As the jockeying begins for many elective offices here in the Granite State, thus far, Portsmouth businessman and activist leader Jack Kimball remains alone in the quest for the GOP nod for Governor. Who is this guy Jack Kimball? You can check out past posts on the ‘Grok here here and here.
For a slightly more personal look a Kimball, Mike, blogging at A Believing Patriot, writes an essay on why he is supporting him, pondering a visit to Jack’s office:
As a lot of my friends and family know, I am working with Jack Kimball’s (Web, Twitter) NH campaign for governor as a committed volunteer. I have had several opportunities to meet with Jack before getting behind him, in fact I never would have imagined myself going as far in helping a candidate as I am prepared (and excited) to do for this candidate.
Why?
Why am I willing to sacrifice time and energy helping someone get into an elected office? Sure I have done literature drops for other federal candidates in the past. Sure I have made some phone calls and I once threw $20 towards a candidate. Why am I putting this effort in?
Well as you can gather from my posts about the 912 march you will see that I am more awake now. That is part of it. But why this candidate? When I talk with Jack, I see he is a real person. He is a family man, a business man and he loves his country, this state and he is not out for himself here. That is vitally important to me, I am done with self serving politicians. I first heard about Jack from some friends who heard him speak at one of the spring tea party events and they were quite impressed. After talking to him, I can see why.
Jack was the one leading the march to greet President Obama in Portsmouth at the town hall about the health care debacle. Jack was the one warning our statehouse to listen to the people at a rally in the spring and stop spending the money like they are doing. When I recently mentioned the revenue shortfalls New Hampshire again faced last month his response to me was firm, “We don’t have a revenue problem in this state! we have a spending problem!”
Click here to read the rest, including Mike’s glimpse into Jack, via the man’s office, including his conclusion:
I believe Jack needs to move his pictures, his drawings and his passion into a new office in Concord.