I will be honored to "serve again"

The single greatest thing I can do right now for my country is to run for the PA House 4th District seat. The basic rights of our Constitution are being trampled on under the guise of an emergency and empowered by fear. WE THE PEOPLE are the keepers of the Constitution in which the framers wrote specifically for times like this. Our well-being and healthcare and that of our children are in no one else’s hands before our own. WE THE PEOPLE choose our elected officials to govern, and we reserve the Constitutional right to recall them. “Influence is not government.”   When a state institutes mandates whereas a small mom and pop hardware store is deemed dangerous, yet Lowe’s and Home Depot are overflowing with people-you should be concerned. Or when a State mandate shuts down nearly everything but Walmart and their State owned liquor stores – you need to be concerned.  If you were like me and asked questions, were you silenced? Have you asked yourself why?  It’s time for our elected leaders to ban together and do what we were elected to do – serve our people and communities and put aside partisan politics so that ALL have the same opportunity to thrive.

There is a strong debate going on across the country regarding voter rights and election integrity. Without confidence in voter laws people are going to forfeit their right to vote if they think it’s not being counted. Pennsylvania is still under scrutiny for the handling of the 2020 election. It is the duty of your elected officials to ensure that EACH AND EVERY legal vote is counted. We now have States that require vaccine passports to be able to eat in a restaurant or attend a sporting event but call it unconstitutional to require an ID to vote. We need to count on those we elect to protect our vote and to be sure it is counted. Voter integrity is designed to PROTECT all legal voters and political parties. 

Inflation is affecting everyone. While it starts at the top (Washington DC), individual States need to do their part in helping to lessen the financial strain on people and small businesses. We need to focus on getting people back to work. Businesses are being forced to change hours of operations due to lack of people willing to work. We are still seeing businesses who just couldn’t keep up and were forced to close their doors for good.   Most people received  “stimulus” checks of $1200 each under CARES Act. Do you realize that that money has been put into your car just to get you to and from your job? Pennsylvania is among the top four States in the country for the highest gas tax. California is ranked one, followed by Illinois, then Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Have you ever wondered where all your tax dollars are going?   According to richstatespoorstates.org, Pennsylvania is ranked number 36 in the United States for its economic outlook and 40th in the United States for its economic performance. We can do better, but we need fresh faces in Harrisburg for this to happen. 

Pennsylvania is known for their natural resources.   Due to policies set forth by both Biden and Wolf  we now rely more on foreign supply and have given up the energy independence that we had not so long ago.

It is important to get rid of the overbearing restrictions and regulations that make it essentially impossible to do business in our state.  Does it make sense that we purchase our oil/gas from foreign countries in the name of Global Warming when they are drilling from the very same planet?  

Pennsylvania families are struggling to put food on their table due to increases at the gas pump and increased utility costs.

We can and should be utilizing our resources through SAFE and effective means to bring relief to EVERY person in our State and communities.

Education is critical, now more than ever.  Statistics according to APNEWS.com show an 8 point historic decline in math and reading.

Parents showed their concerns in what was being taught and were silenced in many cases.  I am fully in favor of getting back to teaching reading, writing and arithmetic - the skills needed to become productive adults vs gender identity and CRT.

Those are not issues that should be addressed by anyone but the parents and professionals that they choose to involve. 

I will work to find property tax relief for seniors.  Seniors on fixed incomes are struggling to keep their homes.  Nobody should be taxed out of their home because legislators look at property owners as a blank check.  It's time for the legislators to cut their budgets, just as homeowners are forced to when their expenses go up, yet income remains the same

My time on the farm and with the Navy Seals taught me much about discipline, leadership, attention to detail, working with others and why I love my country.  I've met so many great Patriots, with many being foreigners halfway across the world.  They loved the idea of America.  They would dream aloud to me about being here and having the opportunities we do.  After 9/11 my job was to provide security in helping diplomats and agents start and or rebuild democracy and free nations that could exist in harmony and prosper in their resources.

Through communication, common sense and debate, I plan to work hard to unite our State so that our policies are strong enough to come together for the benefit of ALL.  Having worked in over 15 countries and learning from my experiences  I believe our State and Country can find greatness again.  We need a free, stable nation of "we the people" and not "we the government".  My experience in the world leads me to believe through common-sense representation, we can stop the divide and become one Nation again.