Where I Stand on the Issues Impacting District 74
Core Conservative Values
Government should be limited in size and scope
Competition and free markets are a good thing
Personal responsibility is a core American value
Never spend more than you take in or can reasonably pay off
If you have other questions or don't see an issue position on the list, please email me and I will do my best to address your concerns.
Health Care & Obamacare
Oppose Obamacare and advocate full repeal
Oppose federal mandates to expand failed government programs
Vigorously prosecute Medicaid fraud
Reduce coverage mandates and expand insurance competition
Encourage charitable giving in Florida to sponsor uninsured children
Encourage doctors to provide no cost services by restricting malpractice claims on free care
Establish Association Health Plans or small business pools to increase purchasing power
End the One-Size-Fits-All health care mentality and encourage innovation and customization
Economic Growth & Jobs
Keep Florida free of income taxes
Invest in infrastructure like roads, bridges, airports and seaports so we can get people to work and goods to market.
Make it easy to relocate a business to Florida
Create a Sunset Committee that will be tasked with repealing burdensome and outdated laws and regulations
Support Florida tourism, farming, and manufacturing
Reduce property taxes so families can afford to live in Florida
Retirement Security
Ensure Florida remains free of a state income tax
Protect the homestead exemption for seniors and families and explore options to increase the exemptions
Ensure Florida NEVER taxes Social Security benefits
Block any attempt to tax inheritance or estates
Examine ways to make it easier for grandparents to protect their grandchildren
Increase penalties for elder financial abuse and fraud
Immigration
No Amnesty – period
E-verify for all employers to ensure the jobs magnet for illegal aliens is turned off
Oppose all Obama efforts to house illegalimmigrants in Sarasota County jails
Demand Congress act to secure the border
Support completion of the border fence
Shift taxpayer funding from benefits for illegal aliens to helping keep our commitment to caring for our Veterans
Common Core & Education
Oppose Common Core
Support accountability for schools and teachers
Support school choice
Require higher education institutions to spend more on classroom instruction and research than on new positions and bureacracy
Support the expansion of STEM education in Florida