During the next two weeks, Jacques Poisson will not go unnoticed. Candidate for the legislative elections, he decided not to take off his fluorescent yellow cap “to be recognized wherever I go. According to him, this will allow people who wish to come and talk to someone who will listen to them.”
At 52 years old, this worker working in maintenance at the Carentan slaughterhouse (Manche) also works a little in agriculture. Married and father of three children, Jacques Poisson is not a novice in politics. Candidate for municipal elections “in 2007 with Nelly Ziad” And “in 2014 with Hervé Houel”he ran for the 2022 legislative elections. Under the colors of the Rural Movement, he obtained 1.74% of the votes. “I was sixth out of nine. »
This time, Serge Poisson, who calls himself various right-wingers, leaves without a label. As his replacement, he will have Morgane Fontaine, 31, a caregiver and soon to be a nurse. “who lives in Amfreville and lives with a farmer”.
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In his profession of faith which can be viewed on the website of the Manche prefecture, Jacques Poisson says he “defender of rurality, the economy and employment of the Region, starting with agriculture, fishing and commerce”.
Compensation reduced by 20%
Defender of the hunt “without being a hunter myself”, he says he listens to the problems of the rural world. Aware that his schedule as an employee will not allow him to campaign very often, he adopted the slogan “We are for you”.
And when we asked him for his first proposal as a deputy, he replied with a smile: “ I am sure that no one would vote for it, but I would reduce the compensation of all elected officials by 20%, from the top down to towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants. We were told that everyone had to make an effort, right? »
