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About Itamar Gelbman
Itamar Gelbman was born in the United States and, as a child, moved to Israel with his parents where he grew up. While studying Business Management and Computer Science at Tel Aviv University, Itamar served as an undercover reserve police officer in the Tel Aviv Police Department.
After graduation, Itamar joined the Israeli Defense Force where he served as a lieutenant in the Army Special Forces. For his service he received numerous awards, including commendations from the Chief of Staff, IDF.
Since returning to the United States, Itamar has worked as a security consultant for high profile clientele. He also advises law enforcement agencies on Israeli counter-terror, military and police strategies and border security.
Itamar also serves as a search and rescue pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol.
Since starting his first business in 2004, Itamar has created hundreds of jobs for Americans.
Itamar comes from fighting stock. Both parents served in the Army. All of his grandparents escaped from Nazi capture during WW II. His mother's mother escaped alone from a mass grave in Auschwitz and his father's parents leaped from the Holocaust train taking them to Treblinka.
Why am I running for office
The main reason I have decided to run for office is
that I don't think citizens are accurately
represented in our government. Most of our
politicians either grew up in political families
upper class families, or went straight to politics
from Ivy League schools.
I am a self made. Nothing was ever given to me on a
silver spoon. I had to fight and earn everything I
have ever accomplished, and I know how it is to deal
with real life situations and hardships.
I am a businessman and not a politician, while
politicians want the title, status and the honor
associated with the job, I want to fix and take care
of our great country and our citizens. I know how to
start a business, how to minimize expenses (such as
freezing and even lowering government salaries
including congressmen’s salaries), making a business
more efficient such as cutting government employees
while at the same time
improving customer service for the everyday
citizen.
I know what the family
owned business, lower class, middle class and
upper class are looking for and how to bring them
together.
I hear and listen to the people and what they
need from the government to get back on their feet,
to feel safe and secure I know what is it like to be
frustrated with the government bureaucracy and I
have the ability and skills to think outside the box
and solve problems.
Social Groups I am associated with
* Airplane Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA)
* Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce
* National Rifle Association (NRA)
* The Jewish Federation
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