Former congressman Joe Sestak is walking 422 miles towards a coveted Senate seat, and he’s making the venture largely in 1987 Reeboks.
Sestak, a Democrat who announced his candidacy for the 2016 senate race earlier last week, isn’t just operating with a slogan, he’s making sure each word rings true with Pennsylvanians.
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“I want to earn, starting today, step by step, walking in the shoes of we Pennsylvanians, the trust of our people,” Sestak said. “So join me. Walk with me.” According to his campaign, Sestak’s walk, which will take him largely the month of March, will be accompanied by different groups until he meets the western border of the state. Veterans, senior citizens, even small business owners are all expected to join him along the way.
The hundreds mile journey, with Sestak in his favorite sneakers, started humbly, on the crime-battered streets of Kensington. As unconventional a campaign as possible, Sestak was accompanied by his family and just two staffers. Pisey Tan, who organized the kickoff event in Philadelphia, lost both his legs in Iraq and has never before worked in politics. Manager Rainie Williams, was an accomplished student of Sestaks at Cheyney University after spending time in prison for dealing drugs right along Sestak’s Philadelphia walking path, according to the National Journal.
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This week, Sestak began his 26 mile walk across Bucks County, stopping at Neshaminy Park in Bensalem to discuss domestic violence, gun violence and human trafficking with residents.
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Sestak is trekking the hundreds mile walk across the state in hopes he’ll finally beat current Senator Pat Toomey in November. Toomey, the current Republican senator for the state, won against Sestak narrowly in 2010.
Sestak is up for the challenge, in fact, he’s used to it. Sestak, 63, served as a vice admiral for the Navy, where he commanded an aircraft carrier battle group in Afghanistan and Iraq before retiring and serving in the U.S. House of Representatives twice.
