Congressman Mike Pence Endorses Graves

Congressman Mike Pence Endorses Graves
(RANGER, GA) – A week out from the 9th Congressional District Special General Election Runoff, conservative Republican Tom Graves picked up an endorsement from another tested, proven conservative U.S. Rep. Mike Pence.
 
“I look forward to Tom joining us in Washington,” said Pence. “I will be honored to serve with a man of principle and character. Tom has rarely met a tax cut he didn’t like and that’s the kind of attitude we need in Washington.”
 
Rep. Pence is a Republican from Indiana.  As Chairman of the House Republican Conference, he is the third highest ranking Republican in the House.
 
“Mike is a great conservative who has fought from his first day in office to uphold our Constitution and advance liberty in the face of a progressive, liberal agenda in Washington,” said Graves.  “I am honored to receive his endorsement and look forward to working with him in our nation’s capitol.”
 
Graves finished first in the May 11th Special General Election, receiving 35.4 percent of the vote and out polled his runoff opponent by 12 points.
 
Graves has been endorsed by FreedomWorks, RedState’s Erick Erickson, the Club for Growth PAC, Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project, Republican Whip Eric Cantor, Congressman Lynn Westmoreland and former 9th District candidates Bert Loftman and Eugene Moon.  Graves was the first candidate to be certified 100 percent pro-life by the Georgia Right to Life PAC.
 
Graves represented the 12th House District from 2003 until March 23, 2010.  Graves announced over a year ago that he would seek the 9th District Congressional seat that was vacated by Congressman Nathan Deal, who is running for Governor.
 
For more information about the Graves campaign, visit www.GravesForCongress.org.
 
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Graves, who was in his fourth term representing House District 12, was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002.  He has chaired numerous subcommittees, served in several leadership positions and been recognized statewide as a conservative leader.  He received a 2009 “National Legislator of the Year” from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a 2009 “Guardian of Small Business” Award from the National Federation of Independent Business, the 2009 “Legislator of the Year” Award from the Georgia Retail Association, the 2009 “Legislator of the Year” from the 9th Congressional District of Georgia and was nationally recognized as the “Legislative Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by the Freedom Works Foundation for his tireless effort to stem the tide of expansive government and reduce the tax burden on Georgians.   Georgia Trend named Graves to its 2009 “40 under 40, Georgia’s Best and the Brightest.”  Graves has been endorsed by Club for Growth PAC, the nation’s premier free-market, free enterprise group of conservatives, FreedomWorks PAC, RedState’s Erick Erickson and was the first candidate to be certified 100 percent pro-life by the Georgia Right to Life PAC.
 
Graves grew up in White, Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia, where he earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance.  Graves is a small businessman, past member of the Gordon County Board of Elections and an active member of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce.  He is married to Julie, a native of Marietta, and the couple has three children, JoAnn, John and Janey. They attend the Belmont Baptist Church in Calhoun.
 
 
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Graves for Congress
475 Craig Road • Ranger, GA • 30734
GravesForCongress.org