Political Quotes

“in 1970, a young man in Elko, NV spent $365 to run for the position of Elko County Treasurer. That was the last time Ceasar Salicchi ever had to spend a dime in a political campaign . . . and the last time he had an opponent. Since then, Salicchi has won eight additional terms as county treasurer. Overall, his career in public service to the people of Elko County has spanned five different decades . . . almost 42 years. For those who have never had the fortune of visiting northeast Nevada, it is in the opinion of many the most beautiful part of the Silver State. Elko County boasts majestic mountains, and unlike most other parts of our state, gets enough rain to provide good range for livestock. So Elko is a prime area for ranching--a place, it would seem, where many beautiful scenes in cowboy movies could have been filmed. Salicchi is the son of local ranchers Cesare and Nella Salicchi, Italian immigrants who are now deceased. Ceasar served in the Army in 1945 and '46, and returned home to start ranching with his father and his brother, Alfred. He married his first wife, Jeanine, in 1950, and they started a family and settled into life on the ranch. I am sure Ceasar expected to spend his life as a rancher, as so many in that part of the country do. But on December 15, 1952, at age 25, he was stricken with polio. After his recovery, he faced living with disabilities that required him to walk with crutches.”