Our National Priorities Are Broken
You don’t have to look very far to see what I believe. Unlike most politicians, I don’t hide my views behind a throng of consultants.
I think our national politics are a mess. Not because people disagree—that’s normal—but because somewhere along the way, the system stopped serving regular people and started serving everyone except them.
I don’t believe government should exist to protect billionaires while working families get squeezed. I don’t believe we should be roughing up moms in the street or turning American neighborhoods into military zones to chase people who have never committed a violent crime. And I don’t believe it makes sense to hand out massive tax cuts to billionaires who already pay little or nothing in taxes—while they’re posting record profits—and then act shocked when communities like ours keep falling behind.
I want government to work for regular people. That’s it.
Yes—we all agree crime is bad. We want dangerous people off the streets. We want common sense. But does it really make sense to spend trillions militarizing American streets instead of fixing what’s actually broken? Does it make sense to pour endless money into political theater while Main Streets hollow out, stores close, and families can’t get ahead?
That disconnect tells you everything about how upside-down our priorities have become.
Here’s the honest part—and I want to be upfront about this.
A lot of those national problems cannot be solved by a state legislator. I won’t lie to you and pretend otherwise. I’m not running for state office claiming I can single-handedly fix Washington, D.C.
What I can do is fight for this region—hard.
I bring more real private-sector experience to the table than most politicians do in their entire careers. I’ve negotiated, built, hired, managed risk, and lived with the consequences when decisions didn’t work. I don’t fear trade. I don’t fear competition. I don’t fear interacting with the world.
I don’t want to bury my head in the sand and pretend isolation makes us safer or poorer policies make us stronger. I want this region to make money. I want businesses to grow, farms to thrive, paychecks to rise, and families to feel confident investing their future here.
And unlike a lot of politicians, I’m not going to hide my beliefs behind press secretaries, canned talking points, or focus-grouped sound bites. This is what I believe. I’m not pretending otherwise.
If you want a politician who tells you exactly what you want to hear depending on the audience, I’m not that guy. I never have been. I don’t even care if we disagree on national politics. We don’t need to agree on every headline.
All I’m asking is this: let me fight for you locally.
Let me focus on the things that actually keep this region alive—jobs, farms, infrastructure, trade, and investment. Let me make sure Niagara County isn’t treated as an afterthought. Let me push for policies that help working families stay, grow, and feel secure enough to build a future here.
I’m not running to perform. I’m running to work.
If you’re looking for perfection or ideological purity, I can’t give you that. But if you want someone who’s honest about what they believe, clear about what they can and can’t do, and willing to fight like hell for this region without pretending—it would be an honor to earn your support.