From a Pastor to a Senator?

Growing up, I really enjoyed going to a good political rally. When I was in high school in 1988, not yet able to vote, I believe I went to Lee's Summit High School for a George H.W. Bush rally. Later that year I stood on stage and asked Senator Lloyd Bentsen a question because he visited my high school, Truman. In 1992 I was in St. Louis with friends and shook hands with Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and his wife, Tipper. In 2004 I saw George W. Bush on the football field, again at Lee's Summit High School. In 1998 I was the Deputy Treasurer for a man who ran for the Missouri State Senate. I have been to rallies for Democrats, Republicans, and some in between. But this year I am intrigued by a Senate race in Kansas between Roger Marshall, the Republican, and Adam Hamilton, the Democrat. Adam Hamilton has been the pastor of the largest Methodist church in America. Though I don't vote in Kansas, I am supportive of Adam Hamilton. He is trying to be a moderate in a land of far right and far left people. He is trying to use common sense, realizing that no one is right all of the time. When asked if he is a conservative or a liberal, he replies, "Yes, of course." He believes in conserving the timeless values of some issues, but he also believes in making a more liberal progression on other issues. He appears to be a candidate who is not going to be kept inside the box, or one who will simply vote along party lines. He is a refreshing candidate to me, one who is trying to promote a sense of compromise. One who makes an effort to listen. One who values a seat at the table for all people. Will Adam Hamilton go from Pastor to Senator? We will know in just over a month, so hang on, listen to the candidates' debate, and soon we will know if Adam Hamilton will be preaching from the chambers of the Russell Building or from the pulpit at the Church of the Resurrection.