Esteves to students: Dare to dream; but put in the work
Shortly after his Putnam High School stop, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves (right) visited Eatonton Mayor John Reid and his wife, Janie, at their SIPS 31024 coffee shop in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff
After delivering another speech to a small crowd there, Esteves took time to write his name among hundreds of others on the eatery’s wall. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Standing in front of a photo of her as a Putnam High cheerleader, PCHS alum Thomaesa Bailey, who is now a lawyer and serves as campaign manager for Jason Esteves’ run for governor, also spoke to PCHS students and staff members. IAN TOCHER/Staff
At six-foot-six, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves literally towered over a roomful of students last Friday at Putnam County High School. But he didn’t begin his pitch with talk of policy or politics.
Instead, he started with a story. His own.
“I’m Jason Esteves, and I am running to be governor,” he plainly stated before tracing a path that led from growing up in Columbus to the class…
