Almost 40 years has passed since Ronald Reagan inspired Jimmy Matlock to get involved in the political process.

Matlock’s campaign in putting the people of East Tennessee First secured an endorsement from President Reagan’s Chief Domestic Advisor Gary Bauer.

You can read Bauer’s full endorsement below:

Jimmy Matlock is a successful businessman, who appreciates the values of hard work and family.  At the age of 23, he took over the family business after his father’s unexpected death.  But through hard work and a strong commitment to customer service, he expanded the family business and has handed it off to his son.

Jimmy knows what it means to meet a payroll.  He knows the costs of big government and excessive regulation.  He knows what it takes to create jobs and grow the economy.

During his service in the state legislature, Jimmy led the successful effort to defund Planned Parenthood.  Thanks to Jimmy’s leadership, your hard-earned tax dollars are no longer going to the nation’s largest abortion business.

Jimmy Matlock is a pro-life, pro-family, pro-Trump conservative.  When it comes to immigration, Jimmy has a great slogan:  “Build the wall, enforce the law.”

Jimmy Matlock is exactly the kind of genuine public servant we need in Congress today.

He will fight to drain the D.C. swamp.

He will fight for Tennessee’s commonsense conservative values.