Meet John
John is a conservative outsider and lifelong Tennessean. He is raising his family on the Generational Rose family farm because Tennessee is his home.
In fact, John is the 8th generation to live and farm in the adjoining Temperance Hall and Lancaster communities in Dekalb and Smith Counties. He started working on the farm as a kid and was raised in nearby Cookeville. John graduated from Cookeville High School and continued his education at Tennessee Tech University, home of the Golden Eagles. He studied agriculture at Tech, an easy choice for him since farming has always been a passion of his.
I'm the proud product of public schools and the son of a Tennessee school teacher. Here's where I stand on education👇
👋 Who wants the State of Tennessee to give Starbucks $30 million to move here? 👋 Anyone? No one? Me either. Absolutely NOT. If we're going to spend it, let's use that money to give 600 Tennessee small business grants for $50,000 to expand or improve homegrown businesses. Or repair any number of our roads. Or improve our DCS accommodations for vulnerable children. Corporate welfare for Starbucks is beyond the pale.
Carroll County is a good reminder of what matters. I had a great time at the Reagan Day Dinner, hearing from Tennesseans focused on responsible growth and putting our small businesses first.
