Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is launching a new ad touting his working-class background as part of his reelection bid.
His campaign is spending $510,000 on the ad buy for a digital and television spot titled “Pay Day,” The Hill reported. The 30-second ad was set to begin airing Tuesday in the Charlotte and Raleigh media markets.
It features Tillis, walking through a kitchen restaurant, as he recalls his days as a short-order cook who earned his college degree through night classes.
“Monday afternoon: that’s payday in the restaurant business. I know because that used to be me – a short-order cook,” Tillis says. “Instead of college, I went to work, got my degree at night, worked my way up to partner at IBM.
“Today, one million North Carolinians are out of work, most of them living paycheck to paycheck and forgotten by our politics. I’m Thom Tillis. My job is fighting for your job. That’s exactly what I’ll do.”
Tillis has now spent about $1.2 million on general election advertising in the past few weeks, The Hill noted.
Tillis, backed by President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican Senate primary in March. He will face Democrat Cal Cunningham in November.
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