{"id":16138,"date":"2011-01-06T07:30:40","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=16138"},"modified":"2011-01-06T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T12:30:40","slug":"photos-video-and-text-from-yesterdays-announcement-by-republican-eric-doden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/01\/06\/photos-video-and-text-from-yesterdays-announcement-by-republican-eric-doden\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos, video and text from yesterday’s announcement by Republican Eric Doden"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

Video and text of yesterday’s announcement by Republican Eric Doden that he will seek the office of Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne in the May primary election.<\/p>\n

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Doden was introduced by Allen County Recorder John McGauley.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n

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httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7eRYkSgK4tw<\/p>\n

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Doden then took to the dais to make his announcement.<\/p>\n

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httpsv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KLmsiumdW3U<\/p>\n

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Text of his remarks:<\/p>\n

Eric Doden campaign announcement – complete remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Good morning, and thank you all for being here today.<\/p>\n

In 1998, my wife Maci and I married and purchased our first home in Fort Wayne in the Lakes of Buckingham. We began our life together and, over the next 12 years, our four children were born in this city. Fort Wayne is our home. We love this community, we love its people, we love the opportunity it has offered our family. It is because we love Fort Wayne that we are spurred to action.<\/p>\n

Today, we assemble in downtown Fort Wayne, the heart of the city near where many of our innovative ancestors lived and worked. We launch this effort at Republican Headquarters because the future of our city and our community demands that our next mayor be a Republican mayor. A mayor who will return fiscal stewardship, excitement, transparency, and innovation to City Hall.<\/p>\n

I’ve spent the past six months meeting with and listening to the residents of Fort Wayne. More than 200 individual meetings, with men and women from all walks of life. And while those meetings will continue as a cornerstone of my campaign, it is clear today that there is a desire and consensus for change.<\/p>\n

The citizens of this community – our friends, our family members, our neighbors – know Fort Wayne isn’t achieving its full potential.<\/p>\n

Once, Fort Wayne was a center of innovation and entrepreneurship. Today, while our community has much strength, economists too often describe Fort Wayne as a If Rust Belt” city. This doesn’t have to be our destiny. With strong leadership that engages community leaders, civic institutions, and all the residents of our city and a bold plan for reform and revitalization, Fort Wayne can experience an economic revitalization.<\/p>\n

That is why today, I announce my candidacy for mayor of Fort Wayne. I do so with an unbending desire to see Fort Wayne reach its full potential as a community and with the help of hundreds of citizens, like you, I offer a bold vision for our city’s future:<\/p>\n

1. Jobs, local wages and innovation<\/p>\n