Changes Oil, Rotates Tires at King Tire Company
Mike Works! in Humboldt
Humboldt, TN – Jackson businessman and democratic candidate Mike McWherter stopped by Gibson County today to go to work for Curtis King, the owner of King Tire, a locally owned and operated one-stop auto service business located in Humboldt.
During his time working as an automotive technician, Mike changed the motor oil on customer’s cars, rotated tires, and performed wheel alignments. During his time as an employee, McWherter spoke about pressing issues most urgent to Tennessee’s working families with co-workers Michael Ellis, 32, from Milan, and Jay Williams, 32, of Cedar Grove.
“They say that you can’t understand another person’s situation until you walk a mile in their shoes,” said McWherter. “The “Mike Works!” tour gives me the opportunity to roll up my sleeves and go to work with fellow Tennesseans, learning their trades and listening to their concerns about our future. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and as governor I will make sure we provide the resources needed to help these businesses grow and create new jobs.”
Humboldt is one of many planned stops on the Mike Works! tour, part of McWherter’s plan to create jobs by providing tax breaks to small businesses as an incentivize to grow new jobs. In the coming months, Mike will dedicate a significant portion of his time working alongside fellow Tennesseans, learning about the work they do and the issues important to their families.
By using input from small business owners and workers in various industries across the state, Mike will work to create a balanced approach to economic development that supports small and large businesses alike.
“Our next governor’s main priority should be creating jobs and improving education in Tennessee,” said Jay Williams, who spent the day working alongside McWherter.
After visiting all 95 counties in Tennessee and witnessing first-hand the suffering of small businesses, Mike proposed granting them the same sort of tax breaks and hiring incentives that large corporations currently receive.
If elected, Mike’s first focus will be creating an economic environment where every Tennessean can secure a good job. Through tax breaks to small business, incentives for new industry and a focus on rural re-development, Mike believes that jobs come first in Tennessee.
“Tennesseans know the value of hard work. Tennesseans want to work. And in today’s economic climate, any job is a good job,” said McWherter.
About Mike McWherter
Mike McWherter, the only candidate in the race who is not a career politician, is a successful small business owner in West Tennessee. A native of Northwest Tennessee, he now lives in Jackson with his wife Mary Jane and their children Walker and Bess.
The McWherter for Governor campaign can be found online at www.mikemcwherter.com.
