Recently I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing from John Thrasher at our recent Democratic Reunion.
In my opinion, of all the people seeking the Democratic nomination for congress, District 2 in Arizona, John Thrasher is the ONLY one who has the ability to beat Trent Franks in November.
John hopes to defeat fellow Democrats Gene Scharer, a high school teacher who ran unsuccessfully in 2000 and 2004, and Suchindran "Chat" Chatterjee, an engineer and college teacher, to compete in the general election against Congressman Trent Franks.
Franks is in his second term and represents the 2nd Congressional District 2, a large area stretching from the northwest corner of the state down to the western suburbs of Phoenix, including Glendale, Peoria and Sun City.
John Thrasher has the passion that has been missing from the Democratic party since the 1990s.
Thrasher, who for 29 years was the band director at Glendale Community College, now teaches at Lookout Mountain School, an elementary school for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
John Thrasher is the working family's candidate for the Arizona Congressional District 2 seat. John is a common sense Democrat who will reduce the influence of big money special interests and corporations in Washington D.C. - he will represent all Arizonans when elected to Congress! John Thrasher will take a new voice to Washington - YOUR VOICE!
In the early 1960s, he lived as a youth in Prescott, and attended Northern Arizona University in 1960. He received his master's degree in 1970 and immediately began his years of instruction at Glendale Community Cllege. During that time, he organized a group of musicians called Arizona Winds. The group continues to perform free concerts.
John's view on immigration:
"I think we have to look hard at the employer and make him accountable," Thrasher said. "They're not paying taxes, not paying insurance coverage, not paying Social Security. Kids are attending our schools and it's a huge drain on the education system alone. But the solution is we need to have a payback to those workers."
His solution is one he calls simple, easy and a cost-effective approach. He would have undocumented workers turn in their employers and in return, they would receive "green cards" good for five years. This would give those workers time to prove what they want to do, Thrasher said.
"Now, there's an ID card for workers. It validates both sides," he said. "All can win with this policy. If you have a green card, you can always find a job."
Thrasher called the new Medicare D plan "a disaster." He said American citizens are paying more for prescription drugs than people who live outside the country, where the same drugs are being sent.
"I've got to turn heads in Washington," Thrasher said. "They don't see what's happening here. The people in my district are going to see me more frequently than they've seen any other person."
Thrasher promised continual access to his constituents from his office in Arizona.
He said all veterans, including the young ones returning from service abroad, are also going to get his support.
He said, "These are kids that have to get back here and get educated. I support them. They are all heroes to me for having been sent and having to give up what they have here."
Thrasher said he realizes that by running against the incumbent, he is "opening his gut."
"But I'm not playing up to Washington cronyism," he said. "I don't need it. It's expensive to keep corrupt people corrupt."
Please do whatever you can to help John Thrasher win the Primary Election and win back Congress in November!
Get the word out that John Thrasher is the man to beat Trent Franks! Thank you!
http://www.thrasherforcongress.org/
Sources for this article were: Thrasher For Congress Website, The Arizona Republic and The Glendale Star newspapers.