Hi, I'm Randall Olson. I'm the Democratic candidate running to represent you in the Illinois 16th U.S. Congressional District. Hello, my name is Randall Olson. These buildings are the high school I intended and graduated from in the 60s. In fact, is my entire K-12 school experience happened in this little Midwestern town of less than 20,000 people. Like a lot of kids in the 60s, I entered the military after high school and didn't start attending college until I was settled at my first permanent assignment. All of my undergraduate schooling in my first master's degree was done part-time in night classes wherever I happened to be stationed. Like a lot of communities, the industry here, while I was growing up, has moved on. I guess my town is no different from the others. We have to adapt. I mean, even right now though, there are almost no empty stores, but what we have is small businesses. They're doing what they can to make a living. And it isn't that what kind of what we always did. The thing is is that we had factory workers, people that worked in manufacturing, any one manufacturing job creates five others. Now in Ottawa, now the entrepreneurs are here. We have print shops. We have photography studios, small restaurants. We have stores selling housewares. And we even have one dress shop. But my town is coming back. The people haven't left. And I'd love to help other towns do the same thing as Ottawa, my hometown. I'm running for Congress so I can protect Medicare and Social Security from the Republican Party's plans to privatize these vital programs. If you want Medicare and Social Security to be protected from the risks associated with Wall Street, vote Democratic in November. I will push to bring back a vote on raising the minimum wage. I will vote to increase the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour with automatic adjustments as the economy changes. If you agree with me, vote Democratic next November. I am retired now. I am on a fixed income like a lot of you. It makes my house payment. It makes my car payment. Then sometimes at the end of the month, it's a question about whether or not I should go grocery shopping this week or maybe wait for a week. I know what you're feeling. That's why I'm running. I was really tired of the lack of progress that was coming out of the House of Representatives. We need to swing the House of Representatives back to the left. There's so much that needs to be done. I'd like to close with a Bible verse that I learned during my four years of seminary training. It spoke to me then and it speaks very loudly to me now. It's from the third chapter of 1st Peter. Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear and do not be intimidated but in your heart always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you and accounting for the hope that is in you. Yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear so that when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good than to suffer for doing evil. Democrats, friends, there are a lot of people who are dependent on us to do good. Hi, I'm Ray Lolson. I approve this message and thank you for watching it.