I held top-secret security clearance.
At the structural level, when the primary is all that matters, the incentives change for politicians. And, when you can earn media coverage with bombast and vitriol, that creates another incentive for politicians to light things on fire.
I try to shy away from labels and focus on the issues.
I worked on Capitol Hill for five years, and I saw how things work and how they do not. I saw the partisanship, the gridlock, the pettiness, and the corruption.
I think international business experience is an asset in a congressional candidate, particularly in a district with so much international commerce.
News flash: The federal government is not the most efficient institution in the world. Taxpayers know that.
One out of four hundred and thirty-five members of the House is not going to transform the culture of the institution, but we've got to start somewhere.
I'm pragmatic.
We can't let Donald Trump put us at risk.
I've got five years of experience as a national security staffer in the U.S. Congress.
Folks across the spectrum wants more efficient management of their tax dollars.
One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district.
Anger is just not who I am, and I don't think it's what voters in the 6th district want. They want respectful, decent representation that contrasts so starkly with what we have in Washington.
There's a coalition of folks here in Georgia who want representation that's focused on local economic development and on accountability and not on the partisan circus in Washington.
The role of money in politics is a major problem and particularly the role of unchecked anonymous money.
I want to see ISIS destroyed.
As a national security aid, I worked with our military to strengthen our national defense.
I think we need a lot less ideology around health care.
