Jack Maddux says people want Congress to act
Jack Maddux, who is challenging Scott DesJarlais for the 4th Congressional District seat, said voters in the district tell him they want Congress to start getting something done.
In a news release, the Cleveland, Tenn., Navy veteran and former police officer said he’s driven more than 7,300 miles in his truck meeting with residents in the district’s 16 counties.
“I’ve been listening to the concerns from people of all walks of life in the 4th District; small business owners, pipefitters, college students, single parents, short order cooks, farmers — you name it,” Maddux said in the release.
“Whether it’s jobs, drugs or Obamacare, I keep hearing the same theme from town-to-town: we need Congress to take action on our concerns. The people in Washington have been saying ‘repeal Obamacare’ for so long, the folks here in Tennessee think Congress has forgotten what ‘repeal’ means.”
He added, “I have been told it would take two million dollars to defeat Scott DesJarlais. That figure astounds me! I want the headlines to read ‘Maddux Wins with least amount of Money Spent; that’s putting People First.”
Maddux is hoping to wrest the Republican nomination from DesJarlais, of South Pittsburg, who is seeking his fifth term in Congress.
On the Democratic side, Mariah Phillips, of Rutherford County, and Steven Reynolds, of Manchester, are competing for the nomination.
The primary election is in August 2018, and the general election follows in November.