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You are here: Home / Opinion / Thongnopnua: ‘Join Me in This Campaign’

Thongnopnua: ‘Join Me in This Campaign’

August 7, 2018 By Dick Cook and Contributed Article 1 Comment

Last Thursday, we took yet another step toward progress in Tennessee. I’m so grateful for everyone who came out to vote.
 
I want to say thank you to each one of you who came out and supported my campaign to be your next State Representative for Tennessee’s 30th State House district.
 
At the start, I got into this race to fight for working families. That’s been the focus from day one. Not mudslinging or petty insults.
 
Now, we’re moving into the next leg of this race. We’re up against a tough opponent with access to vast resources and who has proven herself capable in a campaign. But I know we can make history and win this seat because my vision for Tennessee is rooted in ensuring everyone has a fair shot at the American Dream.
 
Over the next 14 weeks, I am excited to visit every part of this district. I can’t wait to know the needs of every neighborhood and talk to residents from every walk of life. We’ve been working hard laying the groundwork for a new kind of politics.
 
I believe that Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike deserve a representative who has a clear vision, a plan of action, and a record of getting things done. I am proud to be that candidate.
 
If you believe in this vision, I am asking you to join me in this campaign. Thank you for everything you’ve done, I’m looking forward to meeting you and your family in the weeks ahead.
 
_ Joda Thongnopnua Candidate for State House District 30

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About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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