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Dear Editor:
I’ve been around long enough to remember the nightmare experience we used to have in our state license branches – the long lines, grumpy workers and an overall depressing time.
All that changed when Kent Abernathy took over the BMV at the request of Gov. Mike Pence. Kent insisted on better service and a more efficient system and transformed the license branches for good.
That’s one of the reasons I am writing to voice my support for Kent Abernathy for Congress. In a crowded field full of good people who have been in public service, I think Kent stands taller than the rest. For him, it wasn’t good enough to be a public servant … he actually wanted to be the best public servant and change things for good. And that’s what he has done.
As a Vietnam veteran, I am proud of how Kent served nearly seven years on active military duty in Korea and with the 82nd Airborne Division, then many years later, returned to active duty and served in Baghdad with our freedom fighters in a leadership position.
All of that dedicated service to America, combined with 15 years as a businessman in the private sector, has proved to me that Kent Abernathy is the best man for the job. He will get my vote … I hope you consider supporting him as well.
Kevin Roche
Carmel