The following is from a stroy in the Daily Tribune on Sunday, October 26, 2008. Feel free to visit the wbeiste here and leave a message.
12th District
In the 12th District, which includes much of Macomb County and parts of southeast Oakland County, Republican Bert Copple seeks to unseat incumbent Democrat Sander Levin.
Levin, 77, seeks a 14th two-year term while Copple, 30, is making his first run at elective office. Levin lives in Royal Oak while Copple is from Center Line.
Copple is married with two children, a community service representative for senior care in Birmingham and a former Army chaplain’s assistant.
Copple says he would seek to introduce national and international investment into the region for new business models and strengthen the current means of generating jobs.
He supports an all-inclusive national energy program that includes offshore and federal land drilling, nuclear development and alternative energy sources.
“Our health care system and Social Security system need to be fixed as the number of people over the age of 50 will increase by 74 percent over the next 15 years while those under 50 will grow by a mere 1 percent,” Copple said.
“As a decorated Army veteran who served in Iraq, I believe we need to drastically scale back in Iraq, finish the job in Afghanistan, and begin the long and expensive process of retrofitting our armed forces while bringing these (Department of Defense) contracts to the 12th District in an effort to create more jobs,” he said.
Levin continues to support and extension of unemployment benefits in states hit hard by job losses, assistance for those facing foreclosure, protection of the Great Lakes and development of alternative energy.
The district includes the Oakland County communities of Southfield, Lathrup Village, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Ferndale, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge and part of Royal Oak.
Also seeking the seat is the Green Party’s William Opalicky, U.S. Taxpayers’ Les Townsend and Libertarian John Vico.
Here’s to hoping the Obama change factor leads to change in all areas of Washington, inclucing pink slipping 26 year incumbent Sander Levin.
Fire Levin. Hire Copple!
