Our shared values

• National Defense – We must take the fight to those who use terror to target Americans and teach a twisted, intolerant version of radical Islam.  The advancement of freedom and liberty in Iraq and Afghanistan is directly linked to our security at home, and in this mission we cannot afford to fail or play politics with the issues.

• Homeland Security – We risk the loss of our national sovereignty or security due to poor enforcement at our borders and ports of entry. The first step towards solving the problems associated with illegal immigration is to provide for improved border security and increased interior enforcement. We should enforce existing laws and develop a national strategy that takes into account the labor force America requires in the 21st century to grow our economy without granting amnesty to those who have broken federal law.

• Protection of Life – I am pro life & I support government policies that protect the sanctity of every life.  I encourage the appointment of judges who will rule in favor of life choices.  I strongly support legislation requiring parental consent for minors, abstinence training for school age children & increased emphasis on adoption.  I oppose government funding of abortion services, stem cell research as well as state sponsored euthanasia.

• Promoting Enterprise – The absolute greatest impediment to profitable business is over-regulation.  Businesses can't contribute to our economy if they are continually strapped by paperwork, tax burdens and unneeded regulation.   It is possible for our nation to grow our way out of a deficit if we encourage businesses to flourish and prosper.  It is the private sector that creates jobs in America.  Cutting taxes on investment will lead to more investors and more jobs.  Putting more money in the hands of small-business owners means putting more people back to work.

• Access to Quality Healthcare – I support access to quality healthcare, medical liability reform and reducing the ranks of the uninsured without the creation of new Government programs.  Medicare must evolve into the 21st Century and provide more choices and better benefits to its beneficiaries without higher costs to taxpayers.  We must allow small business the ability to group together to pool their resources and provide quality coverage for their employees.

• Second Amendment Rights – As a responsible firearm owner, and a Life Member of the NRA, I firmly believe that American citizens have the constitutional right to keep and bear arms and that rigth must be defended and protected.

• Size of Government – We must return to our traditional GOP values and reduce the size of the federal government, cut wasteful spending and the Congressional pork-barrel earmarks, encourage competitive outsourcing for government contracts, run our bureaucracies in a corporate fashion and stretch the value of our taxpayer dollars.