Hunt seeks to serve House District 44

(POL) Small business owner Kent Hunt, a Republican candidate for House District 44, makes an unusual promise on his campaign’s website: “even as your representative, he will still mow your lawn.”

            While the promise comes as part of Hunt’s business, which is a lawn care and landscaping service, it could also be representative of his goal to help his district in Oklahoma. That goal includes working for a strong economy and cutting government costs in Oklahoma’s current budget situation, he said.

            Hunt said he decided to run after being asked to consider a campaign by his friends.

            “After several days of contemplation, I decided that I should no longer sit around and complain and do nothing about the problems we all share,” he said. “I have followed government at all levels for years. We have serious problems in our country, our state, my county and my city that, for whatever reason, have not been addressed, let alone fixed.”

            Part of the problem in finding solutions is that many politicians may not be focused on the correct things, Hunt said.

            “I believe the reason so many problems are not corrected is because our elected officials care more about getting re-elected than getting results,” he said. “I decided to tackle the tough issues with common sense solutions without regard to the political fallout most politicians appear to fear.”

 

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