Cleaning Up Washington and Returning Power to the People

Washington is broken because too many politicians answer to donors, lobbyists, and corporate interests instead of the people they represent. Before we can fix healthcare, lower costs, or strengthen our economy, we have to fix a system that allows corruption and self-dealing to thrive. I’m running to restore accountability, transparency, and basic competence to government — and to make sure power flows back to the people it’s supposed to serve. I’ve spent my career auditing systems, finding waste, and enforcing accountability — and I will bring that same mindset to Congress.

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I don’t just believe corruption is wrong. I have a plan to end it.

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I will fight to:

• Ban stock trading by Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependents, requiring full divestment or blind trusts so lawmakers can’t profit from decisions they make on the public’s behalf

• Prohibit former Members of Congress and senior staff from becoming lobbyists, closing the revolving door that turns public service into a stepping stone for private profit

• Restore strong, independent oversight, fully funding Inspectors General and the Government Accountability Office so waste, fraud, and abuse are exposed and corrected — not buried or ignored

• End the influence of big money in politics by overturning Citizens United and expanding small-donor public financing

• Impose term limits for congressional leadership positions, ensuring fresh perspectives and preventing power from being concentrated in the hands of a few career insiders

• Create independent redistricting commissions to end gerrymandering at every level of government so voters choose politicians, not the other way around

• Modernize and secure our elections, using paper ballots, post-election audits, clear certification timelines, and strong protections for election workers to restore confidence and prevent chaos

• Guarantee fair and reasonable access to the ballot, setting baseline national standards for early voting hours, polling place availability, and wait times so working families, seniors, and service members can vote without unnecessary barriers

• Rein in executive overreach — regardless of party, restoring Congress’s constitutional role in oversight, spending, and war powers

• Enforce strict ethics rules and term limits for federal and Supreme Court judges, strengthening transparency, recusal standards, and accountability to protect judicial independence and public trust

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No One Is Above the Law

When powerful interests are allowed to rig the rules, working people pay the price — higher costs, fewer choices, and a government that stops listening. Corruption isn’t just a moral failure; it’s an economic one. It drives up healthcare costs, weakens competition, sends jobs overseas, and erodes trust in our institutions.

This isn’t about left versus right. It’s about whether the law applies equally to everyone — or only to those without lobbyists. I believe in free markets that actually work, fair competition that rewards honest businesses, and a government that answers to voters, not donors.

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I will fight to:

• Break the political power of market-dominant corporations by enforcing antitrust laws and restoring real competition — so small businesses and family-owned firms can compete on a level playing field

• Ban lobbying and campaign spending by corporations that dominate their markets or receive federal contracts, so public policy can’t be bought by the same companies it’s supposed to regulate

• End anonymous shell companies that allow criminals, foreign actors, and corrupt elites to hide money, dodge taxes, and buy influence in the U.S. economy

• Crack down on money laundering and illicit finance, including real enforcement against banks and intermediaries that enable corruption — not just fines that get written off as a cost of doing business

• Hold executives personally accountable when they profit from fraud, market manipulation, or regulatory abuse — no more golden parachutes after economic harm

• Shut the revolving door between government and industry, so regulators don’t become paid advocates for the industries they were meant to oversee

• Protect American workers and businesses from foreign corruption, by enforcing trade, transparency, and financial disclosure rules that stop bad actors from undercutting honest competition

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Real Discipline — Not Fake Fiscal Conservatism

Washington loves to talk about fiscal responsibility — right up until it’s time to vote. Too often, politicians campaign as fiscal conservatives and then turn around and pass massive deficit-financed bills that reward the wealthy, weaken oversight, and leave working families holding the bag. They cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans, explode the deficit, and then turn around and demand “austerity” for working families when the bill comes due. That isn’t fiscal conservatism — it’s fiscal irresponsibility dressed up as ideology.

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My generation doesn’t experience the national debt as some distant, theoretical problem. We feel it now — in higher interest rates, higher housing costs, fewer public investments, and a future shaped by decisions we didn’t make. Real fiscal responsibility means telling the truth about who pays, who benefits, and who gets stuck with the consequences.

