Jim Bryan for Congress: First District of Florida

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Jim’s Priorities

  • Responsive, straightforward representation of all District 1 constituents
  • Economic development, paying jobs, and clean industry for Northwest Florida
  • Rejuvenation of Panhandle agriculture
  • Bringing our troops home from Iraq without endangering them
  • A strong military sent to war only when truly required for the national defense
  • Fair and honorable treatment of our veterans
  • High-quality health care that is affordable, portable, and accessible
  • A clean environment
  • Energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, and independence from foreign oil
  • Quality education from pre-K through post-PhD
  • Swift, impartial justice for all of our citizens
  • Restoration of the civil liberties that have been usurped since 2001
U.S. Congressional District 1, Florida

I believe deeply in our Constitution and in the values and spirit that made America great. I am running for Congress to fight for a return to our historic principles and freedoms, to help restore integrity and sanity to our national government, and to do all in my power to see that the voices and needs of the citizens of Florida’s 1st District are addressed with fairness and respect.

Only when we have cleaned our own house will the U.S. begin to regain its status around the world.
We must

  • repair our economy
  • fix our broken health care and educational systems
  • lead in the global conversion to clean, safe, earth- and climate-friendly sources of energy
  • rebuild our military and use it ethically
  • repudiate the Bush doctrine of preemptive war
  • stop all use of torture
  • reaffirm habeas corpus and the right to a speedy trial as fundamental human rights
  • dismantle our programs of domestic spying
  • return to the rule of law
  • make ours once again a government of, by, and for the people – not a government of, by, and for the corporations.

Please join me in what I see as a battle for the very soul of our nation.

Respectfully, Jim Bryan

James E. Bryan at a Glance

Professional Soldier

Army paratrooper

Combat service in Vietnam

  • Silver Star
  • Bronze Star with V for Valor
  • Army Commendation Medal with V for Valor
  • Two Purple Hearts for Combat Wounds
  • Three Army Commendation Medals for Performance of Duty
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry

Retired at rank of First Sergeant

Successful Businessman

Started up, ran for ten years, and sold for a profit a towing and trucking company

Helped Prescott Valley, AZ Chamber of Commerce plan and recruit companies for an industrial park

Farm Boy

Raised on a family farm in Walton County

Understands

  • practical farming
  • farm product markets
  • the potential for new markets
  • how to make farming more productive and environmentally friendly
Student

Technology, Business, Accounting, and Statistics

  • University of Georgia
  • University of Maryland
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Family Man

Married to Rhonda

Has three children

Lives in Laurel Hill, Okaloosa County

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Jim Bryan for U.S. Congress, District 1 Florida
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General Wesley Clark

RE: General Wesley Clark, NATO commander and presidential contender

General Clark's office released the following statement Monday, October 9, 2008:

General Wesley Clark endorsed James E. "Jim" Bryan in his run for the House of Representatives, at a Democratic Party rally in Destin. Florida on Tuesday September 30. Mr. Bryan is opposing Republican incumbent Jeff Miller.

"Mr. Bryan's military record impressed me immediately," said General Clark. "Few soldiers, commissioned or non-commissioned, have achieved the combat record or the professional skill of First Sergeant Bryan. He will be a vital addition to Congress because he knows from experience what soldiers can do in the stress of battle. As a wounded veteran himself, he not only knows veterans' needs but will fight for them.

"Despite Jim Bryan's military record," General Clark continued, "I was even more impressed by how closely he is in touch with the needs of his constituency, with his commitment to restoring the economy and the welfare of his home district. He has the business experience and education to back up both legislation and action. His campaign objectives are vital to getting America on track once again."

Army General Wesley K. Clark was Supreme Allied Commander of NATO from 1997 to 2000, during the Kosovo operations. He was a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2003-04. In Vietnam, as a Captain, he won the Silver Star, leading his company, despite four wounds, in a successful attack. First in his class at West Point, he has extensive further education at Oxford and Service Colleges.

General Wesley Clark, above, takes a look at Jim Bryan's book Walking with Heroes following the Democratic rally in Destin September 30 as Bryan explains how he came to write it. The book tells of Bryan's combat experiences in Vietnam and some of his youth in the rural Panhandle. General Clark was a company commander in Vietnam at the same time as Bryan's experience. Both men won the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

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