Thursday, October 16, 2014
The Plan
Many of you have probably received a copy of the booklet we are distributing. It is loaded with information about my campaign and my plan for the Sheriff's Office. If you haven't received one you can view it here.
Friday, August 8, 2014
First blast of information given to the public
Once the Primary was over and I received
confirmation I was on the November ballot I began reaching out with
information about myself, my qualifications, and my experience. This ad
printed in the Progress section of the News & Tribune at the end of
May. Check back frequently for more Advertisement posts!
Landmark Day
The landmark day in the campaign was Primary
Election Day when we were able to turn in the required signatures for
placement on the General Election Ballot.
Posting previous media advertisements
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
A MESSAGE TO MY SUPPORTERS
I have been inundated with phone
calls, texts and emails in response to today’s events regarding Sheriff
Rodden. In circumstances like these it
is easy to chastise and throw stones, but I ask for the sake of his wife and
family, as well as the employees of the Clark County Sheriff’s office we offer
up prayers for his family and encouragement for those who wear the brown
uniform.
A leader in times like this doesn’t point fingers and kick
someone when they are down, they offer a hand and a kind word to those affected
by the actions of others. So with that I
ask our supporters to do just that.
Support the Clark County Sheriff’s office. If you see an officer, thank them for what
they do. To the Rodden family, we are
all praying for peace during this trying time.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Spainhour enters Clark County sheriff’s race
Independent candidate gets community support
JEFFERSONVILLE — Mac Spainhour is officially in the race for Clark County sheriff.
He filed a petition Tuesday with more than 650 signatures collected from area residents that allows him to enter the race as an independent candidate.
To become eligible to file as an independent, Spainhour said he was required to get 636 signatures, or 10 percent of the votes cast in the most recent Indiana Secretary of State election.
Spainhour, 53, Clarksville, retired from the Department of Natural Resources in 2011, after serving more than 27 years as a conservation officer in Clark County. He said he’s running as an independent because he believes that strict partisan ideologies can result in inefficient governing.
“Basically, our government, to me, is pretty stagnant, from the top all the way down. A lot of that seems to be because everything is on party lines now,” Spainhour said. “It doesn’t seem anyone can compromise. They vote on straight party lines, dig in their heels and nobody can get anything done.”
Spainhour said he holds very highly the election process and citizen participation in government.
“I sure don’t want somebody telling me that you are on this party or that party, so you have to do this and that. That really is a turn off for me,” he said. “I won’t represent a party. I will represent the people of Clark County.
“For the most part, I am running on my name. I am not going to do anything that jeopardizes my name because it doesn’t just effect Mac, it effects everybody with the Spainhour name, my cousins, my parents, even my own kids. I will never sell myself to gain a political position.”
He said that during his campaign he has overwhelmingly found, especially among young people, that voters are more concerned with candidates’ qualifications and ambitions than their political party.
“A high percentage of people don’t care what party you are with,” he said. “They are more interested in what you are going to do and if you are going to do it the right way.”
Spainhour said he’s been told many times along the way that running as an Independent in Clark County will be an uphill battle, but he said the experience has been more sweet than sour.
“You get to go out and meet people. You get to talk to them and get to know them,” he said of his campaign. “That opportunity would not have been provided to me if I had not decided to run for office.”
Spainhour said he has even been inspired by his own campaign committee, which is as diversified as it is dedicated.
“They are from different political parties, races and genders and it is really, really cool,” he said. “It makes you believe that the system can work. That people can get things accomplished. It is a great feeling to see Democrats and Republicans coming together.”
Spainhour said that after only a few years of working as a conservation officer, he knew that would eventually want to serve as the sheriff of Clark County.
“I absolutely love working in Clark County and serving the citizens. I really enjoy helping,” he said. “And, who can do more than a conservation officer? The sheriff.”
He filed a petition Tuesday with more than 650 signatures collected from area residents that allows him to enter the race as an independent candidate.
To become eligible to file as an independent, Spainhour said he was required to get 636 signatures, or 10 percent of the votes cast in the most recent Indiana Secretary of State election.
Spainhour, 53, Clarksville, retired from the Department of Natural Resources in 2011, after serving more than 27 years as a conservation officer in Clark County. He said he’s running as an independent because he believes that strict partisan ideologies can result in inefficient governing.
“Basically, our government, to me, is pretty stagnant, from the top all the way down. A lot of that seems to be because everything is on party lines now,” Spainhour said. “It doesn’t seem anyone can compromise. They vote on straight party lines, dig in their heels and nobody can get anything done.”
Spainhour said he holds very highly the election process and citizen participation in government.
“I sure don’t want somebody telling me that you are on this party or that party, so you have to do this and that. That really is a turn off for me,” he said. “I won’t represent a party. I will represent the people of Clark County.
“For the most part, I am running on my name. I am not going to do anything that jeopardizes my name because it doesn’t just effect Mac, it effects everybody with the Spainhour name, my cousins, my parents, even my own kids. I will never sell myself to gain a political position.”
He said that during his campaign he has overwhelmingly found, especially among young people, that voters are more concerned with candidates’ qualifications and ambitions than their political party.
“A high percentage of people don’t care what party you are with,” he said. “They are more interested in what you are going to do and if you are going to do it the right way.”
Spainhour said he’s been told many times along the way that running as an Independent in Clark County will be an uphill battle, but he said the experience has been more sweet than sour.
“You get to go out and meet people. You get to talk to them and get to know them,” he said of his campaign. “That opportunity would not have been provided to me if I had not decided to run for office.”
Spainhour said he has even been inspired by his own campaign committee, which is as diversified as it is dedicated.
“They are from different political parties, races and genders and it is really, really cool,” he said. “It makes you believe that the system can work. That people can get things accomplished. It is a great feeling to see Democrats and Republicans coming together.”
Spainhour said that after only a few years of working as a conservation officer, he knew that would eventually want to serve as the sheriff of Clark County.
“I absolutely love working in Clark County and serving the citizens. I really enjoy helping,” he said. “And, who can do more than a conservation officer? The sheriff.”
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