Thus, the power held by a

member of the minority party to influence a bill is

either in committee or on the first floor vote. As stated

earlier, Sen. Price serves on the transportation

committee which wrote the authorizing legislation for

GRTA. He supported the bill both in committee and on the

first vote.

Likewise, the senator would

have the voters believe that he did not support Gov.

Barnes' education reform bill. Similar to his pattern, he

voted for the bill on the first Senate vote.

If the voters have any

question as to whether the senator actively supported

this bill, they should ask any teacher who attempted to

discuss this bill with the senator, or they should ask

anyone who attended the March 3 Fayette County Republican

Party Breakfast.

Much of this meeting was

spent with the senator attempting to defend his vote

before obviously disappointed party members. For the

senator now to claim that he did not help to pass the

bill because he switched his final vote is disingenuous.

For the senator to dispatch a surrogate to attack someone

who makes an honest reflection upon his record is

shameful.

The voters of the 28th

District deserve a senator who will stand up for

conservative values on each vote, from committee to

conference.

Charlie Harper

Fayette County

28th District Senate

Candidate