Bob's Views

An Introduction to Bob

Getting Rid of Career Politicians

We Have to Stop The Spending

I'm a Businessman

Capitalism

The Effect of Government Intervention

Bob on The Whiteboard

Bob Has a Special Relationship With The
Third District

Bob Thomas Is Committed To The Third District

Bob & his family live in the 3rd district
Bob has been a prominent business leader in Fort Wayne for over 30 years
Bob has four dealerships in Indiana. Three of them are in the 3rd district

In the past 10 years alone:

Provided the state of Indiana with over $24 million in sales tax revenue
Provided Allen County with over $1.5 million in property tax revenue to support public schools
Collected over $2.3 million in state and county income tax revenue to support government services

Over the past 30 years:

Supplied employment for over 1,000 Hoosier families
Paid over $180 million in salaries that gets spent right here to support the economy of Northeast Indiana
Hired hundreds of contractors each with their own employees - indirectly supporting more jobs

Bob is dependent on the economic health of the 3rd district:

Dealerships cannot be relocated
Bob has more at stake on the prosperity of Northeast Indiana, than all the other candidates combined
The area in Indiana that has had the biggest impact on Bob is the Third District
The area in Indiana that Bob has had the biggest impact on is the Third District

Bob Thomas has been a business leader here for over 30 years, and more than any other candidate being considered for the Republican nomination, he has a significant and vested interest in the continued prosperity of Northeast Indiana.

Why Does Bob Want To Do This?

Our Country is bankrupt
Career Politicians are in over their heads
The financial issues we face are extremely complicated
We need leaders in Congress with substantial business and economic training and backgrounds

Our country is in trouble. We are facing a severe economic crisis that requires business leaders that have specific training, experience, knowledge and skills to address the important and complicated financial issues that must be tackled. The career politicians have proven they are not capable to get the job done because they have spent us into bankruptcy.

Why Does Bob Want To Serve Specifically In The House of Representatives?

Bob seeks this office for a reason, because this position is important
The House of Representatives is where our nation’s spending is controlled
The Third District Seat in Congress is not a consolation prize
The people of the Third District deserve someone better than another career politician or lawyer constantly seeking the next available office
The people of the Third District deserve someone better than someone who perceives this process as a quick and easy way to get to Congress

Who Is Bob Thomas?

Bob moved to Fort Wayne in 1980, at the age of 29
Bob has been married to his wife, Suzanne, since 1981
Bob and Suzanne have 3 daughters, Elizabeth, age 26, Cameron, age 21, and Meredith, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 17
Bob and Suzanne are staunch supporters of Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana’s only full-scale children’s research hospital and one of the largest in the nation
Bob is Pro Life and has an A Rating with the NRA
Bob graduated Mgna Cum-laude from Princeton
Bob earned his MBA from Harvard with high honors

In 1980 Bob moved to Fort Wayne to resurrect the bankrupt Lincoln Mercury dealership. Everyone said it was impossible to sell Lincolns & Mercurys. Gas prices were out of control and the economy was in free fall.

Due to hard work and leadership, Bob turned Fort Wayne Lincoln Mercury into the largest Lincoln Mercury dealership in the region and one of the largest in the country. Bob went on to acquire Bob Jackson Ford and Allen County Motors. He consolidated all three dealerships under the Dimension banner and today, combined with Capitol City Ford in Indianapolis Bob is the largest Ford Motor Co. dealer in Indiana.

Why Is Bob The Only Legitimate Choice?

Bob has been in this from the beginning
Bob didn’t just throw his hat in the ring when Mark Souder resigned
He entered this fight when it was difficult, when it was tough, when it was costly and when it required a significant commitment of time and effort
Bob ran a self-funded race in the primary and is not beholding to anyone or any group
In the primary Bob got over 27,000 votes, the highest percentage of votes of anyone who didn’t win either this Congressional race or the Senate race
Bob is not a career politician, he is not an opportunist and he doesn’t view the 3rd Congressional District seat as a consolation prize

The Republican Party is faced with an image problem. Although it is nearly impossible to unseat an incumbent, Bob’s message resonates so strongly throughout the 3rd District, he garnered the second highest percentage in the race, over 27,000 votes, and it is clear that f we had known about the Souder scandal prior to going to the polls on May 4th, Bob would have been the clear choice of the Republican voters. Now that choice is in the hands of approximately 520 voters, so the winner needs only about 260 votes. To slate anyone other than Bob Thomas would be contrary to the will of the people and would have the appearance of “politics as usual.”

Why Is Bob The Logical Choice?

Bob has the Business background and economic training
Bob knows how to cut expenses
Bob has dealt with Ford Motor Company Executives, Banks, Unions and the media
Bob doesn’t want to go to Washington to begin a career in politics
Bob wants to serve at the end of his career, to give back to his community, to do his civic duty
Bob wants to get the job done and come home and will not be swayed or intimated by the D.C. insider powerbrokers

Voters are tired of career politicians and we would be making a huge mistake to send another young politician, whose only experience is running for office, to represent us for the next twenty or thirty years conducting the affairs of state in the exact same style as it has been done in the past; making deals with lobbyists and PAC’s to build a war-chest to ensure re-election every two years.

How Does Bob Propose To Solve The Problems?

Cut government spending by 50%
Repeal Health care legislation
Reform the tax code to stop punishing wealth creation and job creation
Invest on Main Street not Wall Street

These are big tasks, but it can be done. To prove his point, Bob will begin by doing something he can control as soon as he takes office. He will reduce his own Congressional office expenses by 50%. He will take a careful accounting of the expenses of the previous administration, and reduce the expenses by half.

Why Is Bob The Best Choice To Beat the Democrats In November?

Bob has no political baggage whatsoever
Bob is not a career politician or an opportunist
Bob has the stature to stand with Tom Hayhurst
Bob knows the issues better than Tom Hayhurst
Bob is well known and well regarded throughout the District
Bob knows how to fight and campaign hard
Bob can bring the funding and business connections to bear that the Republicans will need in this election

No one will be better at campaigning against Hayhurst and the Democrats than Bob. He ha the Business connections to generate the funding, the street savvy and training to beat Hayhurst on the issues, and the “take no prisoners” approach to get the job done.

This caucus decision is about two things: who can beat Tom Hayhurst and who will best represent the people of the 3rd District in Congress. When you consider all the facts and look at all the applicants for the job, the decision you must make is quite clear.

This is not a beauty pageant. This is not a popularity contest. We need someone who can do a very, very difficult job.