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Richard Hendricksen for State Representative


To the voters of the 109th District:

Clean, fresh water has been called the “blue gold” of the 21st century. It is more vital to life than oil, more valuable than nickel or copper. But here in the Upper Peninsula our fresh water is threatened by sulfide mining. This is reality.

Voting in our country is not only a right; it is a responsibility. Tomorrow the future of the U.P. and its blue gold is your responsibility.

Your vote for me is your opportunity to just say “NO” to sulfide mining. In Lansing I will do all I can to amend our sulfide mining law. No other candidate promises you this.
And I promise it with all my heart.

Throughout this primary campaign I have sought to tell you why sulfide mining is the wrong answer for our long-term economic health and quality of life.

Of course I care about better health care, better schools, better
roads. But the issue of sulfide mining is serious to the point of emergency.

In all goodwill and with forthright words I have presented a worthy alternative for economic growth. By upgrading our parks we will develop further what we are today: a tourist haven of national importance. With protected places we can have lasting, respectable jobs, stable communities, and keep our wilderness traditions.

Tomorrow’s primary for the 109th District State Representative is in effect a referendum on how we choose to grow. Growth changes things--always. At this critical time, our choices on economic growth will reverberate through the coming decades.

In tomorrow’s very important election, please vote for me, Richard Hendricksen. As your next State Representative, I will be dedicated to our present and future in this special place on the shore of Gitchee-Gumee, the Shining Big-Sea-Water.


Thank you for all your support, Richard Hendricksen