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...............................................Candidate for US ~ Congress

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H. David Werder
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives

District 11


Birthdate: Feb. 1, 1955
Birth Place: Newton, NJ, United States
Residence: Spring Hill, FL
Religion: Catholic
Gender: Male


Candidacy

Party: Democratic
State: Florida
Office: House
District: District 11
Status: Challenger
Next Election: 2012




Education

Orange County Community College
Undergraduate: Virginia Military Institute
Degree: Attended



David Werder was born in Newton, N.J., and currently resides in Spring Hill, Fla. He attended Virginia Military Institute but did not graduate.
Werder is a disabled former self-employed trucker.
A perennial candidate, Werder ran for mayor of Clearwater in 1981 and has run for the U.S. House, either as a Democrat or as a write-in candidate, seven times including 2012.
Werder is also known as a political protester and flagpole sitter. Werder spent 439 days, 11 hours and six minutes sitting atop a 30-foot flagpole from Nov. 7, 1982, until Jan. 21, 1984, at a Clearwater appliance store to protest the price of gasoline, then $1.20 a gallon.
Werder is single.



Profile

David Werder is running for the U.S. House for the seventh time, but he notes 2012 is the first time he didn't have a primary opponent. Werder is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Rich Nugent in Florida's 11th Congressional District north of Tampa.
Werder has made energy independence his signature issue. Unlike most Democrats he favors more oil drilling "offshore, onshore." He also advocates solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. "I'd like to see it all," he said. As for other issues, Werder said he favors a national health care program rather than the 2010 health care reform bill.
Werder got on the ballot by petition and has not raised any money. He's hoping to emulate tea party favorite Ted Yoho, who unseated 12-term incumbent Rep. Cliff Stearns in the 2012 Republican primary in a neighboring Florida district.
When Werder ran in 2008 state election officials agreed to list him on the ballot as "H. David 'the flagpole sitter' Werder." In 2012, he'll appear without the nickname.

Mr. Werder is an award winning, "Certified" Toastmaster.

He is also a long-standing member of 'ABATE of Florida'; a Florida 'motorcycle-rights' organization.

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I want ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,

Jobs, jobs, and more jobs,
Economic prosperity & debt reduction.

Not another recession,
credit downgrade,
or the collapse of medicare, medicaid or social security.

Energy independence will give US jobs.

We cannot allow the shut down of domestic oil production.
This would bring the American economy to its' knees.
The US could become a net exporter of oil & natural gas in the near future.
America could be energy independent, which would mean jobs & an American Renaissance.
Rising gas prices will stall any recovery that we anticipate.
Rising gas prices affect other things like food prices. As fuel costs increase, food prices also increase; along with everything else.

• It seems to me that when gas prices were hitting $4.00/gal four years ago... That this may have been the trigger that started the real estate bubble bursting.
• We need to keep down the cost of college tuitions.
• 'DRIVE WHEN DRIVING', address distractions, such as texting and driving.
• Gov't should stop writing bills that few read and even fewer understand.
• Call for the elimination of the electoral college.
• And every so many years a... "Do you wish to retain this judge vote?" for supreme court justices.
• Budget proposals should cut spending and taxes.

We have a healthcare system that is bankrupting the US like the Titanic.

Rx costs are skyrocketing, along with healthcare costs...
Now and where these insurance costs will be, for healthcare, Rx, homeowners and the like; years down the road if unchecked...
WILL BE ONE OF THE GREATEST PROBLEMS WE WILL FACE IN THE FUTURE.
We need to get profit out of the healthcare industry before it destroys US.

If Veterans hospitals are good enough for vets, they are good enough for everyone. (the federal hospital system)

I'd like to propose a tripling of the budgets (at a minimum) for the VA hospital systems. The wars will end and even more defense budget money will then be available. These funds can be used to expand the VA system and be used to open even more hospitals.
Soldiers will be returning home and will need these services.

Instead of paying insurance companies, who are in healthcare to make profits;

I propose the federal gov't hospital system start seeing ALL people currently having their healthcare insurance paid for by the US gov't. instead of paying private, for profit groups. Instead of throwing money away to overcharging Insurance companies, the gov't could pay themselves and save money for a change.

Charge foodstamp recipients if their children are being fed in schools.

• Am calling for a HOLY WAR against radical extremists.

People that kill are soldiers, hang them from bridges and dance; People that drag our ambassadors out of their embassies and stomp them to death; people that want death to Americans; are not our friends.
If they want a Holy War we should give them one...
Not one with guns and bullets, but one of sanctions and prayer.
I'm asking any and all who will, to pray. To pray that these radical-extremists will have dreams, and that their dreams will be of "Jesus" ...and that they will become enlightened. These people live in countries where the're dogs have more freedom, rights, and liberties than woman; And this is just not right.

Running as a democrat, I find I have to defend myself often. Not all democrats are the same.
I wish to be a fiscally responsible Democrat who believes in
"Less Gov't...Less Taxes".

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Things my opponent has done wrong.

I can list things youv'e done wrong since you took office.
Maybe not all of them...but at least a few.

Since you took office...
the economy is worse,
the unemployment rate is worse,
our national debt has soared out of sight,
runaway spending,
a failure to repeal the Patriot Act,
a Homeland Security that has overstepped its' boundries,
and have kept us mired in Wars.

You have failed to improve conditions for millions of jobless Americans,

including those who reside in this district.

It was you and others in Congress...
that created the debt ceiling
that caused the downgrading of our countries credit,
that created policies that coddled and cut taxes for the wealthy.
It was not the poor that got us into this great recession;
nor the persistant poor,
nor the new poor,

nor the 'working' poor,
nor the newly jobless poor.
These are folks who are ignored and rendered invisible.
They are not poor because they want to be.

There are approximately 150 million poor and near poor.
Nearly 1/3 of the American Middle Class has fallen into
poverty and this has become a crisis.

You are not a champion for the working class.

We are currently paying 40 cents interest for every dollar
borrowed.
We are saddling our children & our childrens' children with
$50,000 in debt per person, at present.
You have allowed liabilities that cannot ever be repaid.

　
Many previous homeowners in the district walked away from
far too many houses when banks failed to write down principles
on homes that had lost value when the housing bubble burst.
Banks, forclosed, rather than compromise;
and failed to keep families in place in their bank owned homes.

At least twice you voted against, and refused to endorse,
any assistance to homeowners that was sponsored
by the federal government in the American Recovery Act.

　
　
You failed to stop...
Homeowners Insurance Rates; that were allowed to go
thru the roof, unchecked, aidding to and letting in this reign of home losses.

I've been told you want fewer regulations on Wall Street;

Which could hurt seniors and retirees,

as well as the younger population trying to invest for their future.

You have backed plans that would cut into popular programs.

You have wanted to radically change medicare.

You have entertained putting social security funds into the stock market,

and also the notion of privatizing social security;

which could risk or put this program and its funds in further jeopardy.

Since you have been in office representing this district...
You did pass some revenue reductions
...mostly tax breaks for wealthy Americans (1%'s)
& you have gotten us 7 trillion more dollars in debt.
This, from a candidate who professes:
"Less Gov't...Less Taxes".

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