JOINT CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
With our State and city facing the highest unemployment rates in recent memory, our leaders must unify the people they represent and restore trust and integrity to our public offices. We have seen how the divisive politics of personal attacks and petty accusations undermine confidence in our elected officials, as well as candidates for public office. That is why I pledge that, as a candidate for Alabama House District 73, I will:
ABIDE by the principles of my faith: to love the Lord with all my heart, soul, and mind, and to love my neighbor as myself;
ABIDE by the requirements of the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act and all other campaign laws and procedures;
CONDUCT my campaign with honesty and integrity, and always be truthful about the positions I take and the statements I make;
CONDUCT myself in a way that promotes trust and accountability in our political process;
REFUSE TO defame the character of my opponent, his supporters, his political party affiliation, or to condone the actions of those who do;
REFUSE TO defame the character of our President, our Governor, or the members of our State Legislature;
CONDEMN the use of whisper and smear campaigns, libel and slander, or attacks on any member of my opponent's family;
CONDEMN the use of any campaign material that misrepresents, distorts, or otherwise falsifies facts regarding my opponent, his political party, or another elected official;
DISAVOW PUBLICLY any material or advertising that is not factually accurate;
MAKE EVERY EFFORT to prevent the use of such negative and hurtful campaign tactics, and, if I learn of such tactics, to bring them to a end;
WORK to build honest and meaningful consensus between myself and my opponent and between our respective political parties to address the challenges that face District 73 and the State; and,
HOLD ACCOUNTABLE to these commitments all members of my campaign staff, volunteers, and public supporters when acting on my behalf.
This the ______ day of June, 2010.
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JOE HUBBARD
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DAVID GRIMES
