With Congressman Charlie Rangel formally charged with 13 counts of breaking House Ethics rules, it’s time to ask the question again: Why is Congressman Kagen keeping all this dirty money?

“We should demand more of our elected officials and Congressman Kagen’s refusal to return $21,000 he received from Charlie Rangel is not what Wisconsin residents deserve,” Ribble said.  “Congressman Kagen, what is so difficult about this for you to understand?”

It’s time to “Clean the House.”

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Reid Ribble is a former Kaukauna area small business owner who has created hundreds of jobs and balanced budgets. He is running for Congress against Steve Kagen.

Pro-Life Wisconsin recently reviewed all of the 8th Congressional District candidates’ positions on life issues, and announced that Reid Ribble was given a 100 percent pro-life rating.

“I am deeply honored to receive this high rating with Pro-Life Wisconsin. This rating, along with my recent endorsement from Wisconsin Right to Life, truly reflects my dedication to protecting life – from conception to natural death,” Ribble stated.

Pro-Life Wisconsin does not endorse Wisconsin candidates for federal office, it ranks each candidate based on their positions on life issues. Ribble received the highest rating a candidate for federal office could receive from the organization.

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Reid Ribble is a former Kaukauna area small business owner who has created hundreds of jobs and balanced budgets. He is running for Congress against Steve Kagen.

Today, former State Senator Gary Drzewiecki of Pulaski endorsed Reid Ribble, a candidate for the Republican nomination to replace Steve Kagen.

“There are a number of qualified candidates in this Republican primary field,” Drzewiecki said, “but Reid Ribble is the best candidate to represent northeastern Wisconsin.  Reid is a man of faith and of conviction.  He is running to stop the spending that will burden the next generations.  With that as his guiding principle, he will stand up and be in independent voice in Washington.”

Drzewiecki previously served as the President of the Village of Pulaski and as a State Senator from 1992-2000.

“Reid has more than 30 years of business experience,” Drzewiecki said.  “Reid is a strong conservative who has the knowledge and experience creating jobs and balancing budgets that will help him set the country back on the right path.”

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Reid Ribble is a former Kaukauna area small business owner who has created hundreds of jobs and balanced budgets. He is running for Congress against Steve Kagen.

Democrat ‘jobs’ policies bring few to WI, but record numbers to Washington

(Green Bay, WI) – Earlier this week Politico ran an article detailing economic growth and federal spending in Washington, D.C since the beginning of the recession. To paraphrase authors Jim VandeHei and Zachary Abrahamson, new regulations and expansion of the federal government, pushed by Congressional Democrats and the Obama Administration is causing regulators, government implementers, and even private businesses to relocate to Washington.

“With the nation’s unemployment rate at 9.5 percent, Congress should focus more on growing the economy in the rest of the country, rather than just in their own backyard,” said Reid Ribble, a candidate for Congress in the 8^th Congressional District.

According to Politico, the federal government spent more than $20 billion on federal procurement money in Fairfax County, Virginia – the county just outside Washington D.C. In contrast, Wisconsin, actually shed private sector and government jobs in June, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

“Actions like these are exactly why the general public is upset with government,” Ribble said. “Politicians in Washington are more focused on passing laws that stifle job creation in the rest of the nation than helping the districts they represent. Voters are sick of politics as usual, and it’s long passed time to change that mentality in Washington.”

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Reid Ribble is a former Kaukauna area small business owner who has created hundreds of jobs and balanced budgets. He is running for Congress against Steve Kagen.

For the complete Politico article visit: http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=DC341545-18FE-70B2-A82B27D1E792DF6A

Mike Reese, Appleton, retired business leader

Ribble Raises More Than $152,000 in Second Quarter
Highest Amount Raised Since Beginning of Campaign

Eighth District Congressional Candidate Reid Ribble announced today that the campaign raised more than $152,000 in the second quarter of this year. Including the latest numbers, the campaign has raised just under $400,000 since Ribble entered the congressional race.

“My latest FEC report shows voters are fed up with Washington ‘politics as usual’ and my message of common-sense conservative principles is resonating, “ Ribble stated.

