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GEORGE’S HOUSE RUN VALUES PEOPLE, IDEAS OVER DOLLARS

Congressional candidate determined to be true representative

FORT MYERS, Oct. 15, 2008 – Independent U.S. House candidate Jeff George believes democracy is about how you can best serve the people, not how much money you can take from them.

George, a Cape Coral resident up for Florida’s 14th District Congressional seat, cut back on fundraising during recent months to focus instead on meeting fellow Southwest Floridians and hearing what they have to say about the issues that affect them the most.

The campaign on Wednesday released its financial statement for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 to the Federal Election Commission. George collected $2,301, bringing the total to $17,451 since he announced his run in September 2007.  Of that total, he’s contributed $9,207 of his own money, including all but $200 for this quarter.

“After raising the money for qualification, I found myself obsessing more and more over funds, until I realized I was starting to turn into exactly what I vowed to run against,” George said.

The U.S. Army veteran has taken part in more than a dozen forums and public events across the district designed to bring the candidates and voters together, and plans to attend several more before Election Day.

“No doubt, fundraising is part of the election process, but in the end, democracy is about one person, one vote,  not one dollar, one vote, and that’s what we should focus the process on, representing the people, not their money,” George said.

Keeping in close contact with Southwest Floridians is a top priority for George, who wants to bring accountability to Washington. He is part-owner of a video production company, and is videotaping the entire campaign and making the footage available online.

People can see the videos, find out more about George, speak with him in live online chats and get involved with the campaign at www.jeffgeorgeforcongress.com.

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