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IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2011 Contact: Gareth Hitchings ghitchings@gmail.com

Leading the way - Mayor Tom Conley Announces Candidacy for President of the United States
October 25th, 2011, Washington D.C. With his wife Devon and supporters by his side, Mayor Tom Conley, otherwise known as Major General (retired) Thomas A. Conley, formally announced today his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Speaking from his office in the historic Wilson Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Americas Main Street, Mayor Conley spoke briefly about his campaigns emphasis on American leadership and his decision to run for the nations highest office. Were in a tough time right now in America and here on our national Main Street I see it every day. We need more jobs, certainly, but we need much more than that. We need a complete top-to-bottom rethink about how we do things in this country, from how we build our cities, to how we fuel our cars. From how we educate our children, to how we protect our seniors. These challenges we face are complex, and ladies and gentlemen let me tell you: the road ahead will not be easy. But Im getting into this race because I know that with the right leadership, we can overcome. Because I know that when we stand together, there is nothing that we cannot do. We will lead the way toward a new, sustainable energy future that ends our dependence on foreign oil. We will lead the way in renewing our nations classrooms to equip our kids with the tools they need to win in the 21st century. We will lead the way in reimagining the city, putting millions of Americans back to work as we build communities that are safer, greener and more sustainable than anything weve seen before. Leading the way. Thats really what America is all about isnt it? It is what we do. It is who we are. We are the light of Liberty. Stand with me and together, we will lead the way. Tom Conley enters the race after five years as Mayor of the Nations Capital. Prior to that he served as the Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard, the culmination of his 20-year career in the US Military. Together with his wife of 23 years, Devon, he has one son. Mayor Conley will spend the next month campaigning in Massachusetts ahead the candidates debate there on November 30th. ###