September 26 2021

The Becker Report – September 2021

Beckerisms

John Becker, CTP, MBA for Union Township Trustee (Clermont County)

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Smart Development – Not Residential Overdevelopment

Remember the Miller Place? The residents of the Rumpke Road subdivision will never forget.

All three (at the time) trustees and both current incumbent trustees, in a callous disregard for the overwhelming and legitimate objections of the citizens of Union Township and the environmental threat to the Cincinnati Nature Center, attempted to illegally circumvent a federal court consent decree to quadruple the population of the Rumpke Road subdivision.

And to add insult to injury, those trustees spent nearly $30,000* of Union Township taxpayer money to fight the residents of Union Township and the Cincinnati Nature Center.

*According to Fiscal Officer Ron Campbell, the Miller Place litigation expense paid to the law director was $28,225.94.

Whose neighborhood will be the next target of both incumbent trustees? Will they spend your money to fight you too?

Only one candidate for Union Township Trustee stood with the Miller Place/Rumpke Road/Cincinnati Nature Center coalition against the incumbent trustees:

Which candidate lives in the Rumpke Road subdivision and literally stood with his neighbors? – John Becker
Which candidate provided a walking list and other political assistance to the Miller Place/Rumpke Road/Cincinnati Nature Center coalition? – John Becker
Which candidate’s wife circulated referendum petitions around union township? – John Becker
Which candidate has one of his Rumpke Road subdivision neighbors on his trustee replacement committee in case of death or resignation? – John Becker
Which candidate donated financially to both the Cincinnati Nature Center and the Rumpke Road legal defense fund on behalf of his neighbors? – John Becker
Who is the only candidate who was there for the people when it mattered most? – John Becker

Beautiful Neighborhoods

As a percentage of Union Township’s housing, single family homes are in decline.

Union Township can once again become a community known for beautiful neighborhoods rather than apartment complexes, dollar stores, storage cubes, and tattoo parlors.

Debt

Union Township’s debt payments account for nearly 40 percent of all spending.*

Inflation coupled with future interest rate increases could require higher taxes to pay escalating interest expenses.
Union Township needs a conservative financial professional with an MBA who can keep Union Township fiscally stable.

According to the full year 2020 Union Township Financial Report, “Debt Service” expense (Fund 15) is $24,244,299.60** and total expenses for all funds is $63,692,363.28 ($24,244,299.60 / $63,692,363.28 = 38.1%). Fiscal Officer Ron Campbell verified the numbers on the report. The report is here: https://union-township.oh.us/download/cash_position/cash_position/2020/12-31-2020-Cash-Position.pdf
** Part of the $24,244,299.60 is an annual refinancing of short term debt instruments.

Property Taxes

Senior citizens on a fixed income are the most vulnerable to property tax increases. Higher taxes are a threat to their ability to stay in their homes.

Union Township needs a fiscal conservative who can control spending and minimize the upward pressure on taxes.

Public Safety and Health

Prioritize spending to ensure and enhance all levels of public safety including police, fire, emergency medical service (EMS), road improvements, speed tables, and sidewalks.

Quality of life in Union Township will improve with smart priorities balancing the needs of the residents without excessively burdening the taxpayers.

Allow Firearms to be carried concealed by CCW licensed citizens where permitted by state law.

State law allows Rambo to attend a trustee’s meeting at the Union Township Civic Center openly armed to the teeth with high powered semi-automatic rifles, pistols, a backpack full of ammunition, and wearing camouflage over body armor. No firearms training or licensure is required. The trustees can’t change any of that.

What about grandma or a single mom who fears a former boyfriend?
Without regard to her concealed carry permit, if she is in the Union Township Civic Center and has a .22 revolver (or any firearm) under her blanket or in her purse, she is subject to a felony charge. The penalty is 6 to 18 months in a state penitentiary and a maximum $5,000 fine. The trustees can allow CCW but have failed to do so.

Union Township needs a trustee who recognizes such inequities and is committed to resolve them.

