The rest of the Country, here’s one candidate to get behind and give her a good start as well as growing support through the campaign.
Political newcomer readies effort to challenge Walden
Joyce Segers will formally announce her candidacy at 11 a.m., Monday at the Jackson County Democratic headquarters, 40 S. Central Ave., in Medford.
Saying U.S. Rep. Greg Walden is more concerned about supporting the Repubican Party than the people in his 2nd Congressional District, a newcomer to Southern Oregon has filed to run for his seat.
Ashland Democrat Joyce Segers, 60, said Thursday she is “absolutely serious about winning” and will take the battle to her opponent, especially on the issues of health care reform, jobs, the environment, quality, affordable education and veterans’ care.
And why add Veterans Care, along with Health Care, to her plate of other important issues she cares about, not just because of the importance but,
Segers, a New York City native, said she learned the problems of the health care industry by owning a medical billing business for 19 years in Florida and observed the woes of veterans in 30 years of marriage to a veteran with persisting post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Segers’ expertise in veterans affairs comes from long marriage to a Korean War combat veteran who struggled for decades with PTSD, then committed suicide.
“He was never treated,” she said. “They didn’t understand PTSD. Making sure veterans have jobs, medical care and homes to live in, there shouldn’t be one question about that.”
She’s the daughter of Polish emigrants, ya girl {I’m Polish}, who’s parents emigrated here prior to World War II, also
She graduated in sociology from City College of New York, attended Portland State University and got a master’s degree in communications from University of Central Florida. She worked in radio advertising in Florida.
Once again Oregonians, if in the area,
Joyce Segers will formally announce her candidacy at 11 a.m., Monday at the Jackson County Democratic headquarters, 40 S. Central Ave., in Medford. >>>>>
This is a Candidate, without knowing much more about her yet, this “Nam era and ‘Nam Veteran, can stand with and hopefully joined by our brothers and sisters in taking down a member of the party of ‘No’, especially ‘No’ on Veterans Issues until an election comes around, if even then!
You might want to watch the Mail Tribune Site on monday, after her public announcement, and beyond for more on Joyce.