Chris Lewis wants to be a voice for the people

If you live in LaSalle, Amherstburg, Essex, the western/central part of Lakeshore or Kingsville, conservative candidate Chris Lewis believes he is the perfect candidate because of his ability to give a voice back to the people. “Four years ago, we had a Conservative MP who brought over a billion dollars to our region,” said Lewis. “We haven’t seen those funds back from Ottawa to Essex since.” 

“What we need is somebody in Essex who has a voice at the table,” Lewis said. “I’m a people person, I love people, I love talking to people, I love helping people, it’s interesting to listen to the ideas of the residents,” Lewis added. “My biggest goal is to leave the world a better place than I found it and help people get ahead and not just get by.” 

In his early years Lewis was a hockey goalie. He played at Joe Louis Arena twice in his youth and still has his love for hockey in today’s campaign. Lewis says he had a gentleman who talked to him about how being a goalie set him up for politics. “He said because you were a goalie you were literally the last line of defense, the lone soldier, and if you made a great save you were a hero and if you let in a horrible goal, you were a zero,” Lewis said. “Sports is all about teamwork and you’re only as strong as your weakest link.”

Lewis says he believes actions are stronger than words, and throughout his campaign he has kept a constant daily schedule of reviewing emails, reviewing news, taking phone calls, knocking on doors, taking meetings, and doing interviews. “I am having an absolute riot,” Lewis said. “Some days it feels like baby steps and other days it feels like huge steps.”

In 2008, Kingsville almost brought Kraft Hockeyville to the town. Chris Lewis was a town councillor when this was happening and was a crucial part in putting Kingsville on the map but came up short in second place. “When we came in just short, I couldn’t have been prouder for this town,” Lewis said. 

“I have never seen another town pull every last resource, every last string,” Lewis said, “I have never seen excitement like I did at that point in time, the town absolutely blew it out of the water. This was one of the most fun experiences in my life politically.”

Lewis says his experience as a coach, firefighter, owner of a local business and councilor has taught him the importance of teamwork and the importance of others. “As a business person you could come up with the very best widget in the world and there’s not a chance in the world you will ever sell one unless you have surrounded yourself with the very best team possible,” Lewis said, “Through the fire department, through the family business, through Hockeyville, through our campaign team, it’s all about everybody else; I know teamwork is vital and number one.”

The federal election is on Oct 21. Lewis said he believes you should vote conservative and for Andrew Scheer. “The voters have to make a choice, who can they trust, personally I trust Andrew Scheer.”