- Date
- 2008-05
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governmentgovernancecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Rich Gillespie announced that he had submitted a petition to run for Charlevoix County Commissioner in District 6. His published statement emphasized county oversight of personnel disputes, settlements, and public spending and asked for voter support.
Evidence limits
This is a candidate statement, not a certified filing, ballot, election result, or independent assessment of the county cases it discusses.
Sources
- Gillespie announced that he had submitted a petition for District 6 and stated his campaign position on county oversight and spending. This is the candidate's own campaign statement, not a certified filing, independent assessment of the alleged settlements, or election result.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001131
- Beaver Beacon, May 2008, "Rich Gillespie to Run for CCC".Publishes Gillespie’s announcement that he submitted a petition for Charlevoix County Commissioner District 6 and his argument for stronger oversight of county spending and personnel settlements. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held May issue scan confirms the campaign statement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rich Gillespie announces a Charlevoix County commissioner campaign, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rich-gillespie-county-commissioner-campaign-2008/, accessed [date], citing “GILLESPIE TO RUN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER-Sample Ballots,” Beaver Island Forum, April 30, 2008. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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