Reinforces Childers' overwhelming support among local officials
'We know Travis as an honest, hardworking man . . .'
From a press release:
Travis Childers received another endorsement from local officials on Tuesday in his bid to fill the vacant First Congressional District seat in Mississippi. The members and officers in District Four of the Mississippi Coroners Association announced Tuesday that they are endorsing Childers in next Tuesday's special election for Congress.
"Travis Childers has worked for many years in support of our efforts as an association, both on a local level and statewide" said James Horn, past state president of the association. "We in our district know Travis as an honest, hard working man who has served the people of our area well and will work to serve all the people of the 1st Congressional District with honor and distinction."
District 4 of the Mississippi Coroners Association includes Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tishomingo, Tippah and Union counties officially endorse Travis Childers for Congress.
"I am honored to have the endorsement of this influential group of local elected officials," Childers said in response. "I have always tried to cooperate with other elected officials, both in Prentiss County and across this region. North Mississippi has accomplished so much by working together. I think we need a Congressman who will take that same spirit of cooperation to Washington."
Childers, who has been the Chancery Clerk in Prentiss County for more than sixteen years, has strong support among local elected officials across the district. He has received dozens of endorsements from current and former elected officials, including former governors, chancery clerks, local supervisors, and coroners.
This follows his endorsement by 10 Chancery Clerks earlier this year.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Travis Childers Airs TV Ad in Race For 1st District
Ad tells of struggles as a child, touts record of job creation
From a Press Release:
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis Childers is the first Democrat to take his campaign to the television airwaves in the upcoming primary for the open seat in Mississippi's first congressional district.
Childers' campaign began airing an ad on Friday that tells the story of how he worked full-time jobs through high school and college to support his mother and sister after his father died when Childers was sixteen years old. The ad also touts Childers' economic development credentials by helping attract more than 1,000 new jobs to North Mississippi.
"We have momentum and we are moving forward to the March 11 Democratic Primary with the use of paid media to communicate our message of job creation and understanding the struggles of middle class families," Childers said. "We will use television and other forms of media to communicate with voters all the way up to Election Day."
From a Press Release:
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis Childers is the first Democrat to take his campaign to the television airwaves in the upcoming primary for the open seat in Mississippi's first congressional district.
Childers' campaign began airing an ad on Friday that tells the story of how he worked full-time jobs through high school and college to support his mother and sister after his father died when Childers was sixteen years old. The ad also touts Childers' economic development credentials by helping attract more than 1,000 new jobs to North Mississippi.
"We have momentum and we are moving forward to the March 11 Democratic Primary with the use of paid media to communicate our message of job creation and understanding the struggles of middle class families," Childers said. "We will use television and other forms of media to communicate with voters all the way up to Election Day."
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Travis Childers Covers Valentine's Day and Other Important Dates In His Life
Let me begin by briefly thanking John Leek and the other writers on Cotton Mouth Blog for the service you provide and for the opportunity to make a guest post on your site today. It is exciting to have a forum to speak to voters, media representatives, and political activists in a non-traditional way.
With that said, I want to share with you the fact that twenty-seven years ago today – Valentine's Day, 1981 – I married Tami Gibson, and that was one of the happiest days of my life. There are only two other days that can compete with that one – the days that our two children, Dustin and Lauren, were born. Thank you, Tami. I love you.
As I contemplated the invitation from Cotton Mouth to post an original piece on this blog, I considered several topics, but my mind kept drifting back to a day that was not nearly as happy as the Valentine's Day twenty-seven years ago. When I thought about stories that define who I am and what I stand for, my mind kept going back to what was undeniably one of the most difficult days of my life.
That day was Christmas Day, 1974.
On Christmas Day, 1974, I became a man. I was sixteen years old and naïve to the world in so many ways. Just the same, I became a man that day, not by choice but out of necessity. That was the day my father unexpectedly died, leaving my mother, my 9 year-old sister and me devastated.
At sixteen years old, I was already working a part-time job at the time of my father's death. Like most people in North Mississippi, my parents believed in a strong work ethic and instilled that ethic in me. It was just expected in my family that each of us would pitch in to help the family get by, and I was willing to do my share. But, after my father's death, my mother and I simply could not make ends meet from my mother's factory wages and my part-time work.
