Today's political yuk: Jon Russell to run for Congress?

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Jon Russell, best known for getting paid several thousand dollars to ram the largest property tax increase (Via the Port of Vancouver Tax Increase) in this county's history down our collective throats has been telling people he's gonna run for Congress.

From a rather fascinating email that made the rounds late in 07:

Jon is an interesting guy with a short, but big, political background.

Jon came on the scene back in 2004 as HROC’S SW Washington Rep. Mr. Russell was not quite successful. In the end, he was relegated to liaison duties for the Curtis Campaign, and he managed to lose Paul Harris’s race in the primary and Roy Rhine’s race in the general.

But his most noteworthy accomplishment was the exceptional job he did running the Port of Vancouver’s abysmal IDD Levy campaign.

From the “Citizens for a Strong Economy Pac” (The Port’s Levy PAC) in the recent election debacle.

CANDIDATE/COMMITTEE VENDOR DATE AMOUNT DESCRIPTION
CIT FOR A STRONG NORTHERN CONCEPTS INC. 07/31/2007 $3,406.62
ECONOMY PAC
CONSULTING -

CIT FOR A STRONG NORTHERN CONCEPTS INC. 08/20/2007 $1,489.00
ECONOMY PAC
THE COLUMBIAN

CIT FOR A STRONG NORTHERN CONCEPTS INC. 07/13/2007 $1,452.00
ECONOMY PAC
CONSULTING

CIT FOR A STRONG NORTHERN CONCEPTS INC. 09/22/2007 $80.54
ECONOMY PAC
SUPPLIES

CIT FOR A STRONG NORTHERN CONCEPTS INC. 08/20/2007 $6.97
ECONOMY PAC
SALES TAX THAT WASN'T PAID

CIT FOR A STRONG NW CONCEPTS 07/01/2007 $2,800.00
ECONOMY PAC
CONSULTING FEESL


CIT FOR A STRONG NW CONCEPTS 06/05/2007 $2,800.00
ECONOMY PAC
CONSULTING FEES

CIT FOR A STRONG NW CONCEPTS 07/01/2007 $500.00
ECONOMY PAC
CONTRACT LABOR FOR DATA ENTRY

How do I know he’s “Northern Concepts” and “NW Concepts?”

Jon Russell
Russell, 31, was appointed to serve on council in September 2006, after Mary Bosley resigned for health reasons.He owns Northern Concepts, LLC, in Washougal.

The address?

1431 D St. Washougal, WA. 98671

NW Concepts?

That’s reported under a non-existent address in Vancouver, purely an oversight, I’m sure.

1431 D St. VANCOUVER, WA 98671

It’s probably safe to say that it isn’t “Vancouver,” it’s Washougal.

So, what we have here is a history of something less than stellar campaigning… and something less then fiscal conservatism. In fact, the IDD Levy, had it been successful, would have cost the taxpayers of the Port District millions.

So, we have a candidate here that, by his own actions, puts the TAX in TAX AND SPENDER.
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In short, he's a political mercenary, and individual motivated by money who will sell out principle when the price is right.

If it's Russell and Baird, I'll endorse Baird and give him money.

I don't even want Russell in my government, let alone in Congress.