Goodman files in Seventh District

Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, officially filed today for the Seventh District Congressional seat currently held by Roy Blunt. From his press release:

Jack Goodman officially filed for the MO-7th Congressional District Republican nomination today. As a citizen legislator in the Missouri State Senate, Goodman has earned a reputation as a conservative leader and legislator. Goodman made official his intention to take that needed leadership and the conservative, common sense values of southwest Missourian’s to Washington, D.C.

“I am excited to file for the U.S. House of Representatives where I will work for the people of the MO- 7th District and take their common sense conservative commitment to smaller government, reduced spending, more freedom and less intervention to Washington -- and deliver their message to Congress to start listening and stop ruling.

I am filing today because I share the people’s deep concern and opposition to the direction our country is taking. As a husband and father—as someone who has been blessed to grow up here where freedom opens opportunity for all -- I feel it is my duty and moral obligation to help put this country back on track.

As a Missouri State Senator, I have always worked hard to represent the people I serve and to solicit their input on legislative issues while working with other members of the Senate to find solutions that work for all Missourians. Over the past eight years I have helped lead Missouri as it has taken conservative steps to encourage job growth, reduce spending, and to put our state on a firm financial footing, while improving protections for the unborn and our second amendment rights. We need leaders in Washington who will stand up to special interests, political pressures, members of congress on both sides of the aisle, and do what is right for our country, not just for their re-elections.

We live in the greatest nation the world has ever seen and we have a tremendous opportunity as a country to continue to provide the example of freedom and democracy for billions of people around the globe, which makes the decisions that we make today as a country all the more important.”