FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Largo,FL July 07, 2012 Darren Ayres, Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (FL-13) is releasing the following statement regarding Congressman Bill Youngs recorded remarks to a constituent on July 4th , 2012:

On July 4th, 2012, Bill Young responded to a constituent who asked the Congressman if he would support a bill currently circulating the U.S. House of Representatives to raise the minimum wage to $10 dollars an hour. His response, recorded on video, was Get a job. Congressman Youngs explanation for this was that he was confused by the presence of activists. Perhaps so. But his constituent, whether an activist or not, deserved a far better response from his representative in Congress. An active and engaged representative should have been able to handle the activists question and used it as an opportunity to explain his views to the other people gathered at the Fourth of July event. Congressman Young has served his constituency for 42 years, has many accomplishments to his name, and is held in great esteem by his fellow members of Congress. But if this is the best level of representation he is now capable of, perhaps it is time to send an alternative, someone not tied to the political culture of the nations capitol that can represent conservative values and the people of the district by listening to the people they are expected to represent rather than insulting them with trite verbal jabs and walking away. The good people of FL-13 deserve better. On July 5th, I completed a 24-hour listening tour of the district as part of my campaign, and the response throughout the district has been that Congressman Young has been in D.C. for too long, perhaps underscored by his inexcusable response to a young political activist on July 4th. Mr. Ayres has recorded a video response available here.
Darren Ayres has served his country in the U.S. Air Force, has been ordained as a Christian minister and subsequently served as a chaplain in the Florida National Guard. Over the years, he and his wife Trish have owned and operated several small businesses. As a national defense conservative, a fiscal conservative, and a social conservative, Darren Ayres understands Main Street America and believes that citizen-statesmen are now needed in elected office as a bulwark against government growth and to return the federal government to operating within its constitutional constraints.

Contact Information: Darren Ayres for Congress Campaign Manager: Karena Morrison Phone: 727-288-1382 darren@darrenayresforcongress.com ###