The new promise is:

“I will not make political contributions to/nor accept contributions from, other candidates running for elected office in Missouri, thereby keeping it from looking as though I am buying political friends/favors.”

I think it speaks for itself, so I won’t give a long explanation. I just feel it looks bad when a candidate is making political contributions to people running for office that he might be working with, or who can potentially reward him in the future. Even if there’s not a specific quid pro quo arrangement, it still looks that way.

I guess it makes sense why people tell me that I’m too honest for politics, but isn’t that exactly what we need right now? Honesty in politics would be nice for a change.

There are two Democrats, one independent, and one Republican as of today.

Over the next few months, I will begin to go door-to-door visiting the voters of the 79th District and saying hello. If you’re a registered voter living in the 79th District and are interested in signing the petition to support my run for state representative as an independent, please contact me at steven@stevensieber.com.

The first one will be a brief introduction to the videos and a little about me.

I’ll announce when the first video is up for viewing.

I only mention this because it is more “proof” to the people that all politicians are corrupt, and that they have reason to remain cynical.

When I hear this kind of news, I am not only disappointed as a voter, but possibly even more so as someone who is running for office. Why is that, you ask?

I am running on the campaign slogan “Character. Vision. Leadership.” To me it’s not a mere slogan. Voters are bombarded with stories of how their elected officials are betraying the public’s trust. We’re on a slippery slope where if voters don’t have an example of true character in politics, the cynicism will continue, and so too will the downward spiral. When voters become cynical, they become accepting of the corrupt and immoral behavior that they would usually rail against.

If you haven’t read my list of 10 campaign promises, please take the time to do that here. What you’ll notice is that I am refusing large contributions, all contributions from special interests, and I will not accept a government pension/per diem. Why is this?

I wanted to make it as clear as possible that I will serve the people, and not the party or special interests. But, the cynical voter won’t believe that I am as honest as I say I am, and will assume that I will benefit some other way from getting elected, or that I may make good promises, but will never keep them.

If you want real honesty, than I ask you to give me a chance, and vote for me for state representative on August 3, 2010 in the Democratic primary. Believe me, I am as tired as you are of having politicians falling into disgrace, and I pledge to you that I will not fall victim to the same fate.

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