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Jason Ford ... no longer running<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 15, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

A candidate for Division 4 at the upcoming South Burnett Regional Council elections has decided to withdraw his nomination.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on his Facebook page on Tuesday night, Jason Ford said that after “soul searching” he had decided it was not the right time to run for Council:<\/p>\n

“Three months ago I announced my intention to run as a candidate for Division 4 at the 2016 South Burnett Regional Council Elections,” Mr Ford said.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve now made the difficult decision to not proceed with a nomination for Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Initially, I was determined to nominate for the Division and was excited about the election as I believe I would have a good chance of success. However, after some additional soul searching in recent days I\u2019ve decided that now is not the right time.<\/p>\n

“Currently, I\u2019m working for a wonderful organisation and am doing the kind of job that I\u2019ve spent decades tirelessly training for and developing.<\/p>\n

“I simply need more time to see where my career in education can take me, and if I was lucky enough to be elected in March, I\u2019m not entirely certain I\u2019d be emotionally ready to leave my amazing work colleagues.<\/p>\n

“Over the years I\u2019ve been fortunate to work on many initiatives that benefit the local community and believe I can achieve even more in the coming years without the constraints often associated with service in local government.<\/p>\n

“I wish all the current Councillors and new candidates the best of luck at the upcoming election, as I respect anyone who chooses go out on a limb and be judged by their community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s my belief that the majority of candidates have genuinely noble intentions as they seek to serve the community.<\/p>\n

“We don’t always agree with decisions made in the Council Chamber, however that’s the nature of democracy and no reason to behave in a nasty and bitter way.<\/p>\n

“Speak up if you disagree with Council, put forward an alternative idea but please show some decency and respect towards people who were democratically elected to represent us.<\/p>\n

“I suspect there will be many more candidates announced by the close of nominations. As a ratepayer, I\u2019d prefer at least three candidates running for each Division to provide the community with a diversity of choice.<\/p>\n

“Personally, I\u2019ve received nothing other than positive feedback and support since announcing my candidacy and I\u2019ve received numerous offers from campaign volunteers.<\/p>\n

“I sincerely hope I\u2019m not disappointing anyone, but I have no regrets and believe my decision is in the best interests of my family.<\/p>\n

“However, I won\u2019t rule out running at a future local government election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“My sincere thanks for all who have supported me, it is greatly appreciated.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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