101-year-old man to contest US Congressional polls

"My hope is that we get a chance to speak out and make people reflect on what you want from your society," he added.

Newman's mother ran a grocery store in their Indiana home and she used food to help pay off the mortgage.

Later, after graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Newman got a job spreading awareness about a new federal program called Social Security.

"That was our job, to sell them why a program like Social Security is essential to the economy and to society," Newman said.

Now Newman has a new message to share; he feels the government should be focused on improving society and not catering to special interests. So he is running for Congress.