To help support my mother and younger sister, I went to work full-time on the night and weekend shifts at Booneville's first convenience store. I can still recall quite literally running from school in the afternoons to clock-in for my shift at work. I stayed until the store closed at night. As an adult, I sometimes half-jokingly tell people that my main extra-curricular activity in school was . . . work. In reality, though, work was my main activity. I worked forty-plus hours per week, every week, all the way through high school and college. There was nothing funny about it back then.
After knowing the joys of a wonderful family, successful businesses, and sixteen magnificent years in public service to the people of Prentiss County, it is a little bit easier to look back more than thirty years later on those early years. But, make no mistake, there is nothing nostalgic about that period for my mother and me. Those were, in fact, very tough times.
Yet, the struggles were worth it. My sister and my mother were certainly worth the struggle. The importance of that time together and the little bit of comfort that I was able to provide during my sister's formative years became ever more apparent after my sister's untimely death in her twenties.
For most of my adult life, I have been very hesitant to talk about my childhood, the deaths of my father and sister, and the struggles my mother and I faced. As I became older and watched my own children grow into two fine young adults, I came to appreciate the fact that those tough times I faced early in life played a major role in shaping my values and priorities in life.
While I am always mindful of the past, I live in the present and keep a constant eye to the future.
You see, family comes first. I knew that on those tough days in my life, and I know that today on this happy occasion of my 27th Wedding Anniversary.
But, the simple fact is that a family without jobs, without healthcare, and without educational opportunities cannot survive.
My family and I were fortunate enough to have access to much needed healthcare when I was a child. I was fortunate enough to have access to a much needed job as a teenager and young adult to support my family. I was fortunate enough to have access to public schools, a local community college, and affordable tuition and financial assistance at a state university so I was able to get an education.
I understand the importance of public investments in health, education, and economic development opportunities for our citizens, because I have lived those opportunities.
When your family has had to struggle to make ends meet, like mine did, then one of your core values becomes fiscal responsibility. That is why I am proud that I have been able to balance 16 consecutive budgets for Prentiss County as Chancery Clerk. When you have been in a situation where you had to have a job to get by, you understand that job creation and economic development are more than buzzwords. That is why I am proud that I have worked across regional, governmental and partisan lines to help bring over 1,000 jobs to North Mississippi.
America and North Mississippi have been good to me. I want to make sure future generations have the opportunities I have had.
Thank you again, Cotton Mouth Blog, for the invitation to post on your site.
Travis W. Childers
With that said, I want to share with you the fact that twenty-seven years ago today – Valentine's Day, 1981 – I married Tami Gibson, and that was one of the happiest days of my life. There are only two other days that can compete with that one – the days that our two children, Dustin and Lauren, were born. Thank you, Tami. I love you.
As I contemplated the invitation from Cotton Mouth to post an original piece on this blog, I considered several topics, but my mind kept drifting back to a day that was not nearly as happy as the Valentine's Day twenty-seven years ago. When I thought about stories that define who I am and what I stand for, my mind kept going back to what was undeniably one of the most difficult days of my life.
That day was Christmas Day, 1974.
On Christmas Day, 1974, I became a man. I was sixteen years old and naïve to the world in so many ways. Just the same, I became a man that day, not by choice but out of necessity. That was the day my father unexpectedly died, leaving my mother, my 9 year-old sister and me devastated.
At sixteen years old, I was already working a part-time job at the time of my father's death. Like most people in North Mississippi, my parents believed in a strong work ethic and instilled that ethic in me. It was just expected in my family that each of us would pitch in to help the family get by, and I was willing to do my share. But, after my father's death, my mother and I simply could not make ends meet from my mother's factory wages and my part-time work.
To help support my mother and younger sister, I went to work full-time on the night and weekend shifts at Booneville's first convenience store. I can still recall quite literally running from school in the afternoons to clock-in for my shift at work. I stayed until the store closed at night. As an adult, I sometimes half-jokingly tell people that my main extra-curricular activity in school was . . . work. In reality, though, work was my main activity. I worked forty-plus hours per week, every week, all the way through high school and college. There was nothing funny about it back then.
