Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Court Judge

 

The big day is almost upon on us. In two weeks, it’s time to go to the polls and fill out your ballot. If you are a Republican, a member (or supporter) of the Tea Party  or a conservative it is time to begin the restoration of  integrity, fiscal responsibility, conservative values and good government to our local communities, state government and to Washington, D.C..

In order to stop the agenda of the Obama/Pelosi/Reid triumvirate with their socialist leaning, share-the-wealth  plans to turn the USA into another European style government we have to put good conservative people in at all levels and branches of our government.  The problem is real and the future direction of our communities and our nation are at stake. I urge you to make your view known by going to the polls and selecting the candidates for office that you think best represent your beliefs.

I’ve made my decisions on who to support, and while I would not presume to tell you who you should vote for, I do ask you to consider Sandra L. McLaughlin for the position of District Judge in District 30, Division 3. I know Sandy and I have studied carefully her qualifications for the job. I know that she will bring to the bench respect for our laws, firmness and fairness and consistency in the enforcement of those laws, conservative values, and an honest dedication to the judicial system and to the Constitution.

Sandra McLaughlin has the qualifications for the position of District Judge, and if you wish to see those qualifications I have them listed in my WordPress Blog which you can find posted on the Kentucky Conservative, but beyond that, I know Sandy and I personally know her to be a good person who has served her community well throughout her career.

Please give Sandra your consideration and if you decide to support her for the position of District Judge you will certainly be supporting the conservative cause.

Some More Support For Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Judge!

It means something to be a part of a community. I’ve lived in Louisville now for over twenty years. It’s a good place to live. It’s a good community. I think that we can hold our own with any other community in the United States for being a good place to live and bring up a family. I worked for almost twenty years as a lieutenant for the State Department of Corrections, but now I am retired. It’s nice to be retired, but if you work in public service for that long, you don’t just sit and think to yourself “job well done”. Because the job is not done. You can continue to support your community by being involved. Even in a good community there are always things that need improvement or continued support to make things better for everyone. Support for police, firefighters, EMS services, religious activities, worthy charities and support for good people as candidates for local and state offices are all ways of keeping your community a good place to be.

I recently put up a blog post on both Blogspot and WordPress that promoted the candidacy of Sandra L. McLaughlin for the position of District Court Judge. I gave a point by point list of her qualifications for the position and believe me they are impressive. What I didn’t do was talk a lot about why I am supporting Sandra’s bid for the district judge position.

To begin with, I was unaware that she was even a candidate until she told me that she was running for the job. I’ve known Sandra (Sandy) for several years because I do business with MAC Properties, a property business that she operates. She did a lot to improve the property that she rents and to improve the habitat where her tenants live. That’s good business, good business practice, and it is good for the community. The tenants are grateful.

I visited the web site Vote for Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Court Judge and I was surprised by just how qualified Sandy is to be a district judge. The Lady is not about personal aggrandizement. Her record of accomplishments as an attorney and citizen includes work with disadvantaged children, promotion for the Louisville Zoo and work with many worthy local charities(The Healing Place and Bluecoats), as well as, her service as an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney shows someone that cares about people and the value of  being a caring member of the community.  Please, check out the site for yourself. The link above may not work for you. You may have to google it. You can also access Sandy’s site from the facebook group page “The Kentucky Conservative”.

If you find that you might be interested in supporting Sandra for the position of District Judge you can either donate to her campaign, or volunteer to support her by passing out literature in her behalf in local neighborhoods. Visit her site and follow the appropriate links. She can use your help and will appreciate whatever assistance that you can offer.

Support your community. Support Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Court Judge! This is the kind of person we need in public office.

Vote for Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Court Judge!

The following is the definition of the District Court in the state of Kentucky:

http://courts.ky.gov/districtcourt/ The District Court has limited jurisdiction, which means it hears only certain types of cases. Ninety percent of all Kentuckians involved in court proceedings appear before District Court. Juvenile matters, city and county ordinances, misdemeanors, traffic offenses, probate of wills, felony preliminary hearings, small claims, and civil cases involving $4,000 or less are all District Court matters, as well as voluntary and involuntary mental commitments and cases relating to domestic violence and abuse. — From the Court of Justice Homepage

With that definition in mind, what kind of qualifications do you think someone would need to be a good candidate for district judge?

