I am a high school graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1972 Port Arthur, Texas. I matriculated at Prairie View A & M University majoring in Political Science and performed as the featured Male Soloist with the A Capella Choir, directed by Dr. H Edison Anderson. Later transferring to Lamar University where I received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. I also studied Mortuary Science at Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science graduating with honors as a Funeral Director and Embalmer and subsequently licensed by the State of Texas to practice as such. Educational pursuits later brought me to Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN where I enrolled in the TTU Baptist Seminary being conferred the Master of Ministry Degree with emphasis in Theological Application. I also completed extensive Judicial Court training at Texas State University's Judicial Court Training Center for Justices of the Peace in the State of Texas. I was elected to my very first public office in 1994 in Port Arthur - Jefferson County, Texas becoming the first African American J P for Precinct 8. In 2018 I began the pursuit of becoming Mayor of the City of Port Arthur, subsequently achieving the goal in 2019 when I won election to the coveted position; served two consecutive terms; terming out in 2025. The experiences and knowledge of governance as practiced in American government leaves me with the desire to serve the people of the 14th Congressional District.
Health care and its affordability to all citizens of this great nation is paramount at the present. Restoring the ACA and fine tuning the critical components to fit the needs of the industry as well as the recipients has to be addressed. Those in Congressional District 14 with health issues should not have to chose between buying groceries or paying the mortgage and paying for needed health coverage. A nation as great as the USA should have some form of universal health care for ALL citizens. I will work towards achieving such with approaches that reach across the aisle of political ideology and serve the needs of the people of this great nation. America has to work in harmony for our survival and health care needs; and I plan to prioritize this health care issue and seek solutions to resolve it and serve the needs of the people.
The availability of educational possibilities from pre-school through collegiate matriculation will cause our nation to prosper and remain at the cutting edge of technology, mathematics, and science. We have got to be prepared to compete in the world market, therefore, we must produce those with the knowledge base through our educational facilities. It is incumbent upon our federal government to prepare a base ready to compete and not destroy the very departments necessary for this outcome. I will work with any administration to ensure we are educationally prepared.
I spent 12 years in the US Army in progression of more responsible positions. I then worked until my retirement in a number of financial positions. Usually as Controller. I have a license as an EA, a taxpayer representative, with a broad knowledge of tax.
The most pressing problems are inflation and the economy. The most pressing cause is the lack of stability and the ability to make plans to achieve any goal.
I’m a Certified Public Accountant who began my career auditing and advising companies that power the Gulf Coast.
As an auditor, my entire job was oversight—something this Congress talks about constantly but rarely knows how to exercise. I learned the difference between cutting fat and cutting muscle — a difference Congress seems to have forgotten. Instead of exercising smart, disciplined oversight, Washington took a politically driven sledgehammer to the system — gutting inspectors general, axing auditors, and hollowing out the very offices meant to safeguard taxpayer dollars. I’ll fight to restore real accountability and rebuild the watchdogs they broke. Because while politicians play politics with oversight, I’ve actually done it — and I’m ready to do it again, this time for the American people.
As an advisor, I was brought in when things were already broken—helping companies survive the pandemic, navigate supply-chain collapses, bankruptcies, restructurings, mergers, carve-outs, and yes, tariff shocks. I worked at the intersection of policy failure and real-world consequences, where bad decisions meant lost jobs, shuttered facilities, and destabilized communities. That experience taught me how to step in during a crisis, stabilize institutions, protect workers, and deliver results when there’s no margin for error.
I don’t just talk about accountability—I’ve enforced it. I don’t guess at the consequences of policy—I’ve cleaned up the damage when politicians got it wrong.
The two most pressing issues facing our district are affordability and healthcare.
Families across the Gulf Coast are being squeezed by rising insurance premiums, housing prices, energy costs, and groceries — while wages stay flat. I’ll fight to lower costs by holding corporations accountable for price gouging, expanding the Child Tax Credit, and creating targeted tax relief for working families, caregivers, and first-time homebuyers. I’ll push for federal disaster insurance reform so coastal homeowners aren’t punished for where they live, and for investments in resilient infrastructure — from flood control to the power grid — so our region can grow without passing the costs onto taxpayers. I’ll also back incentives for small businesses and domestic manufacturing to keep jobs and supply chains rooted here at home.
I’ll also work to make sure every American can get the best health care on Earth — because no country should outdo the United States when it comes to taking care of its own. To me, healthcare is about freedom. The freedom to change jobs without losing coverage. The freedom to pick your own doctors and specialists. The freedom to take care of your family’s medical needs without risking bankruptcy. I’ll fight for Medicare for All to guarantee universal coverage, cap out-of-pocket costs, and end the stranglehold of private insurers. I’ll also fight to expand access to mental health and reproductive care, and protect rural and community hospitals from closure.
