Gschwendtner announces candidacy for governor

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DENVER– In the West Foyer of the capitol here, where Governor Ritter announced his decision to leave politics months ago, Joe Gschwendtner (guh-shwent-ner), a Republican from Castle Rock, said he wants in and that he’s backing up his commitment to run for governor with $100,000 of his own money.

“I come from solid German Immigrant stock, my father fled from Germany when he was 16,” Gschwendtner said, painting a picture of himself as the first-generation son of a butcher, who entered the army and then struggled to the top of the corporate ladder. He said he would revive Colorado the same way he revives companies, by looking for unneeded expenditures, inefficiencies, and misdirected funds.

“I have personally experienced the advantages of opportunity that this country enjoys, the blessings of capitalism, the value of hard work and the rewards of the American entrepreneurial spirit. I am a living example of the American dream,” Gschwendtner said. That dream is in danger for many Coloradans, he warned, repeating the mantra of so many in politics this year: “The last thing we need is another career politician,” he said, apparently referring to six-term Congressman and GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Scot McInnis.

The newest GOP candidate for governor, battling McInnis and Evergreen businessman Dan Maes, is currently head of Consortium 3, a business consulting firm.

http://coloradoindependent.com/52913/gschwendtner-announces-candidacy-for-governor

[PM Martin]

1. What is this supposed to mean?

"I come from solid German Immigrant stock"