Lawson for Congress

Another person I had the pleasure of meeting over the past year is Tom Roberg. I first met Tom in April 2007 when evaluating his startup company, Laam Science. Tom and his partners saw an opportunity to commercialize a fabric coating that has antibacterial and antiviral properties when exposed to visible light. Unlike some other antimicrobial coatings, this technique does not use expensive metals like silver, doesn’t leach chemicals into the environment, and uses the same oxygen radical chemistry as our own immune system.

After an appropriate amount of diligence, I made a small investment in Laam Science. What Tom and his team are doing is exactly what our economy needs — local innovation to solve a global need. From N95 respirator masks to surgical drapes, gowns, gloves, and air conditioning filters, I believe their approach makes sense and has a lot of potential. They’re not going to succeed based upon government grants or corporate welfare, they’re going to have to successfully develop and prove the value of a new product in a competitive market. While any new business is a high-risk proposition, these are the types of risks we must take to create value for our communities.

I later learned that Tom is also a former candidate for Congress in the 4th District. I met with him on December 6th to discuss my campaign, and received a great deal of insight with respect to the process and challenges of running for office. We have also continued to keep in touch, and I am pleased to have recently received Tom’s endorsement:

March 17, 2008

Dear Fellow Republicans,

As a prior Congressional candidate and long-time Republican activist, I am pleased to endorse Dr. William (B.J.) Lawson in his effort to challenge David Price this November.

I first came to know B.J. last year while he was evaluating my recent entrepreneurial endeavor, Laam Science. As an entrepreneur with a medical background, he balanced rigor in his decision to invest with an understanding of the risks involved in new enterprises.

B.J. then approached me early last December to discuss his desire to serve the Fourth District in Congress. As a former candidate myself, I was impressed by his energy, commitment, and unifying message centered on traditional, Constitutional conservatism. In a time when our nation and party are being increasingly divided, we need a new approach to challenge our incumbent’s big-government status quo.

B.J. understands the challenges we face economically with rising inflation, a declining currency, and slowing growth. Our economy, financial markets, and currency are facing tremendous uncertainties. We must respond with more freedom and individual economic self-determination to restore confidence, sustainable growth, and prosperity.

B.J. is an articulate candidate to carry this critical message. Furthermore, he brings an impressive and well-vetted resume of personal accomplishments. Please join me in supporting his campaign.

Sincerely,

Thomas H. Roberg
1998 Congressional Candidate
North Carolina’s 4th District

Chairman of the Board
Laam Science, Inc.

It’s time for us to get back to work, and to work for our customers instead of our government. Please help us restore a Constitutional federal government that lets us prosper and help each other as free, entrepreneurial Americans.

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