How Walt Campaigns is How Walt Will Serve the County

I’ve done enough campaigning that I don’t need to spend money on a campaign manager. What gets spent should be to communicate with you.

Some friends here in San Miguel are lending me a hand. Alyce Santoro, just down the road from me, has agreed to be campaign Treasurer. Deb Northrop in Romeroville helps with design and Steven Leger with MyMeowCo in Las Vegas is helping with this website (Steve’s not a volunteer but I wouldn’t write computer code for free either). And friends from Pecos to Rancho Gonzales are giving me advice.

We’ll have some ads in the Optic and maybe on the radio – but it’s so much more helpful when we talk to each other live-real-time, in person. I’ll let you know when and where I’m going to be having coffee on several days during the campaign and if you like, drop in so we can talk.

When and where we can have coffee will be posted on this website and on the Facebook page. If I’m elected, that’s something we’ll keep doing.

If you want me to meet with you and your neighbors, or to meet and talk with your organization or civic group, just invite me and we’ll work out a time and place. Email Walt at walt@waltborton.com

About Campaign Contributions

The kind of campaign fundraising I believe in is the kind that keeps us connected. Besides – like your tax dollars – your contributions are your money – you deserve to know where it comes from and how it is spent.

Walt Borton

1. I am discouraging contributions larger than $25. A dollar is great too!
2. I’m asking that campaign contributors be from San Miguel County, but since I lived in Santa Fe County for 26 Years and have so many friends there, I will accept support from those I know.
3. We will make a list of everyone who contributes and keep it current on this website. You deserve to know who is supporting me. If you can’t support me openly, it’s best that you don’t. I believe transparency in campaign giving & spending is important to good government.
4. So you know, I’m loaning the campaign a few dollars to get us started, things like the filing fees, the IRS fee, getting the bank account opened and a little printing and website work. If we raise enough to pay me back, soon, that’s great!
5. The campaign is banking with Guadalupe Credit Union in Las Vegas & the campaign checking account statements will be posted on this site.
6. The Campaign income and spending reports made to the Secretary of State will be posted here.
7. I will not accept contributions from businesses or organizations that will have business before the San Miguel County Commission.
8. If we have some money left at the end of the campaign – which I hope we will, once all the bills are paid, we will give that money to the Villanueva Community Center, Library & Food Bank.