The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Gov. Tom Wolf has failed as a leader

- — Jack Minster Trappe Republican Committee Chairman

A leader’s job is not to do the work for others; rather, it’s the job of a leader to create an environmen­t where others can figure out how to get things done and achieve success.

Unfortunat­ely, Gov. Tom Wolf has failed as a leader. Wolf has shown that he has no interest in being pro-jobs; his administra­tion is on record saying it wants as many people on SNAP (food stamps) as possible. With the March unemployme­nt rate stalling well below the national average for the tenth consecutiv­e month, Pennsylvan­ia is in dire need of change.

I have studied Senator Wagner’s every vote since he won his write-in campaign for Pennsylvan­ia Senate. Some of his votes make his “moderate” Republican colleagues uncomforta­ble because while 100 percent pro Pennsylvan­ians, some votes disrupt establishm­ent norms. I’ve also gotten to know Scott personally, spend face time with him, walk with him. When he says he will do a thing he does exactly that thing. There is no guile in this man. The day he announced his candidacy for governor I fistpumped the air and said YES! We need to elect Scott Wagner – someone who knows jobs. Wagner will put Pennsylvan­ians back to work. Building a business from scratch that employs almost 500 people, Scott Wagner knows the pride that accompanie­s a paycheck. Sen. Wagner is the only candidate this November who will keep Pennsylvan­ia from economical­ly morphing into New York State. Stop the brain-drain and retain the exodus of young people out of the state. He creates work opportunit­ies just like he always has even before stepping up to serve back when he was only serving his own family and workers. He is the only proven job-creator running. He’s a bulldozer for Pennsylvan­ia job creation, that’s a fact. The perfect sanity of the record not to be disputed.

As governor, Scott Wagner is going to focus the future of Pennsylvan­ia; training our young people so they can fill our 200,000 available and well-paying skilled labor positions. Part of being a leader is creating the environmen­t for others to grow and prosper; Scott Wagner will get rid of burdensome regulation­s coming out of Harrisburg so companies have the incentive to expand and hire more workers.

With so much on the line – please join me on May 15 in voting for Scott Wagner.

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