What have we become?

As I have been out campaigning the last couple of days, there have been many questions that have come up, and I just have to ask myself, what have we become? We're littering the city with our signs, we interrupt your evenings with robo calls, we load up your mailbox with pointless fliers, and we hang door knockers on your front door all in an effort to help you remember our names when you're looking at the ballot. But what have we become? Orem is just too good of a city to be conducting such a poor campaign.  I was lucky enough to represent this great city for eight years on the Orem City Council and during that time every possible question was before us. Very few of those questions are now in this campaign. The questions that are in the campaign are the momentary ‘hot button’ issues that seem to hold our interest. Some of these concerns are questions that will shape the way we live in Orem. The biggest question that seems to be on people's minds now is… who will be appointed the new Orem City Mayor. There's going to be a special election.  This election is so special that only six people will get to vote.  If all six people vote it will take four votes to select a new mayor and if one or more of the current city council recuse themselves in order to be considered for the appointment, then it will take less. I have sat in three appointment meetings. They are at best, tense, and at worst hostile. I wish my former colleagues the best of luck in finding a replacement mayor. I can honestly say that I am grateful that I will not be in those closed-door meetings. Llet me add this, I'm not trying to buy this election. I'm not trying to paper the city with signs and literature, but I am saying this; if it is the citizens of Orem's wishes are that I serve again on the city council, the citizens of Orem will get my very best!   I am not an ideologue like some of the candidates, I'm not trying to be king or queen of Orem City, and I am not running around saying who is conservative and who is liberal.   I hope the citizens of Orem can look past all the smoke and all of the mirrors that right now is on open display, and can vote for someone that will do their homework study the issues and speak with the voice of the citizens of Orem very carefully..