I’ve spent the last decade training newly elected local government officials. I always start with asking why they choose to run for office. I have never heard “I want to run a murky, withdrawn, locked, suppressive, tyrannical government”. Yet, the moment most local government elected officials take office we, the public, immediately see them as corrupt or on the take.
A steamy moment that will leave you gasping for more…
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