Congressional District Candidate Whit Hughes penned the following letter to voters in the 3rd District.
Faith and family have always driven my decision-making. That certainly was the case with my entry into this Congressional race. But, honestly, a good bit of my motivation also has to do with that I feel the same way so many Mississippians do about how we handle politics.
Every day on the campaign trail I hear many of the same passionate comments: “I am fed up with establishment politics. I have no voice in Washington.”
“I am tired of the same small circle of establishment folks thinking they’re entitled to hand-pick who our leaders are going to be.”
“I want someone to go support the President and fight to change DC.”
“I am not interested in another career politician lawyer. We have plenty of them in Washington.” “I want a businessperson who will fight to get the government out of my way.”
My response is always the same – “I completely agree with you and this is why I am running. As a conservative, I hope you will stand up and say enough is enough and let’s make a difference on Election Day!”
I would argue the time has to be now. As a nation, we are on so many tracks that are not sustainable. Our solution to tackling these problems cannot be to choose the person who has been standing in line the longest.
I’ve been fighting to bring more jobs to our state and expand healthcare access for central Mississippi – not standing in line and not waiting to be tapped on the shoulder by some politico.
President Trump proved with his victory in 2016 that our country has moved past the establishment ways of deciding elections and that the person chosen should be the one that can help our country, our state, our community in the most effective way. Nothing is going to change unless we send leaders and fighters to Congress to work every day to fix the problems in our state. And yes there are problems – problems that must be addressed by leaders who can fix them for the good of Mississippians.
The good news is, on Tuesday the 26th, voters have a clear option. I respect my opponent, but he and I have different backgrounds and different experiences. We also have differences on several serious policy issues… even about something as fundamental to our great country as the importance of constitutional rights.
I released my policy priorities months ago so that voters would know exactly where I stood on the issues. You can still find them on my website – www.WhitHughesforCongress.com. I have campaigned in nearly every community in the 3rd District because I wanted to engage voters on a
personal level. Almost every day during this runoff election, my wife, Shelley, and I have held town halls throughout the district – answering hundreds of questions from voters.
My opponent has refused to debate me or join me at any of my town halls. I don’t know where he stands on many issues and if you look at his website you won’t find any specifics either. He’s simply stood on the sidelines this runoff trying to protect his lead and run out the clock.
This is like saying, “give me the job, but I’m not going to sit down to interview for it!”
You have a choice on Tuesday the 26th. You CAN shape the outcome of this race.
If you want a strong leader with some backbone and real business experience – then I’m your candidate.
If you want somebody who cares more about serving than he cares about climbing the political ladder – then I’m your candidate.
If you want somebody who is ready to fight for your family, your community, the conservative issues that matter to us – then I’m your candidate.
I would be honored to have your support and your vote.
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