John Wallace to be in Republican Primary in NY's 20th Congressional District

JOHN WALLACE - a Republican Candidate for Congress in New York's 20th Congressional District filed his petition with the New York State Board of Elections on July 10th to be in the Republican Primary this September. The petition requires the signatures of more than 1,250 Republican voters from the district.

After filing his petition on Thursday at 2:00PM, which only took about two minutes, Wallace said "The petition filing today is the culmination of six weks of hard work by a group of dedicated volunteers consisting of longtime friends, neighbors and supporters throughout the district who were willing to actively participate in the election process to get me on the ballot."

There were no political operatives or paid staff involved in the signature gathering process at all. Wallace's petition teams consisted of a cross section of citizens from varied backgrounds including former law enforcement officers, volunteer firefighters, retirees, small business owners, husband and wife teams, young and old, who were willing to step up and get involved. This is how the system is supposed to work.

Wallace, who traveled the district getting signatures and talking to Republicans, Democrats and independent voters in one-to-one, face-to-face meetings at their homes, said: Ninety-five percent of the people I met and talked to are very upset with the federal and state governments, as well as both major political parties. Both men and women feel strongly that members of congress have been corrupted by the millions of dollars in bribes (campaign contributions) they routinely receive from special interest goups and many of the people I talked to said that for the first time in their lives, they actually feel alienated from the very govermnent that is supposed to represent them."

Wallace will be meeting with his all volunteer, grassroots campaign team this week to develop a plan that will help him meet with as many citizens in the district as he can, from all parties and groups, to talk about the issues. He is looking forward to meeting with members of the media to discuss the issues and to debate the other candidates as well.

Wallace said: "The positions I have taken on the issues, including the 33 detailed position papers on my websites, are not Republican, Democratic, Conservative or Libertarian party positions. They are my honest, heart-felt positions on issues that are important to protecting the freedoms and liberties of all Americans and the positions I have taken transcend any political party positions, as they should."

For additional information, or to request an interview, contact:
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Candidate for Congress
New York's 20th Congressional District
Tel: 518-392-7062 Fax: 877-875-5704
www.johnwallaceforcongress.com