(From the Walter Hayes Campaign)After decades of community involvement and leadership, Walter Hayes announced today that he is running for Missouri State Representative for District 162, pledging to bring faith, integrity, and common-sense solutions to Jefferson City.
“Carl Junction is my home and has been for many years,” said Hayes. “It’s where my wife and I raised our family, where I’ve served my neighbors, and where I’ve seen firsthand the challenges Missouri families face. I’m running because I believe we can do more to empower our schools, support small businesses, and protect our values.”
Walter Hayes has been active in Carl Junction for over 25 years, serving as Vice President and President of the Carl Junction Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Aldermen, and a dedicated volunteer through his local church and ministry work. A husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Hayes has built his life around faith, family, and service to others.
Campaign Manager Charles added, “Walter’s heart for people and his record of service make him exactly the kind of leader this district needs. We will win because people believe in what Walter stands for.”
Hayes emphasized that his campaign is about giving families a stronger voice in state government and ensuring the next generation has the same opportunities he’s worked for. “My goal is simple: to serve with honesty, transparency, and compassion, the way our community deserves.”
Never heard of this guy and lived here all my life.
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you, you haven’t missed much. He doesn’t live inside city limits, but one of many landlords who profits mightily from rental properties. Has a bad attitude towards anyone who can’t help him and witness him speak down to people while waiting in line behind him. Comes off as a pompous ass with a superiority complex. In other words, a typical CJ person in a leadership position.
ReplyDeleteFrom CJ and no mugshots?
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S A PLUS!
9:57 that behavior of talking down to people is a very bad trait to have while running for a political position. Sounds like another true maga, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteJust what we all need,.......another pompous magat with a male inferiority complex.
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ReplyDeleteWalter Hayes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hayes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
I'm a husband, father, grandfather, and now great-grandfather. I'm a minister of the gospel. My wife and I head up different ministries at the church we attend and I am the president of FTN Ministries which is a ministry that spreads the gospel of Jesus Christ through our singing and teaching ministries. I am a certified Constitution Coach through Patriot Academy. I have served and currently serve as an Alderman in the City of Carl Junction. I am a native of Southwest Missouri and have lived in Carl Junction since 1999. I'm also a real estate Broker and have worked in real estate since 1999. I believe that it's time we get back to a bottom up approach to our government. We've relied for too long on the elite to tell us what is right for us rather than being engaged and participatory in our government. We have not only a responsibility, but I believe a duty to be involved. Whether that's exercising our vote, talking to our legislators, or running for office ourselves. It is incumbent on us to participate rather than sit on the sidelines and complain. " https://ballotpedia.org/Walter_Hayes
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Walter Hayes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hayes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
The Bible, The Constitution Alive class through Patriot Academy, Biblical Civics through Patriot Academy, the Constitution of the United States.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Abortion, 1st Amendment rights, 2nd Amendment rights are the biggest areas for me. From there I am fully behind eliminating the income tax and property tax. Both are a penalty on the creation of wealth. Close behind it would be the estate tax and the capital gains tax. We should fund our governments largely as it was funded prior to the passage of the 16th amendment. We should fund our government via tariffs on merchandise coming in from other countries and via sales taxes. The tariff is a mechanism to even the playing field with the import of cheap goods from other countries. The sales tax is a tax on consumption rather than production. The transition however, has to be studied and done carefully so as not to crush small town economies.
Do you support or oppose changes to the current state ballot initiative process? If so, what kind of changes would you consider?
I think that IP is unconstitutional based on Article 4 Section 4 of the US Constitution that says that states SHALL guarantee a republican form of government.
There is nothing republican about initiative petition. It is a form of direct democracy that is 180 degrees out of phase with how our country was founded. It should be replaced with something akin to a convention of counties, patterned after the Convention of States outlined in the US Constitution. "
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