After knowing the joys of a wonderful family, successful businesses, and sixteen magnificent years in public service to the people of Prentiss County, it is a little bit easier to look back more than thirty years later on those early years. But, make no mistake, there is nothing nostalgic about that period for my mother and me. Those were, in fact, very tough times.
Yet, the struggles were worth it. My sister and my mother were certainly worth the struggle. The importance of that time together and the little bit of comfort that I was able to provide during my sister's formative years became ever more apparent after my sister's untimely death in her twenties.
For most of my adult life, I have been very hesitant to talk about my childhood, the deaths of my father and sister, and the struggles my mother and I faced. As I became older and watched my own children grow into two fine young adults, I came to appreciate the fact that those tough times I faced early in life played a major role in shaping my values and priorities in life.
While I am always mindful of the past, I live in the present and keep a constant eye to the future.
You see, family comes first. I knew that on those tough days in my life, and I know that today on this happy occasion of my 27th Wedding Anniversary.
But, the simple fact is that a family without jobs, without healthcare, and without educational opportunities cannot survive.
My family and I were fortunate enough to have access to much needed healthcare when I was a child. I was fortunate enough to have access to a much needed job as a teenager and young adult to support my family. I was fortunate enough to have access to public schools, a local community college, and affordable tuition and financial assistance at a state university so I was able to get an education.
I understand the importance of public investments in health, education, and economic development opportunities for our citizens, because I have lived those opportunities.
When your family has had to struggle to make ends meet, like mine did, then one of your core values becomes fiscal responsibility. That is why I am proud that I have been able to balance 16 consecutive budgets for Prentiss County as Chancery Clerk. When you have been in a situation where you had to have a job to get by, you understand that job creation and economic development are more than buzzwords. That is why I am proud that I have worked across regional, governmental and partisan lines to help bring over 1,000 jobs to North Mississippi.
America and North Mississippi have been good to me. I want to make sure future generations have the opportunities I have had.
Thank you again, Cotton Mouth Blog, for the invitation to post on your site.
Travis W. Childers
Monday, January 28, 2008
Democrat Travis Childers Kicks Off Congressional Campaign
Small Businessman, Chancery Clerk Focused on People Facing Tough Times, Economic Development
From a press release:
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and small businessman Travis Childers official kicked off his congressional campaign today in his hometown in front of a number of his supporters. He announced at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he went to school.
"We face tough times, we need a congressman who understands tough times," Childers said. "We see economic challenges, we need a congressman who knows about economic development."
Childers emphasized his personal story of working full-time in high school after his father died to support his family. He worked nights and weekends at a local convenience store. He also worked full-time jobs in college while still going to school full-time.
He said, "Growing up, we didn't have much, but the values I learned were priceless. Some candidates say they understand tough economic times … well my friends, I've lived them. "
Childers emphasized his economic development experience as a businessman and as an economic development leader in his community.
"One thing I know about economic development is you have to look ahead or you will get smacked in the behind," Childers said. "Our leaders should have been thinking of this day when they passed trade deals to ship our jobs to Third World Countries, gave billions in subsidies to big oil companies, ignored the home mortgage crisis, and watched as our deficit and spending hit all time highs."
"And now, North Mississippians are paying the price. People are losing their jobs. Families are losing their homes. Gas prices are outrageous. And the sad truth is, times may get worse before they get better."
On fiscal responsibility Childers said, "Even John McCain said that Congress has been spending like 'drunken sailors.' As someone who has been balancing a family checkbook for years and has run two businesses, this defies all common sense. As Chancery Clerk, I balanced 16 consecutive budgets. As Congressman, I'll fight for balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility."
He said, "Now, I have to be honest. I'm a Mississippi Democrat, not a Washington, DC Democrat. I'll be on the side of the family struggling, the child that needs health care and the teenager who's only hope is a college degree. I'm pro-life and pro-gun. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. And I will take a tough stand to stop illegal immigration into our country."
Childers was elected Chancery Clerk in his native Prentiss County for the past 16 years and has started two small businesses. Travis has been married for 27 years to the former Tami Gibson, and the couple has two children: Dustin, a first-year law student at Mississippi College, and Lauren, a freshman at Ole Miss. They are all members of East Booneville Baptist Church.
