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Letter: Support Treadwell

Mead Treadwell is a Republican candidate for governor and I'm supporting him; here's why.

I'm proud that all the Republican candidates want you to continue to have your dividend. All of them agree on that; there are no differences among them on that issue. But Mead is the only Republican candidate with government, political and business experience.

He interned for Wally Hickel and eventually served as deputy DEC commissioner under Gov. Wally Hickel. He was co-founder of the Yukon Pacific Corporation, and chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission under President George Bush. He's a global expert on Arctic policy and economics.

Politically, he served as Alaska's 13th lieutenant governor, elected in 2010. He was responsible. He did the job effectively and quietly — no issues with the voting precincts; thank you Mead! He's a businessman, an entrepreneur; he doesn't need a government paycheck.

There's one more thing you need to know about him; he was a single father raising his children. His wife died of brain cancer and he talks about having three children and a minivan, then says his children raised him well. I like that modesty.

I too am a single father. And I know plenty of single mothers. This man, Mead Treadwell, personally understands the difficulties we as single parents have faced and do face raising our children in this fast-paced world, but keeps family values at the top of the list.

I also strongly believe two of our greatest Alaska statesmen, the late Gov. Hickel and the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, would have without a doubt supported him.
I'm supporting Mead Treadwell for governor and ask you to join me on Aug. 21 and vote for him.
— Neal D. DuPerron
Kenai

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