The following was my original submission to the Advocate for a Guest Column announcing my candidacy. The editor told me that I had to cut the number of words in half to have it published. I obliged and resubmitted it. However, I wanted to share my original thoughts here: I was stunned reading the news that Mark Fraizer had lost his primary election. Even more shocking was learning that his victorious opponent, Thad Claggett, was officially unopposed for the general election i