FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
(SALEM) Today, Salem resident Steve Davisson announced his candidacy for State Representative in House District 73 against longtime incumbent Dennie Oxley.
Speaking outside the Washington County Courthouse, Davisson said now is the time for change. “We are all tired of our voices falling on deaf ears in Indianapolis,” Davisson said. “Now is the time to rethink how we want to be represented and how we want to be led. We are standing on the doorstep of great opportunities for Indiana and we must embrace them.”
Davisson, a 1981 graduate of Purdue University, has worked for 25 years as a pharmacist. He currently works at locally owned and operated DanMar Pharmacy in Salem.
Davisson outlined several issues that will take priority during his campaign, including property taxes, health care reform and creating new jobs in the 73rd District.
“It’s time to end the political games in Indianapolis,” Davisson said. “I am not a politician but a concerned citizen who feels a duty to step forward and try to provide this district with fair and honest representation. I believe it is important to not focus on
Republican issues or Democratic issues, but instead focus on Hoosier issues, those important issues where all Hoosiers find common ground.”
Davisson and his wife Michelle have five children, J. 27 (a Sergeant in the Indiana National Guard Army who served in Afghanistan and is currently on deployment to Iraq), Chelise 24, Andrew 19, Brooke 18 and Tyler 15. They also have three grandchildren, Kelsie 3, Brooklyn 1 1⁄2 and Jaden 1 month.
“I’ve seen the migration of young people out of our communities for lack of
opportunities. I’ve seen the struggles of senior citizens on fixed incomes trying to pay unpredictable property taxes and young couples trying to buy their first home. I’ve spoken with folks who had to choose between buying medicine and putting food on the table.”
“Hoosiers deserve better,” Davisson said in closing. “I ask you to join me on this journey to chart a new path for Indiana. It will be a long, tough road, but by working together and making our voices heard, we can and we will write a “new prescription for Southern Indiana.”
