[at-l] My Friend and NC Special AT Tag Supporter, Senator Joe Sam Queen Lost . . .

[dajones at isp.com (David A Jones)]

Quite simply, ellen, you are my hero.

ellen wrote:

>I can attest that there is life after defeat -- having run for office eight times, four wins, four defeats. All were for local town offices, except for one bid for the state senate against a four term incumbent, who had been eyeing the governorship until I came close to upsetting her.
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>But that same year I was defeated for reelection to a town office by a mentally disturbed, homeless person, which as an avowed liberal, I found a bit ironic, even amusing. However, I've since decided I'm not a politician and have worked on other things, like spending six months on the Appalachian Trail, working as a trail maintainer and overseer, being president of a land trust that has acquired 800 acres in a small mid-coast Maine town, and most recently working as a volunteer in a trail land trust that has bought 2,500 acres on the slopes of Saddleback and the summit of Abraham in Maine. (We still have to pay back our mortgage. You can help by going to:  www.matlt.org
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