Ribble is a former Kaukauna area roofing company owner who has created jobs and balanced budgets. He is running against Steve Kagen.

“I have a common-sense plan for victory this fall, and residents from around the district have rallied around me. This was my best fundraising quarter yet. I was recently endorsed by Wisconsin Right to Life, former State Senator Joe Leean of Waupaca, and businessman and community leader Bob Keller of Kaukauna. It is clear that my business and community experience, as well as my message of fiscal responsibility and job creation resonates with Northeastern Wisconsin voters, “ Ribble concluded.

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For Immediate Release:
July 8, 2010
Contact: Kerry Niemcek (920) 499-4000

Ribble Gets Over Twice the Number of Signatures Required;
On The Ballot For Wisconsin 8^th Congressional District Race

The Reid Ribble Campaign for Congress officially submitted nomination papers to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Ribble submitted more than twice the required amount of signatures to place his name on the ballot for the Eight Congressional race.

“I am deeply honored to receive this amount of support from voters.” Ribble stated. “With so many citizens volunteering to fill out and collect signatures for my nomination, it speaks volumes about how much voters are concerned about the direction of this country. Receiving so much support from voters in the 8^th District underscores the momentum my campaign has been building. I cannot thank my supporters enough for their encouragement and help,” Ribble concluded.

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Today, former State Senator Joe Leean of Waupaca endorsed Reid Ribble, a candidate for the Republican nomination to replace Steve Kagen.

“Reid is by far the best candidate for the Eighth Congressional District seat, “ said Leean.  “We need a representative in Congress who knows how to work, knows how to create jobs, has community service accomplishments and family values, and then has the ability and courage to stand for these values in Washington.  Reid Ribble is that person.”

Leean represented the Waupaca area from 1984 – 1995.  Then he served as former Governor Tommy G. Thompson’s Secretary of Health and Family Services until 2001.

During his service in the Wisconsin State Senate, Leean served as chair of the powerful budget-writing Joint Finance Committee and worked with Governor Thompson for welfare reform, lower taxes and school choice in Milwaukee.   Additionally, as Secretary of Health and Family Services, Leean created and implemented the BadgerCare Health Insurance Program.

“The problems in Washington are serious,”  Leean added.  “There are other Republicans currently in this race but Reid knows how to create jobs and balance budgets, and I encourage you to vote September 14^th for Reid Ribble.”

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Reid Ribble is a former small business owner running for Congress against Dr. Steve Kagen.

Today, Wisconsin Right to Life endorsed Reid Ribble’s campaign for Congress against Dr. Steve Kagen.

“I am deeply privileged and honored to receive this endorsement. Wisconsin Right to Life has a proven track record of defending life, from conception to natural death,” Ribble stated.

Ribble has actively participated in religious and philanthropic organizations – whose missions include protection and dignity of human life – in the Northeastern Wisconsin over the past thirty years.

“I have supported right to life causes in Wisconsin and the nation my entire adult life, and I will continue to support federal policies respecting and defending life in Washington,” Ribble concluded.

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Reid Ribble is a former small business owner running for Congress against Dr. Steve Kagen.

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor released their monthly unemployment numbers, showing that the U.S. economy shed 125,000 jobs in June. However, the unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent from 9.7 percent in June. This drop is largely attributed to the amount of discouraged workers who stopped looking for work.

“The latest unemployment report shows exactly how the policies President Obama and Congressional Democrats have worked for the American family. The unemployment rate falls only because too many Americans have flat out given up searching for work. That’s the wrong way to reduce our unemployment rate,” stated Reid Ribble, reacting to the latest jobs report.

America currently has 2.6 million discouraged workers – meaning they have not searched for work in the past four weeks.¹ The job market has added 415,000 discouraged workers since June 2009.

“American businesses and employees are stagnant simply because they don’t know what the government will do next. It’s time for government to create sensible growth policies rather that create more uncertainty and confusion within the job market,” Ribble ended.

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Reid Ribble is a former small business owner running for Congress against Dr. Steve Kagen.

1.   Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation — June 2010

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm