Representing Brandon, Riverview, Temple Terrace, Plant City, Lakeland, and Bartow.
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Vote for Democrat Jesse Philippe on Primary Day August 18, 2020!
Help us bring Congress back
to YOU and the community!
Democrat Determined to Serve
Hello Community!
I was born in North Miami, Florida, to a single Haitian mother who could not afford to raise me nor my brothers on her own. I grew up seeing my mother working double shifts to make ends meet. Consequently, I took on the role of raising my brothers while my mother focused on working and earning a college degree. Thus, I learned through my mother's experience, early on, the value in hard work and the meaning of fighting to push my family forward.
When I was 19 years old, I joined the Marines, and soon after, I deployed to Iraq. I came back a changed man after six years of service, and a tour, in Iraq. After I had witness injustice, real poverty, and lack of fundamental human rights. I came back with the idea that I needed to do more for the people around me, and everyone else in a similar situation to mine.
So, I decided to go to college and earn a Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, which at the time was the first in the state of Florida geared towards creating policy. At school, I studied government operation, team building, creating laws, and policies geared toward helping working and low-income families.
Like most Americans who attend college, my education generated thousands of dollars in student loans. To help alleviate my financial burden, I began working for a telecommunications corporation. While there, I quickly excelled, becoming nationally ranked. While I had achieved a degree of financial independence, my true calling was not in corporate America, but in dedicating myself to a field where I could help others succeed.
Ultimately, in the pursuit of this dream, I went to law school, not because I wanted to be a lawyer, but because I wanted to understand the laws and how they work for the people. I spent my life learning how government works and how to get things done for the benefit of the people.
I am running because I am ready to give back to you and the community. I am going to fight for policies that benefit the working class, not just those who need it least.
All I ask is for your vote.
- Democrat Jesse Philippe for US Congress
Jesse Philippe, Democrat Candidate, US House of Representatives (FL-15)