5th District Hopeful Goodnight Brings Campaign To Warsaw
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
"I'm not Evan Bayh, but my wife's better looking and my kids are better looking than his," Fifth District Congressional hopeful Greg Goodnight joked Tuesday.
Goodnight, 34, is from Howard County and is a lifetime resident of the district.
Goodnight is a Democrat and hopes to be a "representative for the working people in the Fifth District." His opponent is incumbent Steve Buyer, R-Monticello. Goodnight said he's running a different kind of campaign this year.
"We're going to run a grass-roots campaign. We're going to run on the ground," Goodnight said. This means Goodnight is going to do as much door-to-door, individual and one-on-one contact as possible.
Goodnight also said he's running as an average person. "I'm running as the working people's candidate," he said. "If you look at the numbers on the average income in the district, that's me. I'm right in the middle. I'm your average person running for U.S. Congress."
Goodnight tells people that fewer than 1 percent of the members of Congress are lawyers. But when you look at the House of Representatives, 75 percent are lawyers and 75 percent are millionaires. "And I'm neither one of them," Goodnight said, "If you want contrast, this is your man!"
"We're right on the issues," Goodnight said. He's focusing mainly on issues concerning the working class, especially the people in the lower to middle class. Issues such as health care and Social Security are at the top of Goodnight's list.
"I'm going to get most of my money from working people," Goodnight said.
But, he's also concerned about people working too much overtime. "It tears apart our social fabrics when people have to work 60 or 70 hours a week," Goodnight said.
He believes people should be home with their families, or playing with their children, rather than working so much overtime. "I went through it myself," Goodnight said. People, specifically those who work in factories, believe they need to work and pull in as much money as possible now in case they get laid off within the next couple of years, he said. Their future is not always stable.
Other issues Goodnight discussed included hate crimes and gun control. "I don't think we should go after the gun dealers. Murder is murder," he said, "You need to address the crime and not the weapon of choice."
Goodnight compared this to an automobile crash. "Is it the car that did it?" Goodnight asked. He answered himself by saying it all goes back to accountability. It's not the car that crashed. It's the person that crashed the car.
"We have not publicly announced yet," Goodnight said of his running, "but we're looking to do this the second or third week of February."
At this time, Goodnight will also tour the district to work on that individual, one-on-one contact he's promising. [[In-content Ad]]
"I'm not Evan Bayh, but my wife's better looking and my kids are better looking than his," Fifth District Congressional hopeful Greg Goodnight joked Tuesday.
Goodnight, 34, is from Howard County and is a lifetime resident of the district.
Goodnight is a Democrat and hopes to be a "representative for the working people in the Fifth District." His opponent is incumbent Steve Buyer, R-Monticello. Goodnight said he's running a different kind of campaign this year.
"We're going to run a grass-roots campaign. We're going to run on the ground," Goodnight said. This means Goodnight is going to do as much door-to-door, individual and one-on-one contact as possible.
Goodnight also said he's running as an average person. "I'm running as the working people's candidate," he said. "If you look at the numbers on the average income in the district, that's me. I'm right in the middle. I'm your average person running for U.S. Congress."
Goodnight tells people that fewer than 1 percent of the members of Congress are lawyers. But when you look at the House of Representatives, 75 percent are lawyers and 75 percent are millionaires. "And I'm neither one of them," Goodnight said, "If you want contrast, this is your man!"
"We're right on the issues," Goodnight said. He's focusing mainly on issues concerning the working class, especially the people in the lower to middle class. Issues such as health care and Social Security are at the top of Goodnight's list.
"I'm going to get most of my money from working people," Goodnight said.
But, he's also concerned about people working too much overtime. "It tears apart our social fabrics when people have to work 60 or 70 hours a week," Goodnight said.
He believes people should be home with their families, or playing with their children, rather than working so much overtime. "I went through it myself," Goodnight said. People, specifically those who work in factories, believe they need to work and pull in as much money as possible now in case they get laid off within the next couple of years, he said. Their future is not always stable.
Other issues Goodnight discussed included hate crimes and gun control. "I don't think we should go after the gun dealers. Murder is murder," he said, "You need to address the crime and not the weapon of choice."
Goodnight compared this to an automobile crash. "Is it the car that did it?" Goodnight asked. He answered himself by saying it all goes back to accountability. It's not the car that crashed. It's the person that crashed the car.
"We have not publicly announced yet," Goodnight said of his running, "but we're looking to do this the second or third week of February."
At this time, Goodnight will also tour the district to work on that individual, one-on-one contact he's promising. [[In-content Ad]]