Viegelahn officially announces his candidacy
It was inevitable. Howard Viegelahn didn?t participate and walk in all three of Presque Isle County?s major parades last year just for his health. Viegelahn, an agri-business farmer from the Rogers City area, has filed with the Michigan Secretary of State as a Republican candidate for State Representative for the 106th District, which includes Presque Isle, Alpena, Oscoda, Montmorency, Crawford, and Alcona.
Viegelahn, a life-long resident, is a small business owner who is pledging to bring back jobs to northeast Michigan. As a fiscal conservative, Viegelahn does not believe that raising taxes is the solution to resurrecting Michigan?s economy.
?BUDGETING FOR our state should not be the long, drawn-out process the legislature has made it,? he explained. It is a matter of considering expected revenues and weighing that against planned expenditur
His expertise on pesticides and environmental issues, as they apply to agriculture, is widely respected by his peers, he stated in a press releaseto the media today. He is also strongly pro-life. Viegelahn lost his bid for the 106th State Rep. seat in 2006 to Democrat Matt Gillard. The incumbent also took Presque Isle County, 3,321 to 2,930 votes.