Issue Position: Fiscal Restraint, the Constitution and States' Rights

Government needs to be limited and spending needs to be retrained. I support a balanced budget as a step towards making Arizona prosperous. My family does not spend out of its means and neither should our state government. I will work especially hard to ensure our state's books are balanced since it is a requirement of our state's constitution. I would be more than happy to devote my time and energy looking for ways to further reduce wasteful spending, ensuring we don't have to sell state buildings ever again to help fund our public safety community, and public education institutions and keep state government open.

Sweeping funds is an accounting trick not envisioned by our state's founders and it's time to put Arizona back on track towards fiscal responsibility without the fuzzy math. I am opposed to unfunded mandates handed down by the federal government and will work to protect the Arizona taxpayer if elected.

Each resident of Arizona should be in favor of open government. As taxpayers, we should be able to track every dollar the government spends so the process is transparent. It is our right to know how each dollar is spent.

I am a firm believer in States' rights. I supported the passage of the 2010 Healthcare Freedom Act.

Repealing Obamacare is a priority in improving economic freedom and rolling back taxes created to service Obamacare. Obamacare increased government reach, taxes, the price of health insurance regulatory burdens while decreasing competitiveness in the healthcare marketplace. More choice and competition empower individuals to move towards a consumer-driven healthcare system placing individuals in charge, not Washington bureaucrats.

Healthcare should not be administered by the government. Fixing healthcare is paramount to a stronger nation, but individuals and families should be the ones who pick and choose what is best for their individual needs, not the government in any shape or form.

I believe the Founding Fathers knew what they were doing when they wrote the Constitution. To secure our liberties three branches of government were created. Further, splitting powers of government a second time between the national and state governments helps keep the federal government from further encroaching on our states' rights.

Arizona needs public pension reform and more transparency in union contracts. I will help lead the charge in these areas.

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