Congressman mark walker representing north carolinas sixth district. A baptist minister and former car salesman. The first elected office you have ever held. How did you decide to run for a seat . Rep. Walker there were a lot of experiences that played into that. I spent the last 15 years as a baptist pastor in north carolina. A lot of parallels. What will serve you better, faith or salesmanship . Rep. Walker i think genuineness is paramount. That is one of the reasons we are seeing some of the leaders we are seeing today. They have the ability to talk about policy in a genuine manner. How did you prepare to become a congressman . Ran strictly with no political experience whatsoever. I did not have the Political Capital or political connections. I spent time in inner cities in cleveland, new york, and baltimore to try to build relationships that may not always agree with us politically ideology wise, but understanding that the relationship always comes before policy. When you build gen