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ON THE RECORD: Stand Up for Small Business
16 Sep, 2009 By: Pete Grasso PMP Buzz Online eNewsletter |
This past Monday, I was honored to be among the handful of family, friends, supporters and news media attending Bob Dold’s official announcement of his decision to run for Congress in the 10th Congressional district in Illinois.
Held at the headquarters of Rose Pest Solutions in Northfield, Ill., there was a definite excitement in the air. Adorned with red, white and blue balloons and plenty of “Dold for Congress” signs, buttons and bumper stickers, this pest management firm was the picture of the American small business.
Dold is like many of you. He’s president of his family’s pest management company, where he works along side his PMP Hall of Fame mother and father, Judy and Bob Sr. (Chief). He’s a family man too. He and his wife of 10 years, Danielle, have three children, Harper (7), Bobby (5) and Honor (2).
“Families are struggling and small businesses are being forced to cut back or close up shop,” Dold said. “I’m running to represent the voices of small businesses and the thousands of 10th District residents employed by them.”
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| Bob Dold, Rose Pest Solutions, announces his run for the Illinois 10th Congressional district. |
When I sat down with Bob after his official announcement, he told me that if elected, in a way, he'd be representing pest management professionals (PMPs) everywhere.
Having gotten to know Bob — and his family — on several occasions since I became managing editor of Pest Management Professional close to a 18 months ago, I can’t think of a more-qualified person to represent this industry on Capitol Hill.
Bob has the experience and the passion required for such a monumental undertaking. He also has support — from his family, friends and colleagues — and welcomes as much support from this industry as he can get.
To learn additional information about Bob’s campaign, I urge you to visit www.doldforcongress.com. And to view video footage of his announcement, head over to my blog, Keeping it Simple.
Also, stay tuned to the October issue of PMP, which will feature our exclusive interview with the candidate.
You can reach Grasso, managing editor of Pest Management Professional, by e-mailing pgrasso@questex.com. Be sure to check out his blog, Keeping it Simple, at www.mypmp.net/PetesBlog.
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