Full-Time

Union Township needs a trustee who is available on a full-time basis to meet with residents and business owners to work on resolving their concerns.

Experience

Union Township needs a trustee who is well connected in state government, can draw on 30 years of business experience, and has a Xavier University MBA with an emphasis in Taxation.

Video Central

Dr. Robert Malone, mRNA Vaccine Inventor, on Latest COVID-19 Data, Booster Shots, and the Shattered Scientific ‘Consensus’ (Part 1) (40 minutes)
Dr. Robert Malone on Ivermectin, Escape Mutants, and the Faulty Logic of Vaccine Mandates (Part 2) (43 minutes)
Major Victory – Vax Battle | September 1, 2021 (10 minutes)
Dr. Peter McCullough: “The Vaccine Is Failing In The UK And Israel” – OffBeat Business TV (27 minutes)
PragerU The Great Texas Freeze of 2021 (5 minutes)
PART 1: Federal Govt HHS Whistleblower Goes Public With Secret Recordings “Vaccine is Full of Sh*t” (13 minutes)

BeckerGOP YouTube Channel

Event Calendar

September 28, 2021
Friends of Liberty United (FOLU) at the Day Heights Fireman’s Memorial Building located at 1313 SR 131 Milford OH 45150. Doors Open at 6:30. Meeting starts at 7pm.

October 2, 2021
Battle of the Badges Event at the Union Township Civic Center beginning at 3 PM. Game at 6 PM.

October 4, 2021
Voter Registration Deadline. You can register on-line here. Or get the form here.

October 4, 2021
Union Township GOP Endorsement meeting at 7 PM at the Union Township Civic Center

October 5, 2021
Early voting begins. Click here for an absentee ballot application.

October 6, 2021
Covid “Stop the Mandates” meeting at the home of Kim and Denver Martin from 7 PM – 9 PM.

October 14, 2021
Union Township Trustees meeting at the Civic Center at 7 PM.

October 16, 2021
Western Clermont Republican Club Cornhole Tournament at American Legion Post #72 in Mt. Carmel at 6 PM.

October 20, 2021
Clermont County GOP meeting at HQ in Batavia at 7 PM?

October 21, 2021
Clermont County Township Association meeting at the Sheriff’s office at 6:30 PM.

October 21, 2021
Evening for Life at the Sharonville Convention Center

October 26, 2021
Friends of Liberty United (FOLU) at the Day Heights Fireman’s Memorial Building located at 1313 SR 131 Milford OH 45150. Doors Open at 6:30. Meeting starts at 7pm.

Becker – Vetted, Tested, and Proven!

“…John Becker, an ‘archconservative’ former state lawmaker from the Cincinnati area…” as described by Cleveland.com (February 2021).
“[State Rep. John Becker,] one of Ohio’s most conservative lawmakers…” proclaimed Cleveland.com (October 2020).
“Clermont County State Rep. John Becker, one of the most conservative members of the Ohio House…” according to Cleveland.com (August 2019).
Becker wins “Sponsor of Liberty” award by the Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio (October 2018).
“Becker has a legitimate claim as the state’s most conservative legislator,” according to The [Cleveland] Plain Dealer (September 2017).
“Rep. John Becker, suburban Cincinnati Republican… [holds] the unofficial title as the General Assembly’s most conservative lawmaker,” proclaimed the Columbus Dispatch (September 2015).
Becker wins prestigious William Wilberforce Leadership Award (April 2015).
“GOP Ohio House freshman Becker is no shrinking violet,” headlined the Columbus Dispatch (December 2014).
“Becker…is arguably the most conservative member of the Ohio House,” said The Cincinnati Enquirer (January 2014).
Ranked as a top tier “most archconservative” by the Columbus Dispatch (September 2013).

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Introduction (38 seconds)	Second Amendment (36 seconds)
Taxes (49 seconds)	Energy (55 seconds)
Pro-Life (42 seconds)	Creation Science and Evolution (42 sec.)
State Government Spending (45 sec.)	State Government (37 seconds)

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