Dear Fellow Citizens of Orem City,

On the desk of my office sits an old glass Jif peanut butter jar filled with small pieces of worn-down chalk.  My grandfather gave me the jar a few years before he passed away.  Each piece of chalk in the jar was one my grandfather used to mark his employee number on the boxes of fruit he picked in the agriculturally-rich fields of my youth.  The jar stands as a reminder to me of all my grandfather did then to build a future I enjoy now.  Building a future for those who will follow us is what we all should try our very best to do now – that is why I am running for the Orem City Council. 

Choosing the right person to act as your representative in shaping the future of Orem is serious business.  You will have the opportunity to select three people to do so.  We have good candidates who bring good life experience to the table.  These are the unique qualifications which I will offer as your representative on the Orem City Council:

• Over 15 years experience in city government as a former city attorney and as a professor of state and local government law
• Graduate of, assistant dean and faculty member for, two of the most prestigious and respected graduate schools in the nation:  BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School and the Marriott School of Management
• Research and teaching experience focused on cutting-edge issues which impact cities
• Expertise in city finance, land use development, economic development, redevelopment, public safety and transportation

I believe I have the vision, knowledge and experience to help the City of Orem build the exciting future which is ahead of us.  I respectfully ask for your vote on Election Day.

Sincerely,

Carl Hernandez