Thayer, Mo. – Two Saturdays before the primary elections, Republican candidates met at Thayer, Missouri’s Industrial Park to answer questions the attendees might have. There were hot food and cold drinks for the crowd of about thirty people.
The speakers were:
Jack Bates running for state representative, Frank Devenuto running for state representative, Kevin Jotz for Oregon County Sheriff, and Karla Eslinger running for state senator.
Jack Bates
Mr.Bates talked about the differences between minimum wage and a living wage. He also touched on masks and the education workforce in Oregon County.
You can watch, listen, and read more of his comments here.
Frank Devenuto
Mr. Devenuto spoke on the error of removing God’s Law from our schools. He also explained his views on the Constitution, gun rights, and the rights of privately held businesses to enforce rules on customers who enter their premises.
You can watch, listen, and read more of his comments here.
Kevin Jotz
Mr. Jotz laid out his objections to Sheriff Eric King’s leadership over the Oregon County Sheriffs’ Department during the last twenty years. He also believes that he is physically fit to be the next sheriff of Oregon County.
You can watch, listen, and read more of his comments here.
Karla Eslinger
Mrs. Eslinger explained how she is a Constitutional Conservative and how her rights come from the U.S Constitution.
You can watch, listen, and read more of her comments here.
Mr. Mitchell Representing Jaret Holden
Jaret Holden is running for state representative. Although he could not make the Republican rally in Thayer on Saturday last Saturday, he did send a substitute to speak on his views.
You can read and listen to what Mr. Mitchell had to say about Jaret Holden here.
Video With Remarks From The Candidates
Vote On August 4th
Don’t forget to get out on August 4th to let your voice be heard.
Will you have the whole video available?
Hi Leo. I remember you from the Meet & Greet. Short answer, yes, we will.
The longer answer, we’re working on individual videos for each of the candidates. As each one is posted, we’ll include a link below their names in the above article. Jaret Holden’s representative (you might know him) will be the last one posted (We have slow internet and it takes a loooooooong time to upload the videos.) We are attempting to have them all up by the 25th. That’ll still be over a week for people to learn about the candidates.
Thanks for asking!