Republican candidate for State Senator Albert (A.J.) McCall met with local Republicans Thursday night at the city hall community room.
McCall, who describes himself as a conservative Republican, praised State Senator Mae Beavers and said he is the person best suited to succeed her in the state senate. “I think that Mae Beavers has done a great job as state senator. I also believe that being in business and having the business background that I do gives me an understanding of the economy and what it’s going to take to make things better and what a bad idea it is to increase taxes during a recession. I’m in business in a retail store and our customers out in the communities and the district, if they’re doing well we do well and if they’re not doing well, we don’t so I think we have a very good understanding of what it takes to make things better in this state and I just think it qualifies me to be a good candidate for this office.”
“I think the first thing that needs to go is all of the politicians getting their pictures in the paper with pork barrel projects. It’s too much of a temptation to use the taxpayers money to try and get re-elected and I think that’s what’s wrong with the budget. It’s why our budget is out of control because we have politicians giving money back to the taxpayers and taking credit for it. I think what we should be doing is what money we do spend, should be spent on things that help the people of the state like these bridges and I think we need a lot less of the pork barrel projects.”
McCall lost a close election to incumbent State Representative Stratton Bone of Wilson County last year. McCall, who is from Carthage, resides in eastern Wilson County.
State Senator Mae Beavers also attended the meeting Thursday night and gave an an update on legislative issues.
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