Well, let's take a look at the record, shall we? I'll boldface everything involving politics.
Jon Russell, his wife Sarah and their two daughters live in Washougal, WA. Together, Jon and Sarah are owners of Columbia Gorge Medical Center, an urgent and family care clinic. Jon is a proven innovator in healthcare reform. Columbia Gorge Medical Center has developed and is piloting a system for providing basic healthcare to uninsured patients by utilizing the resources of the Salvation Army & other similar non-profit organizations.
Jon was appointed to the Washougal City Council in 2006, elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2009. He serves as Mayor Pro Tem and he serves on the code & policy review committee. Jon’s legislative accomplishments include cutting property taxes, enacting e-Verify for city contracts and consistently protecting private property rights.
Jon’s experience in politics started as he was working on his degree in political science first at Vincennes University and finally at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ. Jon’s first political involvement was as Deputy Campaign Manager for U.S. Congressman John Hostettler in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District. Later Jon went on to work for the Indiana House Republican Campaign Committee and in 2004 as Southwest Washington Campaign Director for the House Republican Organizational Committee. He also served as Executive Director of Faith & Freedom Network.
Jon’s community involvement includes the Board of Directors for the Washougal Schools Foundation, Board of Directors of the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, Founder of the East Clark County Technology Summit, and Leadership Board for the Washougal Salvation Army. He is a member of both the National Rifle Association & the Columbia Land Trust.
At the age of 34, Jon is a proven elected official, business owner & community leader. His legislative priorities are small business & job development, access to affordable & private health care and eliminating unfunded mandates on counties and cities, which drive up taxes.
So there you have it. Jon is the career politician he now so roundly condemns.
And as for this:
Jon was appointed to the Washougal City Council in 2006, elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2009. He serves as Mayor Pro Tem and he serves on the code & policy review committee. Jon’s legislative accomplishments include cutting property taxes, enacting e-Verify for city contracts and consistently protecting private property rights.ALL of it was done entirely because he's using his current elected position as a campaign prop for first, his miserable run for Congress; and second, his equally miserable run for his fall back position. state representative.
And, to the people of Washougal, the one thing you can know for sure is this: Jon Russell, who helped make the mess you're city is in, is now doing everything he can to ditch you before he fixes it.
Of course, in his bio, he's also left out the fact that he's repeatedly lied about his wife's job, even lied about me, and that he was a consultant who earned thousands of dollars trying to jack up our taxes for the Port Commission. He's also failed to address his incompetence on the Washougal City Council But all of that is beside the point: Jon Russell has been a career politician. He will always BE a career politician. And now, we can add this lie to the growing collection.
