June 9, 2010 – Alpine, Utah – U.S. Senate candidate Mike Lee announced the formation of a Military Advisory Committee to assist him on national security and veterans' issues. Lee said, “I am very pleased to have the support of many wonderful veterans from across the state.”
Lee announced Brigadier General Bruce Frandsen (USA Ret), a leader of the Military Officers Association of America’s Utah Chapter and former Assistant Adjutant General with responsibility for the Utah Army National Guard, as Chairman of the committee. “Mike Lee is the strongest candidate in the race in terms of both his stance on and his understanding of the national security and veterans' issues facing America,” said Frandsen, “and I'm honored to serve in this role at this time.” Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, a former Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG), and former Congressman Jim Hansen, who served on the House Armed Services Committee will serve as honorary co-chairs.
Frandsen is also joined on the committee by Colonel Fred Allen (USA Ret), a Vietnam veteran and longtime veteran leader, who has accepted the appointment of Vice Chairman. Other notable members of the committee include Lt. Colonel Chuck Williams (USAF Ret), who served as an Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense in the Bush administration, Lt. Colonel Dan Hudson (USA Ret), who serves as a leader of several veterans groups in the state, and Lt. Colonel Ted Frederick (USA Ret), a former Professor of Military Science at the University of Utah. Also serving as founding members of the committee are several top-ranking retired command sergeant majors including James Slade, Richard DeWolf, Sid Cardon and Joe Spencer.
David Pyne, a former United States Army officer, who serves both as Vice President of the Association of the United States Army’s Utah Chapter and as 2nd Vice President of the Salt Lake Total Force Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, was announced as the campaign’s National Security Policy Coordinator. Mr. Pyne stated: “This committee was formed in order to provide substantive advice to the U.S. Senate candidate on a number of critical issues, such as how to better prosecute America’s just war against the Al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked us and how to take better care of our veterans and their families.”
In addition to the announcement of the Military Advisory Committee, Mike Lee strongly denounced the recent votes by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to repeal the ban on allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military. “Repealing the ban could potentially threaten the viability of our all volunteer force. I support the current law and think it has served us well. All four military service chiefs have expressed their objection to repealing the ban, and for good reason, as doing so would likely harm morale, cohesion, and combat effectiveness of our military. ”
Mike Lee for US Senate Military Advisory Committee
Chairman—BG Bruce Frandsen (USA Ret)
Honorary Co-Chairman LT Mark L. Shurtleff (US Navy Ret)
Honorary Co-Chairman Jim Hansen (former member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee)
Vice Chairman—COL Fred Allen (USA Ret)
LTC Chuck Williams (USAF Ret)
LTC Ted Frederick (USA Ret)
LTC Dan Hudson (USA Ret)
CSM James Slade (USA Ret)
CSM Richard DeWolf (USA Ret)
CSM Sid Cardon (USA Ret)
CSM Joe Spencer (USA Ret)
SFC Joe Hagan (USA Ret)
SSG Stuart Morris (USA Ret)
National Security Policy Coordinator—LT David Pyne (USA Ret)
Learn more about Mike Lee at www.mikelee2010.com.
Copyright 2010. All rights reserved by Candace E. Salima.
U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Lee Announces Formation of Military Advisory Committee
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Hey Candace - Up until now, I had been planning to vote for Mike. Just read a couple things today (in a facebook thread) that gave me pause - can you tell me
ReplyDelete1) if they are accurate, and
2) what the "other side of the story is?"
comment #1 - "Just found out that Utah Senate candidate Mike Lee is the lawyer for Energy Solutions, and has been working to get permission to ship Italian nuclear waste to Utah, but has been blocked by Sen. Bennett in the past. If he gets into the senate, he'll be able to push his clients interests to the front. What a conflict of interest! Grrrr! I know who I WON'T be voting for!" (she said got this info from a KSL story that covered a "debate" between the two.)
comment #2 - "I also heard he makes a grundle of money (around $600k), but only declared one asset and still has unpaid student loans. What's up with that?"
Thanks for looking into this and letting me know. I am trying to be an informed American voter and make the best choice to represent me, but sometimes I just feel like I can't just through all the GARBAGE to see the real person... And I end up just frustrated and confused. Ya know what I mean???
Hi Jeri,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you asked me about these things.
First: Mike Lee represented Energy Solutions when their constitutional rights were violated by the U.S. Government. It was one case and one case only. He does not work for Energy Solutions, nor did he represent them in regards to nuclear waste. He represented them only on the violation of their constitution rights. In fact, Energy Solutions gave a $50,000 donation to Bob Bennett, not Mike Lee.
Second: The media has grossly misrepresented how much Mike Lee makes. The form that is to be filled out by candidates, which was only filled out by 2 of the 7 senatorial candidates, one of which was Mike Lee, had choices that had broad ranges. Mike chose the one that fit his salary, but the press used the highest number to report his income. It was wrong, very wrong. As to his debt. He has a student loan which he has faithfully paid on from the beginning. It is not $100,000 but again there was the same problem as with his salary. Mike has paid it down to a low 5 figure number and continues to pay on it. He does have credit card debt, due to the fact that he's running a campaign. Again, he is making payments on it as required.
Mike is an honorable man in every way, Jeri. I have vetted him thoroughly and comfortably, without hesitation, I endorse him in his run for the U.S. Senate. In fact, at this point in the race, I want no other person representing Utah and America than Mike Lee. You can learn much more about Mike at his website which is http://mikelee2010.com. It is loaded with information.
If you have anymore questions, please let me know. I know there is a lot of garbage out there. But I have talked to Mike about everything and can easily answer any questions you may have. And thanks for being so diligent. You're awesome.
Just as a clarification, Mike Lee's involvement with Energy Solutions would have not changed the quantity of waste brought into Utah by any way. It would only have changed the price tag. It was not a matter of if they could have waste or not, that was allowed by the State decades ago. The only question was the source.
ReplyDeleteBennett actually stopped the bill that would have STOPPED the foreign waste. I'm sure this had to do with his $50,000 from Energy Solutions.
great - thanks. (i'll add this info to the comment thread on facebook :)
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