Former Lieutenant Governor candidate Jay Hughes issued the following statement last night.
Thank
you, thank you and thank you! We are all winners tonight because we
found our voices and we stood for something we believed in - and we
voted!
I
thank my wife, Cris, and my daughter, Patricia, without either of whom I
could not have done this. They graciously agreed to put our family and
life on hold while I tried to work for all families of
Mississippi. And thank you to my law part
Thanks to my loyal furry friend, Sadie, my family, friends, so many tireless volunteers, educators and voters!
Just
moments ago, I called Delbert Hosemann and congratulated him on
becoming the next Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi and I promised him
that I would do everything within my power to help him keep his
promises about public schools, teacher pay raises every single year,
starting this next session, legislative transparency, health care, and
infrastructure.
Tonight
I am energized by having discovered for myself that there is far more
that unites us Mississippians than divides us. I will go to bed tonight
with as much positive hope and passion as I woke up with this morning.
This
all started with a small group of folks a year and a half ago. We had a
dream, a vision, a barrel of energy and passion, and a campaign RV
called the Imagine Wagon.
I
sat down with my family and friends and discussed that win or lose, we
would run a race that would make us all proud. I kept my word and we
ran a clean, issues-oriented, upbeat campaign - and I wouldn't trade
that for anything.
We
traveled over 94,000 miles, attended over a thousand events, and
visited hundreds of cities and communities in all 82 counties. We did
each of these things with the same passion we started on day one.
In
every corner of our state, I met with people, looked them in the eye,
shook their hand, asked them what mattered to their family, and
listened. Then, I asked them for their vote. I
didn't worry about their party affiliation, and they didn't worry about
mine. I just wanted to know what was important to them and let them
know I truly cared.
Hundreds
of thousands were kind enough to trust me with that vote. Tonight, I
ask you for something we need now more than ever. Please give your
support and respect to our new elected leaders in Mississippi. They
deserve it, and you deserve a common Mississippi where we all pull in
the same direction. Let us now hope and pray that the campaign promises
about education, health care and infrastructure, we need a fresh
start.
I
want our newly-elected leaders to do what the people want: Work
together, be civil, respectful, and do the job you promised you would
do. I’m as positive as when I woke up this morning. I still have a
servant’s heart and am an eternal optimist. I appreciate and love
you. Tomorrow begins a new day! Same Mission - Different Position!
I ended my call with Secretary Hosemann with a reminder that I started my first campaign with: It ALL starts with education!
Thank you for your prayers, your trust, your friendship, and your votes.
I am humbled and a better man for having each of them.
I believe more today than ever in One Mississippi!
Thank you.
God bless you
and God Bless the Great State of Mississippi!
Jay Hughes
It ALL starts with education!
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