Details of Gov. Gary Johnson Event
January 4, 2010Last week, DiStaso announced some preliminary details of the event with former NM Gov. Gary Johnson coming up in New Hampshire. Today, the Republican Liberty Caucus issued the following press release with information concerning how to sign up for the event and other details.
FORMER GOV. GARY JOHNSON TO PROMOTE LIMITED GOVERNMENT
PRINCIPLES AT RLCNH FORUMMaverick businessman and politician latest in liberty caucus series to promote new thinking in government
CONCORD, N.H. ― Maverick New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who is also known for building a multi-million dollar construction firm from scratch, will speak this month in Concord as part of a series of educational forums on innovative and principled governance sponsored by the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire.
The unusually popular, maverick politician and businessman will speak at the Grappone Center in Concord on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. about his experience bringing a common sense, liberty approach to the governor’s mansion in his Southwestern state.
“Our forums, which are geared toward educating the public on a liberty-oriented approach to government, are open to everyone,” said Jim Forsythe, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire. “While Johnson is the latest speaker advocating for personal responsibility and smaller, more efficient state governments, we will continue to showcase thinkers from politics, academia, the media and elsewhere who advocate innovative and principled thinking in government and politics.”
The appearance by Johnson follows a previous RLCNH forum that drew a large, enthusiastic crowd to hear speeches from best-selling author Thomas Woods Jr. and nationally known investment advisor Larry Lepard. This month’s forum promises to be just as educational and engaging.
Back in the 1970s, Johnson built his business as a door-to-door handyman into a multi-million dollar construction firm called Big J Enterprises that employed about 1,000 people by the time he sold it in 1994. That same year, Johnson, running as a Republican, defeated New Mexico’s incumbent governor by a 10-point margin. Vastly popular for his common-sense business approach to governing, Johnson was reelected in 1998 and was only limited in 2002 by the state’s term-limit law from serving four more years.
During his tenure as governor, Johnson cut the growth of state government in half, eliminated the state’s budget deficit and created a budget surplus without raising taxes. He privatized half of the state’s prisons and reformed the state’s Medicaid system. He vetoed more bills passed by the state Legislature than all other U.S. governors combined. He also advocated for the legalization of marijuana, calling the War on Drugs “an expensive bust.”
Today, Johnson serves as the honorary chairman of the Our America Initiative, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based Political Action Committee that seeks to increase the amount of discussion of and involvement in current topics of national importance. In that role, he has been a strong advocate for efficient government, lower taxes, civil liberties, economic revitalization, entrepreneurship and privatization.
Tickets to hear Gov. Johnson speak at the RLCNH Forum on January 23 cost $35 for individuals and $50 for couples. They can be purchased online by visiting the RLCNH Web site at www.rlcnh.org or by contacting the RLCNH at info@rlcnh.org.
About The Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire
RLCNH, a state chapter of the national Republican Liberty Caucus, was launched in December 2004 to promote and advance traditional Republican Party values, such as small government, low taxes and spending, individual liberty, personal responsibility, free market capitalism and loyalty to the Constitution.
Gary Johnson 2012
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According to http://www.JohnsonForAmerica.com, Gary Johnson was known for:
* Vetoing 750 bills (more than all the vetoes of the other 49 Governors combined).
* Reducing taxes $123 million annually.
* Cutting the rate of government growth in half.
* Eliminating the state’s budget deficit.
* Leaving the state government with 1200 fewer employees (without firing anyone).
* Leaving the state government with all-time high bond ratings.
* Enacting major welfare reform, which cut government welfare spending by 30%.
* Shifting state Medicaid to managed care.
* Bringing the New Mexico state government and the Navajo nation leadership together to finally resolve century-old disputes over water, gaming, and other issues.
* Privatizing half of the prisons in the state.
* Shooting down campaign finance legislation.
* Attracting many new private and parochial schools into the state.
* Repealing the Little Davis-Bacon Act, thereby allowing non-unionized labor the ability to be employed in construction of new schools and other public works.
* Overseeing the construction of 500 miles of new, four-lane highway (designed, financed, built, and guaranteed by the private sector).
* Running 100% positive campaigns, never mentioning his opponents once in print or ads.
* Coming from outside of politics with no political machine behind him to beat a former Republican Governor in the Republican primaries and then unseat an incumbent Democrat Governor in the general election by a 10 point victory margin, even at a time when Democrats outnumbered Republicans 2-1 in the state.