I have my father’s name, but we have different
middle names, and from the day I was born,
he’s expected me to be my own man.
At the age of seventeen I understood that
I needed to do more.
I was given the honor to work my way into
Westpoint, work through Westpoint, and graduate
in four years to fly Apaches, become a Ranger
qualified Army officer, and then deploy to
OIF 07 09 during Operation Iraqi Surge and Operation
Iraqi Sovereignty.
It’s there that I learned that service is
about putting your needs behind someone else’s.
Service is about loving your neighbor as yourself.
Service is about using your actions to bring
glory to God.
I’m a CEO.
I’m a business leader.
We have an obligation to our community as
much as we have an obligation to our customer.
So, it looks like there’s a lot of activity
going on.
That’s good, because there is.
And we are keeping American jobs in America,
that’s what we do here.
We have people who work for us who have been
in our company for twenty years.
We have people who work for us who have been
at our company for twenty days.
This diversity in experience adds to the fabric
that is the family of our business.
I’m a Republican, because I’m conservative.
Specifically, in the exceptionalism of our
country and our Constitution, and they must
be defended.
I’m pro-gun.
I understand that James Madison wrote this
document, and listed the number two thing
behind religion, speech, and the right to
assemble, the right to keep and bear arms.
It’s that important.
I believe that life begins at conception.
It’s a God-given miracle.
Michigan deserves a leader who’s lived in
the real world, who understands national security,
who understands how to provide economic opportunity
because they’ve actually created jobs.
Michigan deserves a leader to make sure that
everyone has a fair shot.
You do that by understanding economic opportunity
and by understanding national security.
Because if you don’t do both, then our future
will not be as bright as it can be.
This picture reminds me of why I went to serve
in the first place.
With these men we lived the creed well before
we memorized it.
It’s not something you memorize and leave
in ranger school, it’s something you carry
with you every day.
Never shall I fail my comrades.
I will always keep myself mentally alert,
physically strong, and morally straight.
And I will shoulder more than my share of
the task, whatever it may be, 100%, and then
some.
Rangers lead the way.
I’m John James, and I’m exploring a run
for U.S. Senate.
