I made this decision saddened, and frankly angered, at the outpouring of hatred and harassment towards myself and my supporters, including a minor, who received a threatening phone call.
I know that the recent announcement by Scott Hall, another candidate for District 90 School Board, that he was suspending his campaign due to harassment and intimidation, triggered an emotional response. As I said in my previous statement regarding his campaign suspension, harassment and intimidation have absolutely no place in a free and fair democracy, nor in the electoral or campaign processes. However, harnessing those emotions to harass and intimidate another candidate is not the right action to take.
Unfortunately, I can sympathize even more with Scott, now that I have experienced the harassment and intimidation he mentioned in his announcement.
I know that the recent announcement by Scott Hall, another candidate for District 90 School Board, that he was suspending his campaign due to harassment and intimidation, triggered an emotional response. As I said in my previous statement regarding his campaign suspension, harassment and intimidation have absolutely no place in a free and fair democracy, nor in the electoral or campaign processes. However, harnessing those emotions to harass and intimidate another candidate is not the right action to take.
Unfortunately, I can sympathize even more with Scott, now that I have experienced the harassment and intimidation he mentioned in his announcement.