CARBONDALE, IL – The Ray Lenzi for Congress campaign has picked up an important endorsement. In its Sunday, March 8th edition, The Southern Illinoisan newspaper based in Carbondale, Ill. gave Lenzi the nod over primary election opponent Joel Funk.
“Lenzi is a smart man with a lot of good ideas,” the Southern wrote. The editorial board noted that Lenzi “is in favor of the Second Amendment, but is for a ban on assault weapons.” The paper also praised Lenzi’s proposed tax credit system that would aid coal miners displaced by the climate change shift.
Lenzi pointed out that the endorsement highlights his positions on the issues. “It not about how much money you raise or which politicians endorse your campaign, it’s about reaching voters with a positive message that offers hope, workable solutions to major problems, and giving voters a voice in the nation’s capitol,” said Lenzi. “We’re offering a grass roots approach as opposed to high dollar campaigns that attempt to buy the election.”
Meanwhile, the Lenzi campaign has unveiled a 30 second television ad that will air in the week before the March 17th primary. “Our ad will run on network affiliates in St. Louis and Southern Illinois, on Facebook, and several other programs such as The Rachel Maddow Show,” said Lenzi. “We believe the ad, along with efforts in other media, will go a long way in getting our message out.”
The ad is posted on the Lenzi Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/lenziforcongress/posts
Lenzi also noted that his Facebook page has been visited by 6,000 unique individuals in the last week, far outpacing his opponents reach. “In fact, in the last month our social media efforts have reached more than 65,000 people,” Lenzi said. “The growth in the number of people we’ve reached though social media is just phenomenal.”