My family is no stranger to the American Dream.
This country gave my family an opportunity.
- The son of a slave became a sharecropper.
- The son of a sharecropper became a mason.
- The son of a mason became a truck driver.
- And the son of a truck driver stands before you today running for Congress.
At 17, I knew I wanted to serve my country. I graduated from West Point and then led two Apache Platoons in Iraq. After 8 years in the Army, I came home to run the family business and worked hard to create 100 American jobs. |