The Absolute BEST Candidate This Year
No...I am not talking about Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, though they are great candidates. I am talking, once again, about Diane Benson, running for Congress in Alaska. Diane has become one of my top candidates and I am not alone. I know people from all over the country who are looking to the Alaska Congressional race as their number one race because they are so impressed with Diane Benson.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York took time off from her push for Hillary Clinton to support Diane Benson. Many of us from Democracy for NYC took time off from our efforts for Barack Obama to support Diane Benson. And Captain Jon Soltz, Veteran of Kosovo and the Iraq War and founder of VoteVets.org, took time off from his activities for sixteen different candidates to not only support Diane Benson, but to tell people that EVERYONE should donate to Diane Benson before donating to ANY other candidate because she is so important. You can read more about the diverse support for Diane Benson here.
Why do we all put so much effort into a single Congressional race? Because Diane Benson is really the absolute best candidate of 2008.
Diane Benson is very strong on important and progressive issues such as ending the Iraq War, veteran's benefits, developing and conserving the environment, and extending quality health care and insurance to all. She is also a staunch supporter of the SCHIP program and of legislation to control the pharmaceutical industry. She would be a kick ass addition to the Democratic Congress and does not represent business as usual.
Diane Benson is one tough woman from a working class background. A member of the Tlingit Nation, Diane grew up in Southeastern Alaska in foster homes and boarding school as well as logging camps with her father and in Sitka with her grandparents. She began volunteer work with senior citizens at Ketchikan Hospital at the age of 12, and although often homeless (she refused to rely on charity), worked a variety of social service oriented jobs with the underprivileged and the elderly until she took a position with the Fairbanks Native Association. At the age of 18 she was the youngest person to ever serve on the FNA Executive Board, and was invited by then U.S. Senator Mike Gravel to work in Washington D.C. Thereafter, she acquired a job as one of the first women tractor-trailer truck drivers on the Alaska pipeline in 1975.
Diane paid for two years of college by driving trucks in the early 80's as Alaska's first female union concrete-mixer driver. She was a proud member of Local 959 - Teamster Union.
The birth of her son in 1979 was her driving force to improve her life. She not only survived, she became stronger. She did volunteer research work for the Berger Commission, was Public Relations Director for UTA, and 1986-1988 was a Para-legal for Alaska Legal Services. Through the 1990's Diane ran Northern Stars Talent Agency doggedly promoting Alaska's talent in feature films and commercials nationally and internationally. Because Diane understood first hand the trauma of violence, she found herself often invited to speak on justice for victims of crime, breaking the silence, and finding hope and dignity in survival. In the spring of 2007 she completed co-production on a video, "Healing Child Sexual Abuse."
Diane is the mother of one son who served in the Iraq war until he was severely wounded, losing both his legs from a roadside bomb. The time she spent watching her son's recovery and visiting with other injured veterans played a large part in her decision to run for Congressional office, and which has shaped many of her ideas surrounding the Iraq war, terrorism, homeland security, and Veterans' benefits.
You can help support Diane Benson through my Alaska Act Blue site. Let's send this amazing woman to Congress.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York took time off from her push for Hillary Clinton to support Diane Benson. Many of us from Democracy for NYC took time off from our efforts for Barack Obama to support Diane Benson. And Captain Jon Soltz, Veteran of Kosovo and the Iraq War and founder of VoteVets.org, took time off from his activities for sixteen different candidates to not only support Diane Benson, but to tell people that EVERYONE should donate to Diane Benson before donating to ANY other candidate because she is so important. You can read more about the diverse support for Diane Benson here.
Why do we all put so much effort into a single Congressional race? Because Diane Benson is really the absolute best candidate of 2008.
Diane Benson is very strong on important and progressive issues such as ending the Iraq War, veteran's benefits, developing and conserving the environment, and extending quality health care and insurance to all. She is also a staunch supporter of the SCHIP program and of legislation to control the pharmaceutical industry. She would be a kick ass addition to the Democratic Congress and does not represent business as usual.
Diane Benson is one tough woman from a working class background. A member of the Tlingit Nation, Diane grew up in Southeastern Alaska in foster homes and boarding school as well as logging camps with her father and in Sitka with her grandparents. She began volunteer work with senior citizens at Ketchikan Hospital at the age of 12, and although often homeless (she refused to rely on charity), worked a variety of social service oriented jobs with the underprivileged and the elderly until she took a position with the Fairbanks Native Association. At the age of 18 she was the youngest person to ever serve on the FNA Executive Board, and was invited by then U.S. Senator Mike Gravel to work in Washington D.C. Thereafter, she acquired a job as one of the first women tractor-trailer truck drivers on the Alaska pipeline in 1975.
Diane paid for two years of college by driving trucks in the early 80's as Alaska's first female union concrete-mixer driver. She was a proud member of Local 959 - Teamster Union.
The birth of her son in 1979 was her driving force to improve her life. She not only survived, she became stronger. She did volunteer research work for the Berger Commission, was Public Relations Director for UTA, and 1986-1988 was a Para-legal for Alaska Legal Services. Through the 1990's Diane ran Northern Stars Talent Agency doggedly promoting Alaska's talent in feature films and commercials nationally and internationally. Because Diane understood first hand the trauma of violence, she found herself often invited to speak on justice for victims of crime, breaking the silence, and finding hope and dignity in survival. In the spring of 2007 she completed co-production on a video, "Healing Child Sexual Abuse."
Diane is the mother of one son who served in the Iraq war until he was severely wounded, losing both his legs from a roadside bomb. The time she spent watching her son's recovery and visiting with other injured veterans played a large part in her decision to run for Congressional office, and which has shaped many of her ideas surrounding the Iraq war, terrorism, homeland security, and Veterans' benefits.
You can help support Diane Benson through my Alaska Act Blue site. Let's send this amazing woman to Congress.
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