JACK TRUMAN FOR CONGRESS
Missouri 4th Congressional District
Let's talk a little bit about Lafayette County.
I think it's important to bring something back to my home state here in Missouri. Where I grew up. Was raised. Went to school. Own property. And call home.
There's a lot to share about Lafayette County in Missouri. This is one of 26 counties in the 4th Congressional District of Missouri that I'm running for U.S. Congress in 2016.
You can't get much more rural and down home than in Lafayette County. The total population here in Lafayette County is around 33,000 people. So it's very rural. Very small town and down home living. Good values. Good morals. Very down home.
Lafayette County is a great reflection of my campaign for Congress. Being small, rural and to your roots gives you the greater chance to speak your voice, sing your song and let people know about you. Being the underdog forces you to be self made. To have the discipline to be independent to make your destiny.
Lafayette County is in the western part of the state of Missouri. It's a little east of the Kansas City area. From where I live in Lamar, drive north to Kansas City, then east to the county. Very rural, and down home community.
A little bit about Lafayette county:
Lafayette County in Missouri started back in 1820.
It started out with migrants from Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia who brought slaves and began making crops, primarily hemp and tobacco. This part of Missouri became known as 'Little Dixie'. In fact, during this time, slaves made up almost 30 percent of the population.
Education plays a big part of Lafayette county. There's several public schools, private schools and colleges.
The largest town in Lafayette County is Odessa. Lexington is a close second. But there's a total of 17 towns and communities that make up Lafayette County in Missouri:
Alma
Aullville
Bates City
Blackburn
Concordia
Corder
Dover
Emma
Higginsville
Lake Lafayette
Lexington
Mayview
Napoleon
Oak Grove
Odessa
Waverly
Wellington
I live in Barton County. Barton County in Missouri is south of Lafayette County. Very rural area.
A lot of issues that need to be addressed relate more than ever to small town rural America. And Lafayette County is no exception.
Taking care of our Farmers. Veterans. Senior Citizens. Children. Education. Health. Equality. The Second Amendment. Drug reform. Prisons, jails and the Criminal Justice system. Small business. The Homeless. Making our country great again. Taking care of our own here domestically, and focusing on the little man and woman. The rural communities are our roots. Where everything got started. There's no discipline anyone. This culture doesn't follow rules. It's time to get back to some basic hometown values and traditions.
I've worked all kinds of jobs from coast to coast.
Got to know all kinds of cultures over my life. From New York to California. Dallas to Chicago. Florida to Utah. All my life. From my childhood to present day.
I have a lifetime of experiences: from education, business, military, public speaking, rural and metropolitan, to creative and innovative experience.
In a nutshell, I've lived a life less traveled. And want to share my lifetime of experiences to make our country a better place. For everyone.
It's time for a radical change. It's time for outsiders who represent the little man and woman to be a part of our government. It's time to shake things up in Washington. It's time for a political revolution.
My name is Jack Truman. And I'm running for U.S. Congress in Missouri's 4th Congressional District.
JACK TRUMAN FOR U.S. CONGRESS
Missouri 4th District
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