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I
would like to say thanks to everyone for their support throughout the
campaign -- this could not have happened with out you. To
everyone who ever supported me at all I send my biggest thanks.
I
would also like to thank several people specifically for their support:
- Arpad, Lauren, Dan, Adam, Mike, Leslie, Brett, Nick, Julian, Francine,
Dave, Etta, tENT, Manny, Anti-Flag, Eulalia, Jean, Beverly and
Bethaney.
- The super lawyers who kept me on the ballot:
Professor Marvin Fein and Lisa Labriola.
- I would've been lost with
out the help of Mark Rauterkus
- I very much enjoyed working with Leroy
Hodge and James Carmine (best of luck in November!)
- My family for their endless support.
- Most of all, I
would like to thank my Campaign Manager, Mike
Garber, and my WebDesigner,
Frank Shaffer.
I
hope my campaign made the following statements effectively:
-
there
is a space for youth in politics
-
there
are communities in Pittsburgh that are left behind
-
discrimination
is an important issue that we do
not deal with enough in this city
-
career
politicians are not our only option
-
change
is a possibility
-
there
is a lack of justice in our
system -- only when that is corrected and we learn to take care of ourselves
better with the resources we have -- only then will Pittsburgh be a city
people will want to move to, not away from...
-
excluding minor candidates from debates
and fair media coverage is not the way democracy should work (It all just makes
you wonder what would have happened if I had a million bucks for this campaign?)
Because
of all of the great people I have met during this campaign, I'm
left in the end with a lot of hope that we can make this a better city. I know the attitude of unwillingness for change
is all
to prevalent, but I believe that's something we can overcome, just as I
believe that we can overcome the conservatism of our city's politics.
Live
Your Beliefs,
Josh Pollock
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