Farouk Shami
February 9, 2010
I see myself as a democrat; however, I will switch sides if I see the need to. Texas has been a long time republican state. Both former presidents Bush were in politics in Texas.
One candidate has stuck out to me. On aspect of his campaign was more intriguing than anything else. I was confused and in disbelief the first time I heard his ad on the radio. I actually thought it was a joke. His name seemed very familiar. Farouk. If you use a flat iron for your hair, the name may seem familiar to you too. Farouk is the founder and owner of CHI. The commercial that I heard stated that Farouk moved his company factories from overseas to Texas, and that he will only take $1 per year as payment from the state of Texas as governor. This is from his campaign site:
Things in Texas are heading in the wrong direction. The cost of health care and health insurance is out of control, too many jobs are being shipped abroad, the quality of basic public education is falling, and our air, land and water are under constant threat from polluters. We simply can’t settle for more business as usual.
Farouk Shami is a self-made businessman from Houston. He came to America 44 years ago with $71 in his pocket and achieved the American dream. He’s built a company based in Houston that has created thousands of jobs in Texas, including 1,200 new manufacturing jobs from a plant he closed overseas so he could bring those jobs to America. Farouk Shami is a Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas in the March 2, 2010 Texas Primary.
I did not know he was a democrat until I visited the site. I thought his ideas were good ones. I have lost a job in my past so they could hire overseas workers. We need the jobs here and not keep incenting the companies who ship the jobs overseas.
What do you think about Farouk Shami running for state of Texas governor?
