Burlington Reporter

Marvin Boguslawski isn't cut from the same cloth as some politicians where it runs in the family, but that doesn't mean he can't fix some of the problems Americans are seeing out of Washington, D.C. 

In an effort to try to prove that, the Jamestown resident is running in the Republican primary for a chance to represent the Triad (all of Guilford and Rockingham counties, and parts of Caswell and Forsyth counties) in Congress.

Boguslawski is an engineer who is looking to transfer his success in the corporate world to politics.

"We need more engineers," he told WXII12. "They're people who solve problems, and my specialty is eliminating waste. And if you look at Congress, you know, $30 trillion, we're $30 trillion in debt, we need some serious waste reduction."

Boguslawski noted that his background will help him bring fiscal responsibility to the nation's capital, citing his training as a Six Sigma Black Belt, a program that trains companies to identify waste and do more with less. 

As a political newcomer, Boguslawski has an uphill battle — not just in May's primary, but it would also carry over to the November election because North Carolina's 6th Congressional District is considered a Democratic Party stronghold.

But that's not keeping him down.

"I think that people are tired of the political talking points and are looking for solutions, right?" he told WXII12. "We're fastly devoid of solutions from both parties. Right? So I know there's a lot of frustration going on right now."

The winner of the May 17 GOP primary will face Greensboro Democrat Kathy Manning in November.