Who is Jan Fisk and why is she saying all those nasty things about Cindy Rushefky?

On Friday a form letter from Jan Fisk was delivered to selected homes across Springfield.

Fisk was pleading for help and money in her zone 2 council race against the incumbent Cindy Rushefsky.

Among other things, Fisk had this to say: "My opponent has a track record of job-killing votes and has demonstrated little understanding about the 'nuts and bolts' planning and decision-making it takes to support job growth and development."

It gets nastier, as she hammers Cindy for her opposition to the Magers development scam: "Unlike my opponent, I will be a council person that works to establish an operational culture that welcomes entrepreneurs and job-creating projects -- instead of making them feel they are standing in front of a firing squad."

One might reasonably guess that the emergence of J. Howard's wife into the electoral world is an attempt to get him voice in two elected positions at the same time. Fisk is the president of the OTC board of trustees, so why not put his proxy on City Council?

What's next Howard? The state legislature?

Jeff Layman, a republican fundraiser and financial consultant is another OTC board rumored to have political aspirations. Recently Layman, who spent in excess of $20,000 for his seat, attended, with Billy Long, a reception at the White House hosted by President Obama for freshman legislators.

Sally Hargis, of Ozarks Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper bottling company, is the treasurer of Fisk's campaign.