Issue Position: Good Government

Issue Position

It is a necessary and healthy feature of our system of government that any person can petition their government for a redress of their grievances. However, lobbying has become more than advocacy and has degenerated into a practice where well connected special interests ply government for favoritism. This is especially harmful when former elected officials who have connections and insight into the operation of government use that knowledge to help special interests distort government policy in their favor. If I am elected as your representative I will never become a paid lobbyist.

I also support legislation to prohibit former elected officials and former government employees from ever acting as paid lobbyists. We do not need insiders putting their thumbs on the scale of justice in exchange for lucrative salaries from special interests who want to manipulate government for their own advantage.

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