To: Arapahoe County House District 37 Democrats
February 1, 2009
I, Vorry C. Moon, am officially announcing my candidacy to be elected to the position of Chairman of the Democratic House District 37.
I am unable to attend the reorganization meeting on February 7, 2009 due to a prior engagement. Our youngest son, Vorry C. Moon II, a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado and a recent inductee into the U. S. Army will graduate from Army Basic Training, "Boot Camp," on February 6, 2009, at Ft. Jackson, SC. Prior to joining the Army, our son worked diligently with us on the Obama, Udall, Eng, and Holland campaigns.
I am a former Centennial City Councilman, a seventeen-year resident of Arapahoe County and a life-long Democrat. I was also the first democrat elected to the Centennial City Council.
I served with distinction on the City Council, fulfilling my o bjective of prudent fiscal management. This objective was achieved by responsibly managing intergovernmental agreements, regional transportation improvements, infrastructure development, maintaining roads and storm water drainage, improving public safety and land use policies, improving the city court system with codes and licensing programs, planning growth and business development.
Working with Council, I initiated efforts to conduct a citizen's visioning process to help determine the direction, pace, and scope of the city's growth in the next five to ten years. From this effort citizens decided what level of services they wanted the City to provide to maintain safety, improve quality of life, way of life, and maintain property values.
As a military officer, husband, father, small business owner and civic activist, I have lea rned both the lessons of teamwork and individual effort. Drawing from these experiences I demonstrated my abilities to add to the team effort of the City Council and I am willing to make both team and individual efforts to keep the Arapahoe Democratic Party growing and prospering. I have a proven track record of fiscal responsibility, leadership, planning abilities, commitment, dedication and solid community foundations to do this job well.
Our party needs people with diverse backgrounds and views who know how to work together to come up with the best plans and solutions for now and for our future. I will work hard and have shown that I know when to be assertive and when to be flexible.
As a native of Florida, and a graduate of Tennessee State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics Education, my family and I relocated to Colorado in 1991, after retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Air Force. A command pilot in the Air Force, I served in the Vietnam and first Gulf Wars and received several honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Meritorious Service Medal.
My wife, Candace M. Moon, is also a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and many political campaigns. We have seven grown children and nine grandchildren.
Respectfully submitted,
Vorry Moon
Lt. Col., USAF Retired
1757 E. Jamison Avenue
Centennial, Colorado 80122
303-347-2364(H)
303-902-7622(C)
303-347-9814(F)
vcmoon@comcast.net
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