Issue Position: Limited Government, Fiscal Restraint and States Rights

Issue Position

Government needs to be limited and spending needs to be restrained. I support a balanced budget as a step towards making Arizona prosperous. As a fiscal conservative, 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 to ensure we don't have to sell state buildings ever again in order to help fund our public safety community, public education institutions and keep state government open.

Sweeping funds and accounting tricks were not envisioned by our state's founders and it's time to put Arizona back on the 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 a taxpayer, we should be able to track each and 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 and regulatory burdens while decreasing competitiveness in the healthcare marketplace. More choice and competition empowers individuals to move towards a consumer-driven healthcare system placing individuals in charge, not Washington bureaucrats.

As a right-to-work state, Arizona is in favor of secret ballots, public pension reform, paycheck protection and more transparency in union contracts. I will help lead the charge in these areas.

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