If you want to hear where I stand on my opponent, check out the "The Ballad of 'Tennessee Trey.'" Short story: He’s an ultra-rich parachute candidate who counts on Hoosiers believing he’s a “self-made small business owner” while doing Wall Street’s every bidding.
Me in 2 minutes! Ordinary Hoosier; 20-year city councilman; anti-establishment "Hoosier Progressive"; respects all viewpoints; fights for medicare, schools, labor, families, wages, justice and Indiana's ecosystem; against big money in politics. Loves fishing and country music!
A few people have asked me why it matters Trey Hollingsworth isn't from Indiana — because a lot of residents aren't. That's true! But there's a difference between 'adopted' Hoosiers and someone who hardly comes here, never bothers to learn our culture, and still claims to be one. Especially when it's your congressman!
The Mid-States Corridor project is a speculative soup cooked up by speculators that will have the same problems as the I-69 fiasco. That money is better spent in the Hoosier State fixing the infrastructure that already so desperately needs it.
A huge thing my election opponent "Tennessee" Trey Hollingsworth lacks is a grasp of simple Indiana history and nostalgia that unites Hoosiers beyond politics. Those over 30 will remember seeing "Choc-Ola" in stores. Those even older may remember this jingle.
Too many politicians expect endorsements from unions but do little in return. On Labor Day Andy honored the heroes of the movement who gave everyone, not just those in unions, so many workplace mainstays we take utterly for granted today.
Decriminalizing marijuana leaves the supply side illegal and does nothing to help Hoosier farmers. That's why I support full LEGALIZATION. It gives IN09 much needed tax revenue AND allows our ag community to tap into its unsurpassed knowledge and skills.
So much wonderful feedback on the song I wrote criticizing my opponent Trey Hollingsworth, but many voters asked why I didn't work in a verse or two about myself. Well, I went ahead and gave it a shot in my latest Tailgate Session.