Kooker for Mayor Release - There's a new PAC in town, not like the old.
Rapid City Mayoral Candidate Sam Kooiker sent out a press release tonight announcing that he's receiving money from a new Rapid City PAC. Except no one named Hamilton or Adelstein is invited:
RAPID CITY – Rapid City mayoral candidate Sam Kooiker has announced that his campaign would accept contributions from a new political action committee called The Committee for Open Government.
The PAC, with retired 7th Circuit Judge Roland Grosshans and retired Rapid City educator Bob Williams at the helm, will support candidates who establish their commitment to open government.
Kooiker said Grosshans and Rapid City businessman George Dunham are among those who have contributed to the PAC.
“I’m very proud of the caliber and character of the people who have chosen to support my mayoral candidacy,” Kooiker said.
Kooiker said none of the people who have contributed to the PAC have any agenda, other than a desire for open and honest government.
“Rollie Grosshans volunteered his time to help me expose the details of the scandalous lease-leaseback plan for selling our waste water treatment plant to off shore companies looking for a tax dodge,” Kooiker said.
“I don’t believe there is a more respected educator in Rapid City than Bob Williams. And, George Dunham and his wife Nancy have become friends of my entire family. George’s reputation as an honorable businessman and philanthropist is beyond reproach. I’m honored to know each of them, and more honored by their confidence in me and their dedication to open government.”
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So now he goes out and forms a new PAC and everything is fine?
Not sure if we can trust anything Kookier says.
Of course PP wouldn’t criticize this PAC because Adelstien isn't in it.
Just another example of PP’s double standard.
Perhaps that is because you are wrong.
For example, why was the wal-mart tif application withdrawn ?
answer; because Shaw and Johnson supporter doug hamilton doesnt want to hurt his candidates.
Kooiker did not fail to report anything, Schumacher and Hamilton are lieing about the money to protect Fuller, period !!
If Kooiker is so bad, who are you voting for??
I can destroy all others by their record, backed up with facts, cut n pasted here if you like.
How about the latest slip of the tounge by Shaw, "The Civic Center does not cost the tax payers of Rapid City even one cent." Rapid City Mayor Jim Shaw said Wednesday morning(RCJ 5-16-07)
I guess we have a civic fairy that makes huge deposits into the citys checking account. That must be how the civic center ends up with all that money. The civic center receives 75% of the third penny sales tax, and now it is receiving about half of the available 2012 funds. I guess nobody from Rapid City ever pays the third penny tax. At the West Blvd association forumn monday night, Shaw stii maintained city property taxes are decreasing, hahaha
sooo, Kooiker h8rs, who is your boy or gurl ?
again, if you can, who is your boy ?
p.s. a cost analysis for the civic center wasnt for a gotcha, it was just good sense. I will bet that in 3-4 years the sky boxes will replace the Journey as the new benchmark for wasting taxpayer dollars, thanks to your, yet unamed, boy.
Unfortunately there is a huge difference!
So 1 guy, out of 10, stopped the other 9 from solving the problem??
wow, I didnt know Sam Kooiker was so powerful.
A guy that can control the city council might make a good Mayor.
I bet that statement makes Tom Johnson, the clowncil president mad. He thinks he is in charge. He told the west blvd association that if you want something done, come see him, because he is the one that can get things done. I wonder why Tom Johson couldnt fix the travel issues ? maybe Sam Kooiker is more powerful than Tom Johnson ?
I bet if Sam Kooiker is Mayor. Folks wont be booking luxury suites on the taxpayers dime.
She is in big trouble in her own council race.
Give one example of this!! travel for council members is really for partying and socializing period. I read the report from the "smart growth" seminar, what a joke.
Kooiker has offered numerous solutions. It is to late to back track for you, one person cannot control the council, if things are being left undone it certainly cant be laid at Kooikers feet.
u Kooiker h8s r pathetic, to afraid to name your boy, hahahahahahahahaha
You ask for an example of it NOT being frivolous, here goes: the SDML meetings in Pierre and various other communities are not frivolous. Kooiker has always gone to those. Is it for partying or for education? If it is for partying, then Kooiker is a hypocrite for ever challenging travel, but if it is for education, then Kooiker is a hypocrite for calling travel frivolous. Which would you like it to be?
As far as one person not being able to do anything on the Council, that is true, but it is also true that nothing will change if never attempted. Your fearless leader preferred holding issues rather than finding solutions.
maybe we could discuss tap fee's