Representative Robert Foster sits down to talk about his gubernatorial run in this years race.
“I really felt like our state has tremendous potential,” said Foster. “I felt like what we really need in our state leadership is somebody with business experience that has on the ground experience in building a business, which I’ve done through the recession for the last 12 years and understands what the role of government should be in creating an environment for business.”
With Foster being so new to politics, only having served in the House of Representatives since 2016, many were surprised he decided to go for governor so early in his career. He says that he gets the question “why so soon?” very often. His response; he doesn’t want to lose his passion or conviction.
“Well, after only three years of being here I saw how the passion and the convictions of people on issues that they are very passionate about, they tend to get persuaded by the special interests in this building. Some people it happens very quickly and I think the reality is that everybody who has ever been in politics would agree it gets to everyone eventually,” said Foster.
Foster believes most politicians would agree with him, that everyone gets corrupted by power at some point and to some extent. He admitted that even in his short time as a Representative, he has experienced the pressures himself. Foster said he worried if he waited to make a move for a more impactful…
