‘Neighbor,’ Third of General Election, Features Congressman Chris Gibson, Who Endorsed Faso

Kinderhook, NY — September 19, 2016 … The campaign for John Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, has released its third television advertisement for the general election — one that features his friend and neighbor, outgoing Congressman Chris Gibson. Gibson endorsed Faso’s candidacy in July.

The 30-second spot, called “Neighbor,” highlights and emphasizes Faso’s longstanding commitment to his community and his friendship with the retiring congressman who has worked with both sides of the aisle on fiscal concerns, veterans’ affairs and paid particularly close attention to local issues such as agriculture and farming, improving treatment for Lyme disease and expanding access to broadband throughout the district. The ad goes on to cite Faso’s record of results as a leader, notably his efforts to push for a property tax cap, which his opponent is against, and his role in creating New York’s STAR program, which saves taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

View the ad here.

Script below:

Gibson: I’m retiring from Congress but I don’t have to go far to find the right person to keep representing us.

John Faso, he’s not only a friend… he’s my neighbor.

He and his wife Mary Frances raised their family in this house down the street from mine.

John pushed for the property tax cap and helped pass the STAR program.

He gets results for taxpayers.

Okay over to you John.

Faso: Thanks Chris.  

I’m John Faso, and I approve this message.

The ad will run on cable television and digital outlets throughout the district as well as broadcast television in the Albany market. It follows another positive spot that featured Faso’s wife, Mary Fran, along with others that have highlighted Faso’s fiscal record of cutting taxes and closing budget deficits and outlining his key reform principles to help small businesses, notably simplifying the tax code, ending corporate welfare, investing in small businesses and ending Washington’s regulatory madness.

Faso is running to fill the seat now held by Congressman Chris Gibson (R), who is not seeking re-election. As a member of the New York Assembly, Faso developed and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets – including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $5 billion deficit. He championed legislation that made a difference for tens of thousands of families such as the STAR program and education and real property tax reform. A former board member of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, Faso also served for three years as a member of the Control Board that worked to fix the financial and managerial issues of the City of Buffalo and its school system.

Mr. Faso and his wife, Mary Frances, a registered nurse, are the proud parents of two children. They have lived in Kinderhook, New York, for more than three decades.

John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is former Republican leader of the state Assembly and candidate for Congress in the 19th Congressional district. To learn more about Faso, visit johnfaso.com.

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