How about somebody with a resume like this:

• A 1982 graduate of the University of Louisville with a BA, MA and JD degrees;
• A Child Advocate/ Guardian ad Litem for the court; (Someone that works with the court to determine what is the best interest of abused or neglected children).
• Outstanding Volunteer Attorney; (An outstanding attorney that provides free legal assistance to non-profit organizations);
• Outstanding Volunteer Attorney awarded by Legal Aid 2007;
• A board member of the Healing Place; (An organization that provides aid and shelter for the addicts and the homeless)
• Volunteer Mediator for Small Claims Court; (An attorney that helps mediate non-criminal disputes between parties with small claims)
• Former Assistant Commonwealth Attorney….Deputy Division Chief of the Violent Crimes Unit, and Chief of the Fatal Accident Support Team that prosecuted DUI crimes that involved the death or or serious injury of a victim;
• A former board member for The Louisville Zoo;
• A former member of the Prospect, Kentucky City Council;
• A current Board Director for the Bluecoats of Louisville; (A privately funded organization that provides scholarships to fallen or disabled police officers, firefighters and EMS workers)
• A business woman and a former Florida TV correspondent;
• A woman that has the endorsements of all local chapters of the Fraternal Order of Police for District Judge.

That’s a whole lot of firepower for a candidate, isn’t it? Who is the lady? Sandra L. McLaughlin, and I’m sure she would appreciate your confidence in her to do the job, and your vote.

I am a retired Kentucky State Corrections Lieutenant that writes a conservative blog. I have known Sandra for several years. I don’t know what her political affiliations are. That doesn’t always matter to me. I will vote for a candidate sometimes based on good character alone.  What I can tell you about her is that she meets that qualification with room to spare. She’s a very accomplished woman that has demonstrated her concern for the Louisville Community and its citizens. She is a candidate that you can trust to do a fantastic job for our community, our state and our country.

If you would like to help Sandra with her campaign by volunteering you can click on the hyperlink below to go to her website and offer your assistance. Sandra can use volunteers willing to pass out her campaign literature in local neighborhoods. Any help and support you can provide will be greatly appreciated. You can help your community by helping Sandra L. McLaughlin!

Vote for Sandra L. McLaughlin for District Court Judge!

An Appreciation for the People that Keep Us Safe

There are two 911 calls that have been played on the news networks many times over the past couple of days. One is that of a little boy calling 911 after intruders broke into his families home with guns and threatened to shoot his parents. The seven year old boy (Carlos) hid in a bathroom with his six year old sister and called for help. He wanted the police, and the soldiers, too. The 911 dispatcher tried to keep the boy calm while she took the information and sent the police to help save the family. The recording makes your heart race just from listening to the terror in the child’s voice.

The other 911 call is from a man caught in a car with a gas pedal that stuck and that is doing 90 miles an hour on a freeway, while he tries to stop the car, talk to the dispatcher and avoid hitting other vehicles. You can hear the terror in his voice, also.

Thankfully, in both cases the outcome was a good one and nobody was hurt. In the case of the boy., the intruders ran off after finding out that the boy had called for help. In the case of the man with the runaway car, a police officer in a police cruiser was able to get in front of the man and slow the car down by putting his rear bumper to the front bumper of the man’s automobile while the driver stood on the brakes until he burned them out.

I am a retired Kentucky State Corrections Officer that worked in a prison environment for eighteen years before a medical condition forced me into retirement. My brother is a retired Louisville Metro Police Officer, my nephew is a emergency medical technician for Metro and my niece is a Louisville Metro 911 Dispatcher. Many of my closest friends work for either corrections, the police, or are firefighters. I know a bit about what law enforcement and emergency personnel go through in their daily work. In my time in corrections at one of the states largest prisons I dealt with assaults, fights, the attempted rape of female corrections officer, the rape of a nurse, the attempted murder of a psychologist and mass inmate disturbances. It’s not an easy job to walk unarmed among felons that are guilty of every possible crime while trying to keep order and insure a safe environment for both staff and offenders. It is not an easy job for a police officer to deal with a crime while trying to remember the rules and laws that he has to follow while the criminal has no code of conduct. It is not an easy job for a firefighter to deal with a raging fire where the temperature of the fire may be in the thousands of degrees, or extract a victim from a crushed vehicle. It is not easy for a dispatcher to keep victims of emergencies calm while getting the necessary information and trying to dispatch help to the scene. But these people do it every day, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, without the expectation of awards, or praise for their actions. Too often, I think we forget or are not aware of the job these heroes do under the most difficult situations.

I don’t want to forget the American soldiers and sailors that risk their lives daily to protect the lives and safety of our citizens while upholding our image around the world, either. They are no less professional, and the risk that exists in their service to others is just as difficult and dangerous.

Since I am a retired law enforcement officer myself, I may not be the perfect choice to commend the valour, the professionalism and the self-sacrifice of these public servants. But, nonetheless, I salute these patriots, and it is my most sincere wish that they get the recognition they deserve, and that they stay safe in their efforts. America would not be America without them.