Diane Daniels This is Me

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1. 1. CurryPilot.com

   www.currypilot.com/news/story. - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/1/2004   Last Visited: 5/1/2004

   Either Tom Hall of Port Orford, Craig Mickelson of Brookings or Diane Daniels of Gold Beach will be the Republican challenger for La Bonté in November.
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   Diane Daniels
   
   After successfully analyzing manpower needs for 525,000 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel with a $13 billion dollar budget, retired U.S. Navy Commander Diane Daniels said she is now ready to manage Curry County as a commissioner.
   
   "I want to serve with the same dedication I delivered to the United States Navy," Daniels said. "I will help guide and manage Curry County with concern for every citizen, not just special interest groups."
   
   After 21 years in the Navy, Daniels and her husband retired to their property overlooking the south bank of the Rogue River.
   
   "We lived all over the world and could have retired anywhere in the U.S., but we chose Curry County as many others have because of the beauty of the land and ocean, and its friendly people," Daniels said. "I want to help make this the best place to live and work for county residents."
   
   Daniels said she didn't think the commissioners should have gotten a pay increase last year.
   
   "When you are telling workers to hold the line and you are just coming back with positions you have done away with and mandatory services, it is not good time to give yourself a pay raise," Daniels said.
   
   Daniels said she is well qualified for the position.
   
   In the Navy she worked at an increasing level of responsibility, which would help her get O&C funding reauthorized, she said.
   
   "I've been in several positions where I had to fight hard for funding and make tough decisions to maximize services provided within a decreasing budget environment," Daniels said. "I think these skills would prove invaluable as a commissioner in our current financial situation."
   
   After talking with some people in the community, Daniels said she has heard people say the current board of commissioners doesn't completely listen to the public.
   
   "I've talked to a lot of people who believe they don't really get heard and that laws and regulations are not always looked at and followed," Daniels said. "Particularly in the land-use areas."
   
   Daniels also has a bachelor's degree in special education from Illinois State University.