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EXCLUSIVE: Leach to Run for Taney County Western District Commissioner
 Branson businessman Gary Leach announces run for Western District County Commissioner (Photo By: Monte Schisler) By: Monte Schisler, News Director Branson businessman Gary Leach says he wants to be the next Western District Commissioner for Taney County. Leach is the longtime operations manager for The Vacation Channel. He first discussed the possibility of running for public office with Republican Party leaders last month, and made his decision official last night at a meeting of the County Republican Party. Leach was asked by HometownDailyNews.com why he finally decided to run for office: Leach says this will be his first attempt at any public office, even though he’s held leadership positions in his church and other civic organizations. No other candidates have stepped forward to run. Current Western District Commissioner Jim Strafuss is not running for re-election. He has announced he will file for State Senate at the end of the month. =====(2nd Version)===== Gary Leach, longtime operations manager at The Vacation Channel, says he will run for Taney County Western District Commissioner, when filing opens February 28th. Leach has been contemplating the decision for weeks, making it official last night during a meeting of the Taney County Republican Party. While no other candidates have stepped forward to run, Leach was asked by HometownDailyNews.com if he’s ready to jump on the other side of the television camera and ask for votes: Leach has not held public office in the past. Current Western District Commissioner Jim Strafuss is not running for re-election. He has announced he will file for State Senate at the end of the month. =====(3rd Version)===== Branson businessman Gary Leach says he wants to be the next Western District Commissioner forTaneyCounty. Leach is the longtime operations manager for The Vacation Channel. He first discussed the possibility of running for public office with Republican Party leaders last month, and made his decision official last night at a meeting of the County Republican Party. Current Western District Commissioner Jim Strafuss is not running for re-election. He has announced he will file for State Senate at the end of the month. =====(4th Version)===== Branson businessman Gary Leach has never held public office, but he wants to change all that by announcing his candidacy for Taney County Western District Commissioner. Leach says he will file for office when the official filing period opens February 28th. The longtime operations manager at The Vacation Channel made the announcement last night during a meeting of the Taney County Republican Party. Leach was asked by HometownDailyNews.com about ongoing budget issues at the County Courthouse: Current Western District Commissioner Jim Strafuss is not running for re-election. He has announced he will file for State Senate at the end of the month.
By - 02/17/2012 5:20:56 AM
By all means, discuss your intentions with the Taney County Republican Party. You can see what that "Party" has laid on us so far! Must one be annointed by them in order to run for a county office???
rb - 02/17/2012 7:32:44 AM
By, here is what I think of your comment. Get over yourself, you are a bitter democrat, we get it....
Taney - 02/17/2012 8:23:54 AM
"Must one be annointed by them in order to run for a county office???"
In Taney County.....yes
Truth - 02/17/2012 9:04:34 AM
Only if you want to win.
Tom - 02/17/2012 1:38:00 PM
All I know is this area needs some new people in office, this place is running terribly poor, And I am with you RB, I guess these people who don't like republicans haven't had enough of this bad economy yet.
My friends, - 02/17/2012 5:42:57 PM
Did Herman Cain come to the Taney County Republican Committee, or was his failures due to circumventing the usual annointing?
As for the economy,Tom, remember who got us headed down this road to disaster. Remember the budget surplus Bill Clinton left behind, and how George blew it on a phony war? A war that was to have been paid for by the proceeds from our sale of the Iraq oil. Didn't quite work out that way did it. Don't tell me about the bad economy, I remember the Bush years.
Have you already forgotten the money mess in Taney County as we speak. If Hollister demands their money for the schools, its possible the County could be bankrupt. 100% Republican controlled.
Tom - 02/18/2012 12:50:10 PM
All I ask to my friends is: Just for one single example I would ask if you would look back at how much gas was 3 years ago and then next time you are out and about take a look at the fuel price now... I leave this conversation at that thought, I know other leaders have not done good, but I have never ever seen things this bad....
whipsmart - 02/20/2012 7:49:45 AM
Gary's a nice guy, but I wouldn't vote for a republican for dog-catcher. |
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