Dade County: the Smallest County in My District

JACK TRUMAN FOR U.S. CONGRESS

Missouri's 4th Congressional District

Let's talk a little bit about Dade 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 Dade 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 Dade County. In fact, Dade County is the smallest populated county in Missouri's 4th Congressional District. The total population here in Dade County is just under 8,000 people. So it's very rural. Very small town and down home living. Good values. Good morals. Very down home.

Dade County is a great reflection of my campaign for Congress. Being the smallest, 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.

Dade County is in the Southwestern part of the state of Missouri. It's about 15 miles east from home. I consider Dade County my backyard. In fact, I go to Dade County quite frequently. Lockwood is about 20 to 25 miles from my house in Lamar. I go there every week or so to the auction on Highway 160. And always go through Lockwood and Greenfield on my way to Springfield. From where I live in Lamar, you get on Highway 160 and drive about 15 miles east. Very rural, and down home community.

A little bit about Dade county:

Dade County in Missouri started back in 1841.

There's a total of 6 towns that make up Dade County:

Arcola
Bona
Dadeville
Everton
Greenfield
Lockwood

I live in Barton County. Barton County in Missouri is just right next door to Dade County. What I call a 'sister' county. You just go over the railroad tracks by Golden City, and you're in Dade county. That's like my own backyard.

A lot of issues that need to be addressed relate more than ever to small town rural America. And Dade 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. 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.