Chapter 535: Running for Mayor?
In the United States, the election season is the most prone to scandals involving politicians.
But using such means as extramarital affairs is somewhat outdated. Now the high-end term is to connect Russia with China. As long as there is a little vague evidence, in the United States it is biting who dies.
But there's no other way to get to camp. This may be his most promising chance to be elected to the state legislature, and if he fails this time, he will not have much support from the party, and it will only be more difficult for him to be elected in the future.
The dramatic changes in Fox in the past two years have made him quite famous in the constituency. Link certainly won't invest as much in Fox in the future, and Fox's geographical location is not destined to be as rapid as it was in the previous two years.
If the pace of urban development slows down, his candidate in a "remote" area will have to work harder to attract the attention of other voters in his constituency.
This time, he had the confidence to run because the residents of Fox New Town officially moved in. What started as a small town with just over 3,000 inhabitants turned into a small city with a population of more than 10,000 in just two weeks last October. This news can be publicized by him, making Fox a big news in Washington in the past six months.
This year, Fox's population has increased to 14,000 thanks to the new city and the jobs provided by the West China Company.
From last year to this summer, new hospitals, new waterworks, and new sewage treatment plants have been put into use in the new urban area, the opening of the Werewolf Theme Park, the second Fox Food Festival has been held more successfully, and the electricity from Ozette Farm has been connected to the grid to supply power to Fox, and the finals of the National Children's and Youth Art Competition for two consecutive years, all of which have made Fox appear in major media in Washington from time to time.
He, of course, as mayor, has made a name for himself, making him remembered by most voters in his district. Fox has grown tremendously in two years, and unsure voters will certainly take the credit for it. He had the impression in the minds of voters that he had "a set of ideas for economic development." And the United States is just not doing it economically.
Predictably, Fox's ability to make news is unlikely to be as strong as it has been in the past two years. The mayor of a small city wants to get so much attention this year, and the difficulty is really not ordinary.
Of course, Fox's new voters will also give him more support. But it wasn't easy.
Link also understands how seriously Camp is taking this campaign. So he didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party resorting to some small conspiracy.
But Jessica is right, if the extramarital affair of that state legislator was poked out by Kemp, such people should be more careful in future contacts.
But Link didn't want to say much about it. He just smiled and said, "Anyway, I have been working with him quite happily in the past two years." We have nothing to lose when he can run for state legislature. ”
Jessica frowned and said, "But I always felt that he wasn't very reliable. Maybe just one person gives him some favor, and he will betray you. ”
Link laughed and said, "I can't tell who betrayed whom between me and him. To put it bluntly, Link didn't give Camp a lot of direct support. Although the other party took advantage of his momentum to get this opportunity.
But there is no affiliation between Kemp and Link, and even the alliance is only a tacit temporary cooperation: "Moreover, he can't do without Fox's support. ”
Of course, Link can't expect too much from him, and he can't ask for anything.
However, he felt that even if the other party was successfully elected this time, he would definitely have to maintain a good relationship with Fox.
Even if he is elected, he will need the support of Fox, who has a large proportion of the population in the constituency, if he wants to be re-elected. And Link is confident that his influence at Fox is impossible to ignore. The temporary cooperation between him and Camp will continue. Unless the other party is in the position of a congressman and gets more support. Otherwise, their relationship would not have broken down.
Jessica smiled as well and said, "I hope so." If he is elected, the next mayor does not know what kind of person he will be. ”
Link wasn't worried. He joked, "Why don't you run?"
If you want to run for mayor of Fox, you must be a Fox resident. Most of the residents of Fox City are now employees of Westward and Fox Food Processing. Although he could not explicitly ask who they would vote for. But if he takes a stand, those employees will take his opinion into account to some extent.
It can be said that whoever wants to be mayor of Fox in the future must have his consent.
Jessica shook her head again and again and said, "I don't have the idea of going into politics. "The power of mayors in the United States is not very much. Especially for a small city like Fox, being mayor is a thankless task if you don't want to be in politics.
"That's not politics. The mayor of a small city is just that. ”
Jessica thought he really wanted to run in the mayoral election in the future. But in her life plan, she didn't think about this possibility: "I'm not ready to serve the public." ”
Link was joking at first, but as soon as he said that, he thought it was a good idea. He smiled and said, "You don't like to be idle, and you don't want to leave your children." And the position of mayor is not too busy at work. Maybe you can juggle your kids and work at the same time. ”
"That's also going to be 9 to 5. Again, you can't be around your child. I prefer to work in a company. Jessica hesitated and shook her head. "Do you really want me to run for mayor?"
