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Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 22:55:57 PM EDT
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| FINALLY there is a candidate for congress in Michigan's 2nd Congressional District that represents me, and that candidate is Fred Johnson.
I recently had a chance to hear Fred Johnson speak and ask him questions. I am what is becoming the "typical scenario" here in West Michigan. I have a job, but my pay doesn't cover the bills and I don't have health care. I want to finish my schooling, but I fall in the middle of the financial aid income bracket. I qualify for enough aid to pay for half of ONE class and I can't afford to have the debt of student loans with the debt I already have.
It seems like most every candidate in the past for this position has ignored people like me. I'm not asking for handouts; I just want someone to listen and understand.
What I learned is that Fred Johnson's life is not that different from my own. When I told him about my issues, he told me how he got to where he is today; a professor at Hope College. Fred struggled like a lot of us are now. He worked low paying jobs for awhile to put himself through college. There was a time when he faced homelessness. Even though he was struggling and his friends couldn't understand why, he decided to serve our country as a United States Marine because he felt it was the correct thing for him to do. As a current educator, he sees students struggling to afford school and watches as government continues to make cuts to our public education system.
The bottom line is that Fred Johnson has lived our lives, and sees our struggles everyday. Isn't it time we have someone in Congress that really represents us instead of someone who only represents a small percentage of our area? I will be voting for Fred Johnson for Congress and a better Michigan on November 2nd. |
| football33 :: Fred Johnson Represents Me |
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