his endorsement and look forward to another four years of his leadership.

Second, Jenn Daniels also seems likely to have secured her re-election.  I’m thrilled for Jenn.  She has served Gilbert well and our Town will be better off by keeping this excellent public servant on the Town Council.

Congratulations to both great candidates!

In my race, we came in a strong second place with over 12,600 votes and counting. This is over 1,410 votes ahead of the next candidate.  Still, this was about 700 hundred votes shy of the required 50% needed to lock in a seat in this election, but plenty of votes to continue into the run off election scheduled for November 2, 2012.

That means the VoteJaredTaylor.com signs stay up!

Yes, there is a slim chance that I could close the gap and lock a seat, but the probability is low.  It is not certain how many of the uncounted ballots have votes for our race.  We will hear the final numbers next week and I will communicate an update at that time.

Right now, I’m preparing for the November run off and continue to share the benefits of small governments that strengthen our small business environment and protect the individual liberties of each Gilbert resident.

I am honored and thankful for each of you who have supported me.  Supporters of my opponent pushed a message of fear, religious bigotry, and big government. That’s not Gilbert.  My campaign was a message of personal liberty and economic prosperity.

In the upcoming months, I’ll need your support once more to extend our positive message to each voter in Gilbert. This will be an exciting time. Thank you for your kind support and I look forward to another victory in November.

 

Another Great Week

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Only 5 days left until the election. Things are looking great!

I have enjoyed visiting with many voters this week, including a number of wonderful parents and youth at the Boys and Girls Club yesterday.

The highlight was competing in an extemporaneous free-throw contest with Mayor Lewis and a few of the boys at the Club.

I’m visiting with voters every day. Will you help me continue to get the word out with a $25 or $50 donation today? Any US Citizen can support me. Here’s the link to my online donation site. https://rally.org/votejaredtaylor
Remember to vote!

“No Religious Tests”

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A number of mailboxes received a mailer today attacking the LDS candidates for Gilbert Town Council, including myself. Below is my reply.

 

Hello Gilbert Resident,

Today I received a mailer attacking the LDS candidates, including myself, in the race for Gilbert Town Council. The poorly composed piece associates me with a Town tax settlement I was not associated with in any manner. As Americans we hold dear our religious freedoms and won’t stand for outside groups peddling division and acrimony within our Town.

Attacks on a candidate’s religion is not new.  The Founders understood that candidates needed explicit protection from devious people who would try to exploit a person’s religion.  In the US Constitution, Article VI.3, the Founders specifically included this vital principle: “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification for any office or public trust in the United States.”

Isaac Backus, a Baptist Preacher and champion of religious freedom wrote, “Nothing is more evident, both in reason and the Holy Scriptures, than that religion is ever a matter between God and individuals; and, therefore, no man or men can impose any religious test without invading the essential prerogatives of our Lord Jesus Christ….. And let the history of all nations be searched from that day to this, and it will appear that the imposing of religious tests hath been the greatest engine of tyranny in the world.” (Speech given February 6, 1788 in Boston, MA to delegates considering adoption of the Constitution.)

The outcome of elections should be based on issues and solutions.  People who oppose my campaign have failed to successfully argue the issues and provide good solutions.  So now they are turning to fear and false statements. This is shameful and not what Gilbert is about.

(Ironically, some candidates sharing the views of this mailer hope to take an oath of office to uphold the very Constitution they now ignore!)

Gilbert families are educated, not bigoted.  Gilbert residents seek truth, not lies. I am humbled to have the endorsement of people of many faiths. Now, more than ever, I invite you to stand boldly with me in defending our Constitutionally sacred religious freedoms.

If you have any further questions, I invite you to call my personal cell phone at (480) 734-7073.

Sincerely,

Jared Taylor