EDITOR:

Congressional candidate Callie Barr has visited the U.P. and Delta County innumerable times during this campaign season. Not since Bart Stupak represented the First Congressional District, which includes the U.P., have we had a congressional candidate visit our area as often as this energetic Michigander. In Delta County this past summer, I noticed she visited our military museum, the U.P. State Fair and attended a state employee retiree luncheon a couple weeks ago. Her numerous visits to our area are impressive considering she is campaigning in a district that covers all the U.P. and the top of the mitten above Bay City, 20 countries.

Ms. Barr’s regular visits to the area demonstrates her interest and commitment to this area. She grew up on a farm outside of Traverse City and married her high school boyfriend, Matt Barr. After 9/11 Matt joined the Marine Corps and was injured during his tours of Iraq. Callie worked with Matt to get VA benefits. After tussling with the bureaucracy of the VA, she was motivated to go to law school. Upon graduation from law school, she landed a legal job helping more veterans.

Ms. Barr and her husband are raising their two children in the district. She lives in the district. I want someone who, like Bart Stupak, is committed to this area.

I plan on casting my vote for Callie Barr for Congress.

Gary Bjorkquist

Gladstone