Spicer has the Work Ethic the 51st Deserves
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Dear Editor,
This year I had the pleasure of taking my grandson to his first Pecatonica Homecoming. As in so many of our small towns, dozens of people contribute to the organization of our Blanchardville event. Lots of graduating classes come back home to create floats and throw candy to the kids lined up along the parade. I’m so grateful for all who contribute. It’s always a terrific time, and a great opportunity to celebrate our home-town spunk, pride and energy.
One of my favorite parts of this year’s parade was seeing 51st Assembly Candidate Leah Spicer there, marching down Main Street with a baby on her back and two little ones in tow, along with her mother, who was carrying a banner while Leah shook hands and gave out balloons to eager kids. Noticeably absent from our little parade was Todd Novak, the incumbent assemblyperson, who is also the (perhaps overly-busy) mayor of Dodgeville.
It got me thinking about whether I’d seen Mayor Novak in any other parades this year, or whether I’d seen him out and about at any other local functions lately. I haven’t. I haven’t seen him out knocking on doors either. Have you?
I know he’s refused Spicer’s invitation to a debate, and in fact the LAST TIME Novak agreed to debate a challenger was when he debated Jeff Wright, right here in the Pecatonica auditorium. That was seven years ago. I don’t know about you, but I want to be represented by someone who’s confident enough and respects voters enough to get in front of constituents and show them what he or she believes in.
But debate preparation, parades, and door knocking take work, lots of it, and that’s what I like best about Leah Spicer. She knows how to work. She’s raising three small children, helping out on her parents’ farm in Iowa County, preparing the budget as the Clyde town clerk, and running a farm-to-table restaurant she owns with her partner. All of this while knocking on doors every day and marching in parades big AND small.
If you want an assemblywoman who will produce results, then you want someone who has already produced them in the form of something as wildly successful as Spicer’s restaurant, Homecoming, which opened to rave reviews in the midst of COVID and continues to have lines out the door of the historic White School building in Spring Green. I want success for Blanchardville and all of Southwest Wisconsin, so on November 8, I’ll be voting for Spicer and success instead of the same tired status quo. It’s time to up our game!
Kriss Marion,
small business owner, rural Blanchardville
