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I was born on the Air Force Academy in Colorado. When my father separated from the military, we moved to Medford, OR. After high school, I served honorably in the Air Force as a cop and was deployed to Afghanistan from 2009-2010. I was an Honor Graduate, Distinguished Graduate, and received many other awards. After separating, I worked in management until 2016. I then used the GI Bill to finish my teaching degree. I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Montana Western. Later, I received my master's degree. I live and teach in St. Regis and I am 37 years old. I have seen the world and real tyranny. I am a student of history, and my life experiences give me incredible insight to be an effective legislator.
The growing size of government and in turn higher taxes is the most pressing issue facing our state and nation. We are 39 trillion dollars in debt, we have a federal government who is filled with career politicians, we have a state that has passed bills to bait and switch property taxes (HB231, SB542) and increase government spending by 13.5% (HB2.) There's widespread fraud, waste and abuse of tax money; and that same government who takes an oath to defend our constitution, openly violates it. Montana needs to band together and hold our federal and state governments accountable, while passing legislation that protects our elections, our sovereignty, our money, our families, our privacy, our resources and our right to be left alone.
We need less government interference in economics. Government should be out of the free market and follow the Constitution. Our government should not partner with private health insurance companies because the merging of government and corporate powers, according to Benito Mussolini, is fascism. The private, free market should be protected and encouraged to offer competitive health insurance options to all socioeconomic classes in Montana. If any laws are to be passed to enhance health care access, it should be to protect individuals who use cost sharing health co-ops (instead of insurance monopolies) from abuses.
I show an ID to drive, open a bank account, board a flight, and buy a beer. It should be the same if you want to vote. Prove that you are a US citizen by showing your ID. That should be a requirement. The role of money in elections could be dealt with by placing a cap on campaign financing. This would help prevent big money from buying elections. It would also force candidates to form a deeper connection to voters.
