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Bugler In Race For 5th AD Seat
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| By:Laura Stiles |
October 06, 2004 |
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John Bugler
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John Bugler, 68, who argues that he is the better candidate for the job and
vows to offer better constituent service.
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This is
Bugler's second attempt at a political office. He was defeated in 1990
when he ran for Congress against Tom Downey. "There is a whole bunch of
trouble in Albany. They cannot seem to get anything done. I am a
problem solver and ready for the job," Bugler explained.
Bugler
worked for the New York State Department of Transportation for 38 years
before retiring last year. He began as an engineering aide, rising
through the ranks until becoming an engineer in 1979. His number one
issue is offering tax relief for families with stay-at-home moms.
Additionally he would seek to eliminate property taxes, stating it is a
"holdover tax" from the 1800s that is no longer necessary.
"I would
also work on stopping beach erosion. There is new technology that can
be used to stop this now," Bugler noted. "Additionally I would get busy
on fixing the Oakdale merge. That road blocks people up for 15 to 20
minutes at a time. I have some smoking good ideas to fix that area and
get people home quicker to be with their families," Bugler pointed out.
"Americans are outsourcing everything to China and India. I think we
should outsource to American moms. It's a noble profession when women
can stay at home and work during their children's early years of
development," he said.
Bugler also has the Right To Life
endorsement. He urges women contemplating abortion to first get a
sonogram, listen to the baby's heartbeat and then go home and decide
the future.
"I also support capital punishment. The killer of Police
Officers [Robert] Parker and [Patrick] Rafferty is getting three meals
a day and clean linen. Meanwhile these fine officers are cold under the
ground leaving families behind," he stated.
Bugler pointed out he
likes Fields and would even employ her on his advisory panel if he's
elected. "I have good ideas and just will do better things for our
community," he said.
Bugler is a member of the Knights of Columbus
and also a Chaplain for the American Legion. He is the Founder and
Director of the Constitution Awareness League. He founded a Senior
Citizens Defense League. He credits former Assemblyman Paul Harenberg
for being a great inspiration to him. "Harenberg is a true statesman.
He was someone who worked for the next generation. He was not a
politician. A politician only works for the next election," Bugler
quipped. He credits Harenberg for bringing the Stony Brook Veterans
Home to fruition. "When elected, I will definitely introduce a bill to
rename that facility to the Paul Harenberg Nursing Home," Bugler vows.
"Everyone in Albany appears to be fat, dumb and happy. I'm going there
to fix things. Just like Alexander the Great who cut the Gordion knot
in Damascus I'm going to Albany to change things," promised Bugler,
referencing the Greek legend.
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