Campaign Statement
I’m running for the U.S. Senate because the two-party system has failed America. Both parties grow the national debt, keep us in forever wars, and favor corporations over families. Both parties profit from dividing Americans. I reject the left-right division because the challenge ahead of us is top versus bottom - those with power against the people. I will fight for all Idahoans, not billionaires or extremists. I grew up on a family farm, where I learned early the values Idahoans hold closest—hard work and looking out for your neighbor. I served in the U.S. Army as a tank commander and armor officer. The Army taught me teamwork, leadership and grit. These are the qualities that I bring to public service.
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Campaign Email
info@achillesforidaho.com
Phone
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Office Sought
US Senate
I grew up working on a family farm and served on active duty as an Army tank commander and armor officer. I spent over 20 years leading businesses in the global technology sector and then served two years in the Idaho legislature. For the last 10 years I've taught public policy. Together, these experiences in the military, business, academia and state government give me the perspective to represent Idahoan's priorities in the U.S. Senate.
I have two priorities:
(1) Reform Congress so that it functions again as our Founders intended, which includes passing term limits, restricting money in elections and prohibiting gerrymandering and congressional member stock trading.
(2) Second, address America’s economic inequality and wealth concentration that is destroying our middle class. My priorities include a more aggressive application of our antitrust laws to break up monopolies and restore competition in technology, agriculture and healthcare industries, among others. I will also work to modernize our antitrust and consumer protection laws to prohibit the sort of algorithmic price fixing and surveillance pricing that is becoming commonplace.
One of the most significant challenges Idaho faces is that too many residents are struggling to make ends meet. I frequently hear from Idahoans that, ‘I am making more but earning less.’ Despite our strong economy, 60% of workers do not earn a livable wage, over 100,000 have lost health insurance, and housing in cities like Boise and Coeur d’Alene ranks among the least affordable in the nation. Additionally, companies are leveraging our shopping and browsing data to charge more, adding further pressure on families.
These economic pressures are compounded by rapid population growth, which strains housing, transportation, and public services, as well as disparities in education and workforce opportunities between urban and rural areas.
I am running as an independent because politics has become too divisive. The challenge before us is not left versus right, but top versus bottom, and those on the inside versus the rest of us. I will work with other Senate independents to build an independent caucus that acts as a fulcrum between the two parties. We will deny a majority to either political party and use the leverage to break the grip of the parties and reform Congress. Idahoans from Boundary County to Bear Lake, and from Canyon County to Clark, are ready for a new politics and the restoration of a government of, by, and for the people.
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