Introduction to the campaign

Welcome to my campaign blog. Running for office is not an easy decision to make or an easy task to undergo but I have decided that my State and community is well worth the effort. I am running because our current representative and our state leadership is abandoning the principles of good governance that have allowed our state to prosper. The current leadership has decided to substantially grow the size and scope of government (state spending is up by 34%, and taxes have increased by $500 million in 4 years) while ignoring the most urgent need of our taxpayers which is traffic congestion relief. Instead of responding to the desires of taxpayers illustrated by their driving habits, state leaders have pushed for large mass transit packages that do little to reduce traffic and leave the majority of consumers sitting in an expensive parking lot. In addition to rampant spending, and traffic congestion our state has taken the wrong approach to health care policy. Washington has taken a government first approach and sought to expand people covered by the governmkent. I think this is a mistake. The correct policy would be to empower consumers by eliminating mandates and opening up the insurance market to out of state companies. By giving consumers more options, not less people will be better off. These three issues are the cornerstone of my campaign and in future posts I will address some votes and specific bills that I disagree with my opponent on as well as some specific policy proposals I would encourage to improve our state.