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Rich Gillespie announces a run for Charlevoix County Commissioner, 2004

Also Rich Gillespie's Hat's in the Ring

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TypeEvent
Date2004-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2004-07
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governmentgovernancecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Former Charlevoix County Commissioner Rich Gillespie announced in July 2004 that he would run again. He connected the campaign to Island representation, transit, road repair, taxes, and county opportunities.

Evidence limits

This record documents the candidate’s announcement and stated rationale, not election results or later policy action.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2004, "Rich Gillespie's Hat's in the Ring."
    Reports former Commissioner Rich Gillespie's decision to run again, citing transit, King's Highway, taxes, representation, and the value of an Island-based voice on the County Board. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the campaign announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Rich Gillespie announces a run for Charlevoix County Commissioner, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rich-gillespie-county-commissioner-campaign-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2004, "Rich Gillespie's Hat's in the Ring." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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