The Childers campaign recently announced they had raised $100,000 and had secured 14 endorsements from different past or present public officials.
"To change our country," Childers said, "We don't have to change our core values. But, if we don't change the direction of our country, our core values will be compromised. In Washington, there's too much 'do nothing' and not enough 'can-do.'"
From a press release:
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and small businessman Travis Childers official kicked off his congressional campaign today in his hometown in front of a number of his supporters. He announced at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he went to school.
"We face tough times, we need a congressman who understands tough times," Childers said. "We see economic challenges, we need a congressman who knows about economic development."
Childers emphasized his personal story of working full-time in high school after his father died to support his family. He worked nights and weekends at a local convenience store. He also worked full-time jobs in college while still going to school full-time.
He said, "Growing up, we didn't have much, but the values I learned were priceless. Some candidates say they understand tough economic times … well my friends, I've lived them. "
Childers emphasized his economic development experience as a businessman and as an economic development leader in his community.
"One thing I know about economic development is you have to look ahead or you will get smacked in the behind," Childers said. "Our leaders should have been thinking of this day when they passed trade deals to ship our jobs to Third World Countries, gave billions in subsidies to big oil companies, ignored the home mortgage crisis, and watched as our deficit and spending hit all time highs."
"And now, North Mississippians are paying the price. People are losing their jobs. Families are losing their homes. Gas prices are outrageous. And the sad truth is, times may get worse before they get better."
On fiscal responsibility Childers said, "Even John McCain said that Congress has been spending like 'drunken sailors.' As someone who has been balancing a family checkbook for years and has run two businesses, this defies all common sense. As Chancery Clerk, I balanced 16 consecutive budgets. As Congressman, I'll fight for balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility."
He said, "Now, I have to be honest. I'm a Mississippi Democrat, not a Washington, DC Democrat. I'll be on the side of the family struggling, the child that needs health care and the teenager who's only hope is a college degree. I'm pro-life and pro-gun. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. And I will take a tough stand to stop illegal immigration into our country."
Childers was elected Chancery Clerk in his native Prentiss County for the past 16 years and has started two small businesses. Travis has been married for 27 years to the former Tami Gibson, and the couple has two children: Dustin, a first-year law student at Mississippi College, and Lauren, a freshman at Ole Miss. They are all members of East Booneville Baptist Church.
The Childers campaign recently announced they had raised $100,000 and had secured 14 endorsements from different past or present public officials.
"To change our country," Childers said, "We don't have to change our core values. But, if we don't change the direction of our country, our core values will be compromised. In Washington, there's too much 'do nothing' and not enough 'can-do.'"
Friday, January 25, 2008
Travis Childers For Congress Website Up
Travis Childers For Congress Website
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers is a Democratic candidate for the open First Congressional District election.
He's raising money at a fast clip and has garnered some good endorsements.
Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers is a Democratic candidate for the open First Congressional District election.
He's raising money at a fast clip and has garnered some good endorsements.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Democrat Travis Childers Gains Endorsement Of 10 Fellow Chancery Clerks
Endorsements add to momentum of Childers' early fundraising success
From a Press Release:
Chancery Clerks in North Mississippi are endorsing one of their own, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis Childers, in the race to elect a new congressman in Mississippi's first congressional district. Over the weekend, the Childers campaign released a list of fourteen current and retired chancery clerks from the first congressional district who are personally endorsing Childers for Congress.
Chancery Clerks are traditionally an influential group in Mississippi. Under Mississippi law, Chancery Clerks serve as the auditors and treasurers of county government and are elected county-wide.
"I am honored to have the personal endorsements of my fellow Chancery Clerks," Childers said. "These are my friends and colleagues who know me best. As elected officials in their counties, they know first-hand the concerns and needs of the citizens of North Mississippi. Their support means the world to me, and these endorsements give us tremendous momentum as we get ready to formally kick-off the campaign in the coming days."
Childers' campaign recently demonstrated considerable political strength when it announced that it had surpassed $100,000 in fundraising within a week of Childers getting into the race.
