The Times News – Congressional Candidate Touts Financial Experience as a Plus
Jeff Phillips hopes his financial experience makes him stand out among the five Republican candidates running to represent the state’s 6th congressional district.
He thinks that experience may benefit him in a political cycle heavily influenced by concerns about a sluggish economy, unemployment, government spending and a growing national debt… Read More
Excerpt from Yes Weekly Blog
Jeff Phillips, the candidate for congress, comes across as a family man, a businessman and a limited government guy aligned with the Tea Party movement. And he is all those things.
But I knew him first, long before there was any talk of him running for political office… Read More
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News about the historic Republican primary race for NC District 6 is making headlines.
Click this article to read about Jeff Phillips and the other canidates.
This is the latest in a series of meet-the-candidate interviews posted on this blog. I’m focusing this spring on those who will face primaries. I spoke to Phillips at his office on Battleground Avenue.
I began by asking Phillips why he was running for Congress.
“Bottom line – I think I share the views of a lot of people in this district and in America,” he said. “Just being disappointed, discouraged if you will, frustrated, uncertain, I could think of a lot of other words, even angry at the state of affairs in Washington.”
I asked what specifically he was frustrated with.
“I do feel like we were told one thing by President Obama’s campaign. He talked about change, he talked about bipartisanship and a coming together and crossing the isle. But he has done very little to indicate to me…that he’s doing what he said he would do,” Phillips said. (more…)