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September 7, 2012

Area Democrats had chance to meet and greet their candidates

Faith Harper Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Daily Progress Fri Sep 07, 2012, 08:17 AM CDT

JACKSONVILLE — While Democrats across the nation were in Charlotte, South Carolina nominating their candidate for president, Cherokee County Democrats held a meeting of their own to meet and greet with candidates on their local ticket.

Cherokee County Democrat organizers said over 50 party members came out to shake hands and personally ask questions to candidates about where they stood on issues.

The meeting was set for Paul Sadler, Democratic party nominee for U.S. Senate. Sadler will face Republican candidate and Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz in November.

Sadler talked to the crowd on his stance on immigration issues. He said the easiest portion of immigration to sell would be the passing of the Dream Act, granting citizenship to children who grew up in America illegally.

He said the act has been pending for 10 years but an executive order signed by the president brought the issue to light, bringing many out of the woodwork giving their names, addresses and phone numbers in hopes the act would become permanent.

“If we are not strong enough and big enough to take these kids, there is something wrong with us,” he said. “We are not the United States of America, we are not Americans if we are going to turn these kids away.”

Sadler said public education is paid for through a mix of sales, property and gasoline taxes, which every resident has to pay no matter their citizenship status.

“He earned his right and we are the ones that are breaking the promise of the American Dream. That is the easiest immigration issue we should have already resolved.”

Linda Mrosko, party nominee for the 5th District U.S. Representative seat, was also in attendance. She will face incumbent Jeb Hensarling on the November ballot.

Mrosko told the group a story of a woman she saw often walking the streets in Temple. Mrosko said she never knew the older woman well and generally stood a good distance from strangers. But one day, she was close enough to listen to the soft words of the older lady.

“I always heard her mumble when she walked and I never could tell what she said, but she said 'one foot in front of the other, one foot in front of the other' every step,” Mrosko said. “She was always moving forward and that is what she was about is that moving forward moment. In this campaign, if you watched the convention, (it is about) keeping moving forward. This is about changing people's lives.”

And at the local level, Cherokee County District Attorney Elmer Beckworth, running against Rachel Patton, met with voters. Unopposed Cherokee County 2nd District Judge Dwight Phifer was also in attendance.

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