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Tom Wyka - Running for Congress the Wellstone Way

How do you beat a 7th term, 5th member of his family New Jersey Congressman? Tom Wyka is attempting to do just that today. Wyka credits much of his campaign style to the skills he learned at Camp Wellstone in January of 2006.

Wyka spent much of his campaign's time getting his name out to his constituents, a working-from-the-ground-up grassroots method that Paul Wellstone was famous for practicing. Similar to when Wellstone ran against Rudy Boschwitz, Wyka is taking on Rodney Frelinghuysen, an opponent considered to be the "safest" incumbent candidate. This is Wyka's first time running for office.

Wyka was inspired to run for Congress while attending Camp Wellstone. He identified with the Wellstone models and felt that he could use them to make a difference in New Jersey. He saw himself doing more for his community than volunteering. This motivated candidate for New Jersey's 11th district won the state's Democratic nomination in June with 69% of the vote.

See Tom's TV ad.

Submitted by Louis on November 4, 2008 - 12:48pm.

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