Thursday, May 3, 2018

Jay Hughes wants to be LT

State Representative Jay Hughes (D-The Grove) issued the following statement. 



Rep. Jay Hughes Kicks Off Statewide Campaign Tour of 82 Counties, 362 Communities

Veteran, Small Business Owner Launches Lt. Governor Campaign: “Imagine a better Mississippi”

Today Jay Hughes officially announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi with a series of stops including Jackson, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Meridian and Oxford. Hughes was elected to the legislature three years ago, after serving as an alderman in his hometown of Oxford. During the debate over school funding, he ran for state representative on a platform for public education, mental health, and roads and bridges.

Hughes, an Army veteran, has long held the belief that “It ALL starts with education!” and plans to continue pursuing an agenda that puts a great public education first for each and every child in Mississippi. A long-time businessman and real estate attorney, Hughes says he is ready to take much-needed common sense and transparency to an office he believes has left too many people and issues out in the cold in recent years.

“Career politicians and the political party elite are so consumed with getting and keeping power and control that they only remember their big campaign donors and lobbyists, and forget everyone else, particularly the working class.” Hughes continued, “I’m sick and tired of all the backroom secrecy and sweetheart deals, while the real people have no clue what is really going on. It is past time to make people and basic services a priority: Education, Mental Health, Healthcare and Roads & Bridges. Those are the realities that attract quality jobs and put food on the table.”

Hughes comes from a poor, hardworking family, with his dad working in the oilfield and his mom retiring as a truck driver. Money was always tight and the family counted pennies, drank powdered milk, and were unable to do even the most basic things because they lived paycheck-to-paycheck. “The sad reality is that too many Mississippians still live this way, regardless of how hard they try,” said Hughes.

Jay’s grandfather, Poose, was the most important person in his life. His grandparents were always poor with money, but always rich with happiness. They entered the Great Depression with a mule and 10 acres of land. The mule died and the dustbowl killed their first and only crop, so his grandfather worked for the rest of his life for the city sewer department, digging sewer ditches by hand. He proudly and often told Jay, “If you don’t do anything else, son: ‘Work Hard and do right.’”

“That’s the best education and life lesson I ever got,” said Hughes. “I didn’t get my values from some National Political Party or TV program. I got them from my parents and grandparents at home, at church, and the School of Hard Knocks.”

He attributes his commitment to finding real solutions for real people to the many jobs he had as he worked throughout his childhood and school. In addition to volunteering and serving in the U. S. Army, his work experience began at age 10 when he sold seeds and Grit newspapers door-to-door. He later held jobs ranging from oyster-shucker to busboy, from oilfield laborer to truck driver, and carpenter to builder.

It wasn’t until Hughes’ experience in the U.S. Army that his passion for education began to click. He began asking himself, “If we are all created equal, why aren’t our schools?” If it weren’t for his education and teachers that went the extra mile for him, Hughes would not be where he is today. “It’s why I want to imagine an education system in which all schools have the same great resources and buildings. Where every child has the teacher it needs. Where every child is graduating from high school, and is ready for a job or college. We have to make public education for our 477,000 children, and true earning skills for all Mississippians the highest priorities in the state and our biggest economic tool to attract real full-time jobs that pay real wages,” said Hughes.

In addition to Hughes’ service in the legislature, he is also a volunteer substitute teacher in his home school district, and continues to maintain his real estate law practice in Oxford.
Representative Hughes has been married to the former Cris Moroney, of Natchez, for 25 years. They have a daughter, Patricia, who is a sophomore public school student, and rescue dog Sadie.
“Imagine an education system where ALL schools have the same great resources and buildings. Imagine classrooms where every one of them has the teacher it needs. Imagine roads without pot holes and bridges without restrictions. Imagine mental health and addiction treatment for all Mississippians who need it.”

–Representative Jay Hughes

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

All for it. Jay's a good, smart guy.

Anonymous said...

