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going to iron out the problems and come out with some good ideas and some good legislation.”
Mr. Wood already has a button with his name on it to add to his collection of campaign buttons. He said he expects a lot of serious work and money to go into his campaign.
“But at the same time, it doesn’t mean that you can’t have some fun doing it,” Mr. Wood said.
“I’m learning how to be a good listener,” he added, “and I think that’s very important in a delegate.”
Mr. Wood said that the motivating force in his pharmacy business and in his pursuit of a House seat, is his desire to help people.
If elected, Mr. Wood said “people power” will be his simple approach to lawmaking.
“I’m there to represent those folks. It isn’t always going to be my view on a lot of those bills,” said Mr. Wood, but rather the view of the majority of the constituents.
His stance on various issues appears to have been well thought out.
“I’ve been around these issues a long time and this is not something new,” he said.
Mr. Wood said that education and the drug problem are chief among his concerns in the state today. He said that the state needs to provide quality teachers.
“Children are our most important resource, and we’ve got to see that there’s proper funding for the right number of teachers to educate our children,” Mr. Wood said.
He added, however, that “quality education doesn’t always mean more money.”
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