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Huron Native Runs For State Representative |
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Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
Ed Enderle speaks to a group at the Republican Women's Club
Ed Enderle is a busy man these days. He works full time at NASA, helps run the family farm, is a Township Trustee, an elder at his church and serves on various boards and associations. He is also a husband and father of two boys. This would be enough for most men, but in addition to all this, Enderle is running for State Representative.
A couple hours before speaking at the Erie County Republican Women's Club, Enderle was working on a tractor engine down on the family farm. He only had about an hour between appointments, so he and his older brother Todd met in the barn to work on the tractor. "The engine lost a valve," said Ed. "We are waiting on a part to arrive." When asked who was in charge of the repair job, neither brother would claim that position. "I take it apart, and Ed puts it back together," said Todd. Both brothers learned to repair tractors from their father and uncle, Lewis and Bill Enderle. "The way we figured it, if we messed up two times it was still cheaper than paying someone to fix it."
Enderle used these principals of self-reliance to work his way through college and turned his skills into a career at the B-2 facility at NASA, where he works full-time doing electrical and plumbing work. Enderle previously worked at Lighting Resources International in Bellevue before being laid off in 1999. He feels this experience gives him a first hand understanding of the economic problems in Ohio.
Economic development will be his highest priority as a State Representative. The problem in Ohio is high taxes, says Enderle. "We used to have one of the lowest taxed states, but now we are one of the highest. This makes it hard for Ohio companies to compete." Enderle would like to eliminate Ohio Income Tax. "I would take ten percent off each year for ten years," says Enderle. The loss in revenue would be made up in fuel tax, sales tax and commercial use tax according to Enderle. "The state needs to run life a farm. We need to look at new ways to do things. If we farmed today, like we used to, we would go broke," said Enderle.
Enderle believes the Government needs to be more accountable. He believes his role at his church, personal life and other positions he has held, has demonstrated his accountability. "I am not a risk taker with other people's money. I am more careful with other people's money than my own," said Enderle.
Education is a tough problem. Enderle did not have an answer to how to adequately fund Ohio Schools. He believes allowing parents to choose the school for their children with the school receiving the funding for that child will force schools to improve and become more competitive. He believes the best schools will get the students and the money.
A 1982 graduate of Huron Schools, Enderle is proud to have gone to school in Huron. As a fellow Huron resident, Enderle would like your vote. Whoever you vote for, he feels everyone should vote. "It is very important," said Enderle.
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