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Dear Supporters and Friends,
 Happy Thanksgiving!
In the midst of political rough-and-tumble, it's easy to forget how much we have to be thankful for in this great country of ours, and in our beautiful state of Colorado. While our economic times are tough, we have seen worse, and this too shall pass. Most of us still pass our lives in comfort that would have been unimaginable even a century ago.
Of course, our material comforts are the least of it. We live in a land of unparallelled freedom and opportunity, where people of all faiths live as equal citizens. And while some of us, for the first time, believe those freedoms to be in serious danger, their proper and vigorous exercise is their own best defense.
As Warren Buffet put it, to be an American citizen is to have held the winning tickets in life's lottery. Let's give thanks for our good fortune, and for the opportunity to help others around the world secure it for themselves, as well.
This past week was a busy one. I had the chance to address the Windsor Gardens Republican Club on my candidacy and our hopes for the district and Colorado. On Friday, I attended the RNC's Hispanic Outreach seminar, which underlined the importance of this growing segment of our population. And I was honored to deliver the invocation at the Colorado Republican Business Coalition's monthly meeting later that day. Kudos to Christine Burtt and the CRBC for producing a Powerpoint briefing explaining how to apply economic principles to public policy. Look for a presentation near you soon. And on Tuesday, I was fortunate to see some high school students perform at the YMCA's model legislative session at the Capitol.
Please continue to follow my campaign and other news of note at my blog, View From a Height, at jsharf.com/view and my campaign site, SharfColorado.com.
This upcoming week will be no less busy. We hope that you will join us at the Sharf Campaign Launch (Wednesday, December 2, at the new Denver County Republican Headquarters at 1000 North Speer) for some hors d'oeuvres, desserts, politics and shmoozing. We're pleased to announce that along with our hosting committee of State Party Chairman, Dick Wadhams, State Senators Nancy Spence and Greg Brophy, former US Representative, Bob Schaffer, former Colorado State Treasurer, Mark Hillman, candidate for Secretary of State, Scott Gessler, and Longmont City Councilman, Katie Witt, candidate for State Treasurer, J.J. Ament will join us, as well as Clear the Bench Colorado's Matt Arnold. And don't forget to bring your elephant for our BYOE contest, because we will be awarding a fabulous prize for the best elephant! Rules for the BYOE contest and other details about the Campaign Launch can be found at SharfColorado.com/campaignlaunch. Please RSVP to either events@SharfColorado.com or on our Facebook event page.
We'll see you next Wednesday, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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