Vote for a hopeful future

What I love about where we live is our community of people. We are friends and neighbors, sometimes with varying views, but always there for each other in times of need.

This election, I encourage all of us to vote for candidates that are not divisive and hateful. For candidates looking for solutions building off of all that is good in America, and who match our value of building the best communities for our families and children.

It is important to vote and all votes matter; have a plan how you will get your voice heard and you will get to a polling station. Find voting information at Lake County Montana Election Office.

In voting, I hope that we stand up for decency and fairness. That we protect our freedoms and privacy when deciding on the best reproductive and health care for our families, that we support our freedom to love who we want, to practice all religions, that we examine property tax fairness, and we uphold access to public lands, clean water and clean air.

This election we have many candidates who will uphold the good in people and create policies that help each of us. We also have candidates who are riding on a rigid platform that is pro-big business and exploitation of the Montana we love and live in. The montanafreepress.org/election-guide-2024, a non-partisan guide, is a great way to learn about candidates’ values and how each candidate may align with your own beliefs.

Our children deserve the best. They deserve a good public education so all Montana children may succeed in life. Better education comes from better funding for our schools and teachers. They also deserve a future where, with fiscal responsibility, our budget supports programs and policies that work for us, not against us.

Please let your voice be heard and vote for a hopeful future with commitment to decency, kindness and fairness.

– Janet Sucha

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