The ten Chancery Clerks endorsing Childers are: Don Threadgill of Choctaw County; Robbie Robinson of Clay County; Jim Witt of Itawamba County; Chuck Thomas of Marshall County; Ronnie Boozer of Monroe County; Reggie Collums of Pontotoc County; Wayne Crockett of Tate County; Peyton Cummings of Tishomingo County; Russ Turner of Webster County; and, Amy McMinn of Yalobusha County.
In addition, four retired Chancery Clerks from North Mississippi offered their endorsements: Myra McCollum of Alcorn County; Martha Martin of Calhoun County; David Thomas of Chickasaw County; and, Hayden Ables of Tishomingo County.
Travis W. Childers, a Democrat, has served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County for the past sixteen years. Childers has worked as a Realtor and appraiser in Booneville since 1978.
From a Press Release:
Chancery Clerks in North Mississippi are endorsing one of their own, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis Childers, in the race to elect a new congressman in Mississippi's first congressional district. Over the weekend, the Childers campaign released a list of fourteen current and retired chancery clerks from the first congressional district who are personally endorsing Childers for Congress.
Chancery Clerks are traditionally an influential group in Mississippi. Under Mississippi law, Chancery Clerks serve as the auditors and treasurers of county government and are elected county-wide.
"I am honored to have the personal endorsements of my fellow Chancery Clerks," Childers said. "These are my friends and colleagues who know me best. As elected officials in their counties, they know first-hand the concerns and needs of the citizens of North Mississippi. Their support means the world to me, and these endorsements give us tremendous momentum as we get ready to formally kick-off the campaign in the coming days."
Childers' campaign recently demonstrated considerable political strength when it announced that it had surpassed $100,000 in fundraising within a week of Childers getting into the race.
The ten Chancery Clerks endorsing Childers are: Don Threadgill of Choctaw County; Robbie Robinson of Clay County; Jim Witt of Itawamba County; Chuck Thomas of Marshall County; Ronnie Boozer of Monroe County; Reggie Collums of Pontotoc County; Wayne Crockett of Tate County; Peyton Cummings of Tishomingo County; Russ Turner of Webster County; and, Amy McMinn of Yalobusha County.
In addition, four retired Chancery Clerks from North Mississippi offered their endorsements: Myra McCollum of Alcorn County; Martha Martin of Calhoun County; David Thomas of Chickasaw County; and, Hayden Ables of Tishomingo County.
Travis W. Childers, a Democrat, has served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County for the past sixteen years. Childers has worked as a Realtor and appraiser in Booneville since 1978.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Any More Democrats For District One?
Three Democrats are now running for District One.
Attorney Brian Neely from Tupelo is running.
Prentiss County businessman and Chancery Clerk Travis Childers is running.
Now Representative Steve Holland of Plantersville is running.
The Daily Journal:
Attorney Brian Neely from Tupelo is running.
Prentiss County businessman and Chancery Clerk Travis Childers is running.
Now Representative Steve Holland of Plantersville is running.
The Daily Journal:
Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, will be a candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat.I'm leaning toward Childers, but I haven't made my pick yet.
Holland has served in the legislature since 1984.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Democrat Childers Raises $100,000 In First Week In Race
Businessman, Chancery Clerk Has Momentum (MS-CD1)
As potential candidates consider whether to enter the open race in Mississippi’s first congressional district before Friday’s qualifying deadline, one candidate, Prentiss County businessman and Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, announced on Tuesday afternoon that his campaign has reached an important milestone. Since entering the race last Wednesday, Childers has raised more than one hundred thousand dollars to finance his campaign.
“I am humbled and overwhelmed by the show of support from friends and colleagues since I announced for Congress last week,” Childers said. “My work in public service and business, combined with our early planning, are helping us to put together the money, support and organization needed to win this campaign. We are prepared to win this election, and we are prepared to lead after the election.”
“This early support is an indicator that people are responding to our message of getting things done by working together across regional, governmental and party lines,” Childers said. “It is that North Mississippi spirit of bipartisanship and can-do attitude that I want to take to Washington.”
Travis Childers, a Democrat, has served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County for the past sixteen years. Childers has worked as a Realtor and appraiser in Booneville since 1978.
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