7/19/2010 - Rick Jasperse

Dear Citizens of the 9th,

8 years ago or so I met Tom Graves as he ran to be our State Representative in the 12th District. One thing that struck me back then was Tom's solid conservative principles of lower taxes, less government regulation and spending, more freedom, and personal responsibility. That was just what I had been wanting to hear from someone who could represent me in our State House. I have supported Tom by helping with his annual corn roast and have gotten to know him better over the years.

Watching him work in the State House by cutting taxes, working to shrink government and improving the ability of the businesses in our great state to hire Georgians with his Jobs Bill has been inspiring. Tom has been a vocal advocate of our Second Amendment rights, and he honors our Constitution. He has been tested and has proven himself as a leader who is not afraid to do what it takes to get the job done.

I trust Tom to represent my family and me. He is a Christian first, and family is so important to him. Tom is passionate and unapologetic about his conservative beliefs and our Republican ideas of job creation, cutting taxes, promoting free markets and private enterprise. In his first speech as our congressman in Washington, Tom told them why he had been sent there and that he was ready to go to work representing the conservative hard-working folks in the 9th District.

As I worked to be elected as Tom's successor in the State House of Representatives, I learned quickly how the people of the District appreciate him and plain ole love him! He worked to find solutions to their problems large and small and listened to the needs of the many communities in the 12th District. I have big shoes to fill as the Representative of the 12th.

I hope you will join my family and me and cast your vote for Tom Graves on July 20th in the Republican primary.


Rick Jasperse
Pickens County