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http://satrom.comThe first ad from the Satrom Campaign highlights events in Satrom's career where his commitment to North Dakota out-shined typical political choices. Satrom stood up to his own party for paying out of state consultants so much while paying teachers so little. In 1989 Satrom held out and made fellow legislators stay an extra day so more money would be allocated for student grants. Ironically, in 1993 Satrom was also on the board that recommended John Hoeven to be President of the Bank of North Dakota because Hoeven was the best banker for the job.
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http://gojoe.orgSATROM “BAD AT POLITICS” AD BACKGROUND
It’s bad politics to fight the administration of your own party. In 1991, Joe Satrom opposed his own party on hiring high-priced, out-of-state consultants for economic development: The North Dakota Department of Economic Development and Finance under Governor George Sinner planned to hire the marketing and finance directors and deputies of Joseph Cascalenda, a Minneapolis consulting agency, to oversee economic development in the state. The top job paid “between $90,000 and $100,000 annually with its two chief deputies getting between $50,000 and $60,000.” (Associated Press, October 14, 1991) Satrom called the proposal “seriously out of line” because the average pay of North Dakota public school teachers and college professors ranked near the bottom in state lists. (Associated Press, October 14, 1991).
The Hoeven administration currently spends millions of dollars on out of state recruitment and incentives for companies that offer jobs of questionable value causing many people to wonder why we don’t give more help to our own businesses and why North Dakota is sold as a “low-wage” state.
It’s bad politics to make your fellow politicians work overtime. In 1989, Joe Satrom made legislators stay an extra day to appropriate more money to the State Grant Program for needy students. (Journal of the Senate, Wednesday, April 19, 1989) Satrom was the last legislator to push for an increase. Last year, over 24,000 students applied and only about 6,000 received grants. Meanwhile, college tuition in North Dakota continues to skyrocket with double digit increases every year at the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.
And it’s really bad politics to give your future opponent his first job in government. In 1993, Joe Satrom was on the committee that hired John Hoeven as president of the Bank of North Dakota. Hoeven was the best qualified banker that applied. Heidi Heitkamp, Attorney General at the time, wrote Satrom a letter thanking him for his work.
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There is quite a difference in a candidate who grew up on a family farm opposed to on who grew up in a family bank . . .
Hope this made things clearer. It seemed to work on me after about the 3rd time I saw it . . . Satrom just needs more money to compete with Hoeven's dumb ad drown 'em media campaign.
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