The Examiner whole-heartedly endorses Christian “Manuel” Hayes for District 2022 State Representative.
Hayes has been an integral member of State Representative Joe Deshotel’s office for years, and can hit the ground running with knowledge passed down from the man who has held the elected seat for more than two decades. With the wealth of experience afforded Hayes by his mentor, the candidate possesses qualifications that can’t be bought, borrowed or bartered.
Hayes has supported Southeast Texas efforts on Capitol Hill in the past – and there’s no reason to believe he will stop now. Since his teenage years, Hayes has been working behind the scenes in Deshotel’s office, facilitating many of the amenities we currently enjoy and stumping to pass legislative bills that merge both sides of the aisle to facilitate bi-partisan needs.
Hayes’ family, leading by example, raised the State Representative candidate to serve this community. Mother, Terry Savoy, is a retired schoolteacher and the family’s history-making matriarch, Hargie Savoy, in her youth marched alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hayes, if elected, would indeed be a freshman state representative, but he would be a veteran of the field, well versed in negotiation, compromise and connections necessary to represent his constituents in Southeast Texas.
For District 22 State Representative, Hayes is the only candidate with the know-how to continue to represent this area’s best interests at the state level.