"If you can be mayor of Fox. I could have been a little more comfortable with my commitment to Fox. ”
Link is still a little apprehensive about Fox's investment. Today, Fox is a nice town in western Washington, and it is much more attractive to investors than ever. Especially now that more and more tourists are coming to Fox. This may attract some other businessmen to Fox Investments.
No one is selfless. No matter how much he does for Fox, as long as it doesn't really benefit the mayor, maybe the new mayor will lean toward someone else. His investment in Fox suffered.
The new city project now houses more than 10,000 people. But he should have a capacity of at least 30,000 people for the entire new city, and all the infrastructure was designed according to that number. He's sure to invest more in the future to make Fox a real city. Even if it's just a small city.
Jessica snatched her hair from her daughter's hand, thought about it, shook her head and said, "Maybe not." Let's see! If I really need to, I'm going to run for that position. She laughs. "And Mayor Camp doesn't have to leave now. ”
They said as if Jessica was running for the mayor's office, and she would be the only one. But their determination is really not the slightest bit self-righteous.
Because now Link has a good reputation at Fox. And his employees make up 80% of Fox's population. If Jessica runs, it would be strange if she doesn't get elected.
Link smiled and said, "Then let's take a look first." Actually, I think that if there is a mayor's wife, it will be very face-saving. Caitlin would also be proud to have a mayor's mom. Caitlin, is Daddy right?"
Caitlin stared at him with dark eyes, and when she heard him call herself, she happily waved the sales "ahh
"You see, Caitlyn agrees!" he said to his wife with a smile.
Now his investment in Fox is not much, but it is not a lot.
The biggest investment, of course, is the Werewolf Theme Park and the New Town. The public infrastructure such as hospitals, waterworks, and sewage treatment plants in the new city belongs to him.
In the Old Town, he also opened a wet market, which mainly sells seafood and agricultural products from Ozette. It is a distribution center for agricultural products. Many out-of-town restaurants come here to buy their goods.
Many of the original residents of Ozet have also used his investment to get new jobs. And the theme park brought in a large number of visitors, which also made Fox a great improvement in business.
It can be said that he controls the entire Fox economy.
In this case, if the new mayor does not know how to behave, how can he also feel disgusting. And after a mayor is elected, he can serve for four years on the premise that he does not make mistakes.
If Jessica is elected mayor of Fox, he will be able to make a better investment in the future.
Of course, if it was just for this, Jessica wouldn't have forced her to do it.
Jessica kissed her daughter on the cheek and smiled, "What do you little thing know?" and then said to Link. "I'll think about it again!"
If she really wants to run for mayor of Fox, she will definitely do better than other mayors because of Link's relationship with her. If anything goes wrong with her, it will jeopardize Link's reputation.
She knew that Link would definitely help her, and she wasn't worried about those jobs. Her concern was that she was not enthusiastic about the job in that position.
She remembered something and said, "Alyssa called me yesterday to find out if the resort on the shores of Lake Ozette was still accepting people?" ”
"What kind of person is it?" said Link, stunned for a moment. "Isn't she traveling the world now?" said Alyssa, who had temporarily returned to Italy at the end of September this year, planning to travel around the world for more than half a year in search of creative inspiration.
"Yes. According to her. She is in Scotland and has a few friends who are looking for a quiet place to create. ”
"If they want to come, let them come!" he said with a laugh. "Although it doesn't make much sense now. But allowing artists to live in it is not contrary to the original intention of establishing the wooden house area by the lake of Ozette. ”
Before, he wanted to attract artists to live in Ozette, so that Ozette and him would be more famous in the art field. Although Blue Lagoon has done just that, he doesn't need to host artists to make a name for himself.
But Alyssa also helped him a lot. For example, she helped him invite artists from abroad to come to Ozette to serve as a judge for the Children's and Teenagers' Art Competition, and she also served as the camp director of an art summer camp.
Finally, she was Hannah's drawing teacher. Hannah's current drawing skills are not even worse than those fifteen or sixteen-year-old children who came to the finals of the drawing competition. Hannah also likes to learn from her. It can be seen that her teaching is very responsible and flexible.
Therefore, he can't not give Alyssa any face.