Dennis Kucinich has announced his candidacy for Congress in OH-7. With the slim majority in Congress, Dennis will be uniquely positioned as an independent in the House, able to stand for the interests of real people and negotiate in a way that others can't.
STATEMENT OF DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Independent Candidate for Congress, OH-7. Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997-2013) January 24, 2024
The Bible teaches us that "a House Divided against itself, cannot stand." (Mark 3:25). Abraham Lincoln warned, almost one hundred and sixty-six years ago about the dangers of political polarization, how it could collapse our nation.
Washington, D.C. today is a House Divided by partisanship, by special interest groups and by war. Sharp divisions are seen within the parties and between the political parties, often producing gridlock which is damaging to our national security.
Members on both sides of the aisle are engaged in partisanship so bitter and so divisive that the American people are losing faith in their government. Partisan battles are diverting attention from the needs of the people. Service to our nation must be superior to service to a political party.
Matters of great economic importance to the American people, war, inflation, the deficit, the cost of food, shelter, energy, housing, child care, education, and retirement security are affecting every family.
The people's economic concerns, national and border security will be the focus of our campaign and of my work in Congress.
I am announcing my candidacy for the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 7th District, as an Independent, because I am uniquely able to reach in and to help to heal the partisan divide, to bring people together and to help reestablish the sense of. unity which is the essence of who we are as the UNITED States.
The 7th District is familiar territory. I represented over 20 Cuyahoga County communities in this district for 16 years, constituting approximately 45% of the present district. Except this time, only my name will be on the ballot, no label, just Dennis J. Kucinich. I have a bond of trust with the voters which goes far beyond party labels.
Throughout those years, I formed a working relationship with each and every community, without regard to partisanship. And, as a result, we were able to achieve great things, saving Cleveland's steel mill, saving a community hospital, diverting potentially dangerous rail traffic away from heavily populated areas, saving Defense Finance jobs, protecting the NASA-Glenn Research Center, and more.
There are generations of people who live in the 7th congressional district, in Cuyahoga County and beyond, whose lives were helped by my political independence and by the service-conscious work of my congressional staff.
The moment is crucial. America is at the threshold of a wide war in the Middle East. We have a $34 trillion budget deficit which portends approaching fiscal ruin for our nation. My experience in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse will help protect the U.S. Treasury. My experience in protecting America from foreign entanglements is crucial.
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