Candidate, United States House of Representatives, South Carolina, District 2, 2016

No caucus information on file.

Management, Richland Library, 2015-present

Former Employee, American Library Association

Former Employee, Health Sciences South Carolina

Contributor, Patheos: Hosting the Conversation on Faith

Former Manager, South Carolina Smart State Program

Academic Program Manager, University of South Carolina, 2013-2015

Program Manager, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2006-2013

Volunteer, Local Childrens Home, present

Volunteer, Local Food Bank, present

Co-Founder, Rosewood Arts Festival

Favorite Quote:

"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up."

--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1964 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Mother's Occupation:

Retired home healthcare and detox nurse

Publications:

Birds of a Feather: Short Stories & Miscellany

The R-Rated Theologian: What Every American Should Know
About the Biblical Definition of Marriage
& Other Flannelgraph Adventures

Waiting for Civilization: Meditations and Adventures in Reverence for Life

Pastor Pillow Talks!

The Christian Right Weekly Round-Up

2013-2014 Anthology

Why Bad Things Happen to Good Parrots: A Sermon Under the Mount in Three Essays,
plus a Short Story about Kurt Vonnegut

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Why I'm Running / The Issues

I'm running to represent the Second Congressional District of South Carolina. I'm running against "Status Quo" Joe. But much more importantly, I'm running for you.

My opponents, "Status Quo" Joe and the fake Democrat Phil Black, think Government is a four-letter word from which you need protection. That's a common tactic used to trick people into voting against their own self-interest.

The fact is, Government is "We the People." We are Government. And the job of Government is to efficiently and rigorously link and protect individuals, communities, and industry. When "We the People" do our job as stewards of society, Government is a powerful, positive force.

I am convinced "There's a Better Way"--a better way for our district, for our state, for our nation. But we won't progress as a society by being liberal or conservative. We'll achieve success when we provide opportunities and security for all. That doesn't mean compromising our values. It means ensuring that civilized values are represented in a just, prosperous society. Getting there, of course, is no easy task.

SC Congressional District 2 has a critical choice to make. If our District continues following the dead-end political agenda of "Status Quo" Joe, our District will never find its way. We'll never stand in solidarity and be linked in a common cause. We'll perpetuate the culture and industry of enemy-making and live in constant, paralyzing fear. In short, we will never achieve progress.

Instead, let's partner to provide our community with increased job opportunities and a better quality of life. Let's work together to keep our community safe, to build peace, and to ensure freedom. Let's use our resources as wisely and efficiently as possible to the betterment of all. Our work together begins at the polls on June 14 (our District Democratic Primary) and November 8 (national General Election).

Together, let's vote for a better way.