Don't know which is worse - that he's a Democrat, or that he's from Oxford.

Joe Biden said...

It's always odd when someone is a member of the dumbocrat party, but chooses to display conservative views.

Anonymous said...

“Imagine an education system where ALL schools have the same great resources and buildings. Imagine classrooms where every one of them has the teacher it needs. Imagine roads without pot holes and bridges without restrictions. Imagine mental health and addiction treatment for all Mississippians who need it.”

Does Jay realize he is running for Lt Governor, not emperor?

I suppose you gotta start somewhere......

Anonymous said...

He'll get about the same number of votes as Tim Johnson.

Anonymous said...

Huh, and he never mentions that he is a Democrat. Wonder why???

Anonymous said...

"Imagine roads without potholes (sic) and bridges without restrictions"...ok, but I'll need to take a hit off of this crack pipe first.

Anonymous said...

It's always odd when someone is a member of the dumbocrat party, but chooses to display conservative views.

Says a Mississippi trailer park Repulikkkan

Anonymous said...

Jay used to be a Republican. In fact, he attended President George W. Bush's swearing in and the parade. He's got a photo of Barbara and George walking in the parade. Just he became a Democrat doesn't mean that he will fully support what that party stands for, For God's sake, I'm a Republican and I don't support fully what our leaders are doing to us - look at our bridge, our roads, etc. Look at Jay's announcement on his facebook page - I"m sure that even Dilbert can live up to those values!

Anonymous said...

Jay is always the smartest guy in the room. Anyone who's met him know he cares about one thing: JAY!

Anonymous said...

@ 4:02, what values? Taking a walk on an abortion vote since he decided to run for higher office? Voting to legalize marijuana with no restrictions? Suing people we disagree with?

Anonymous said...

@ 4:21, you must know Jay in real life and not just on Facebook.

Anonymous said...

Mississippians elect the best politicians that money can buy.

Anonymous said...

I've heard him on radio and seen him on TV. He exudes arrogance. Plus he's a democrat (even though the above democrat attempts to explain how that is meaningless).

Just Wright said...

May 3, 2018 at 1:34 PM

You mad homeboy?

Things kinda slow down at the car wash today?

Anonymous said...

If Mississippi likes rich, slick politicians, then put your money on Hughes. Slick as goose mess.

Anonymous said...

Powdered milk is where I stopped reading. He also forgot to mention an outhouse and corn cobs.

Anonymous said...

If he wants to vote to legalize marijuana, that's a plus in my book. It ought to be treated no different than a tomato plant.

Anonymous said...

May 3, 2018 at 9:16 PM

Actually, was waiting for your mom to pick me up for our lunch date at the Royal Crown ;-)

Anonymous said...

"Jay is always the smartest guy in the room. Anyone who's met him know he cares about one thing: JAY!"

"If Mississippi likes rich, slick politicians, then put your money on Hughes. Slick as goose mess."

Not quite - next year promises one of the best ever.

Jay Hughes - as noted above, slick as goose mess, rich, also noted exudes arrogance. But don't overlook his opponent, Dilbert Hosemann. Every one of those statements fit him as well. Looks like it is going to be the two absolute arrogant, think themselves to be the smartest person in the room, having to face off and fight it out to see who really is the smartest. Or, at least, the most arrogant. And the slickest as goose mess candidate in the Lt Gov race.
Problem is - we might be stuck with one or the other of them. Please dear God, give us another choice!

Where is Shawn O'Hara when we really could use him?

Anonymous said...

I knew it. This guy has been raising his profile for years. All he can think to do is raise taxes and throw even more money at a broken education system. But it’s enough to woo the low information crowd. Pass.

Anonymous said...

This guy thinks “Education” will succeed with more $$$. Meanwhile, JPS revealed this week that they issue Minimum Grades. When they discussed going to a 0-100 scale, the district said it would greatly harm their graduation rate! Yep, they just need more money. That’s the ticket.


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