The short answer: We need a congressman that can think on his own instead of calling the White House to find out how to vote!

The long answer: Blaine is proudly running for Congress as a Democrat. He believes the Bush Administration and Joe Wilson have been leading our country in the wrong direction. He has a vision for South Carolina and the US that he believes will help the Democratic majority in Congress bring about the change we need. He wants to create jobs and build a new economy by ending our dependency on foreign oil, help fuel America through innovation, including agricultural products, and put South Carolina’s farmers at the forefront of that effort. He wants to honorably end US combat in Iraq, restore our nation’s greatness and respect in the world, repair our immigration program, establish a comprehensive health care program and solidify Social Security and Medicare, while also developing a strategic economic plan which will aid the middle class and our small businesses. Blaine wants to restore fiscal discipline to reverse the Bush Administration’s extravagant spending and ensuing debt which our children and grandchildren will pay. He wants to protect our environment and our public education system.

Blaine served for 26 years on active duty in the US Air Force as an intelligence officer. He has an undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and a master’s degree in public administration from Auburn University. Blaine received the Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. Much of his military duty was at the Pentagon where he worked in policy development, as the Air Force Director of Intelligence Estimates, and as Commander of the Air Force Intelligence Agency. Today, Blaine is very much concerned about veterans’ issues and has recently been elected as director for legislative affairs of the Hilton Head chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. After retiring from the Air Force as a colonel in 1992, Blaine became a career civilian in the Defense Department. In 1996, he was selected for the Senior Executive Service, and in 1998 he was appointed by Secretary of Defense Cohen to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Oversight.

Blaine Lotz will help restore justice for all citizens regardless of race or economic class, making a difference for all the people in the 2nd Congressional District, South Carolina, and the United States.

BLAINE’S RESUME

39-year career in USAF and Defense Department Intelligence

Married for 35 years with two adult children and two grandchildren

Awards Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (for service in Vietnam 1967-68) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Presidential Rank award recipient --- Meritorious Executive Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service Department of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service Intelligence Community Seal Medallion for meritorious service, awarded by the Director of National Intelligence.