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I will fight for real fiscal responsibility by:

• Requiring honest, full-cost accounting for every major bill, including long-term interest costs and downstream impacts — no more hiding trillions off the books

• Ending deficit-financed tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected, and requiring that any tax cut be paid for or clearly justified by broad public benefit

• Restoring and strengthening independent oversight offices so Congress cannot quietly defund the very watchdogs meant to protect taxpayers

• Mandating independent audits of large federal programs and emergency spending, with public reporting so waste, fraud, and abuse cannot be buried

• Banning budget gimmicks that use unrealistic sunsets, delayed costs, or accounting tricks to make irresponsible bills look affordable

• Separating essential public investment from political giveaways, so disaster relief, veterans’ care, and infrastructure are not held hostage to deficit-blowing side deals

• Reclaiming Congress’s responsibility to say “no” when spending benefits narrow interests at the expense of working families and long-term stability

• Making fiscal responsibility enforceable, not optional — with automatic review and clawback provisions when programs miss performance or cost targets

• Reinstating and enforcing real budget discipline rules, so Congress cannot pass major spending or tax legislation that increases the deficit without a clear, public plan to pay for it

• Reviewing and eliminating wasteful corporate subsidies and no-bid procurement practices that inflate costs, distort markets, and reward political influence instead of results

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Trade Policy That Strengthens the Gulf Coast — Not Political Stunts

Trade should be a tool to grow American jobs, strengthen local industry, and lower costs for working families. When trade policy is driven by unilateral decisions, backroom influence, and spite instead of strategy and accountability, it raises costs for families, squeezes small businesses, and leaves workers caught in the middle.

 

Blanket, unilateral tariffs don’t punish foreign cheaters — they punish American consumers, farmers, and manufacturers. They raise prices, disrupt supply chains, and invite retaliation that hurts exporters and port communities like ours. Real strength isn’t chaos. Real strength is leverage, coordination, and rules that are actually enforced.

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I believe in tough, fair trade that defends American workers, protects national security, and stops foreign corruption — without asking working families to foot the bill.

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I will fight to:

• End reckless unilateral tariffs and replace them with targeted, strategic trade enforcement that holds bad actors accountable without driving up costs for American families and businesses

• Crack down on foreign cheating and state-subsidized dumping through enforceable trade rules and coordinated action with allies — not trade wars that isolate us and backfire

• Protect American manufacturing, energy, and agriculture by prioritizing domestic production, fair market access, and strong labor standards in every trade agreement

• Defend port workers, exporters, and Gulf Coast supply chains by ensuring trade policy strengthens — not destabilizes — the industries that power our local economy

• Stop corporations from gaming trade rules to offshore jobs, dodge taxes, or pit American workers against cheaper labor abroad

• Require transparency and accountability in trade decisions, so tariffs and trade actions can’t be used as political weapons or donor favors

• Use trade policy to fight global corruption, blocking access to U.S. markets for companies tied to forced labor, money laundering, or foreign government abuse

• Rebuild America’s leverage by investing at home, so we compete from strength — with modern ports, resilient infrastructure, and a skilled workforce

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Ending Endless Wars and the Influence That Fuels Them

For decades, Washington has asked working Americans to pay for wars they never voted for, conflicts that never made us safer, and foreign policies shaped more by politics and lobbying than by the national interest. An American First foreign policy means defending our country, protecting our troops, and using American power responsibly — with clear objectives, constitutional accountability, and moral clarity.

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I believe the strongest nation on earth does not turn a blind eye to mass civilian suffering, nor does it write blank checks for policies that undermine peace, stability, or our own values. America should lead with strength and restraint — and always with accountability.

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An American First foreign policy also means recognizing real tradeoffs. Every dollar spent fueling unchecked foreign conflicts is a dollar not spent on veterans’ healthcare, disaster relief at home, rebuilding our ports and infrastructure, or securing the border and stopping fentanyl. We can support allies without surrendering our moral compass or writing blank checks — and we must take care of Americans first.

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I will fight to:

• End endless wars and never vote to send Americans into unnecessary or undefined foreign conflicts

• Reassert Congress’s constitutional authority over war powers so no president can drag the country into war without accountability

• Ensure every dollar of foreign military aid is subject to strict oversight, transparency, and compliance with international humanitarian law

• Put American taxpayers and American service members first — not defense contractors or foreign political agendas

• Use American diplomatic, economic, and political leverage to prevent mass civilian harm and promote lasting peace

• Break the revolving door between defense contractors and government decision-makers to prevent them from shaping foreign policy for profit 

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On Gaza and the Middle East:

I support the right of all people — Israelis and Palestinians alike — to live in safety, dignity, and self-determination. I also believe that American values do not allow us to ignore mass civilian suffering, no matter where it occurs or who is responsible. American taxpayer dollars should never be used to underwrite mass civilian starvation, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, or the collective punishment of an entire population.

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The scale of civilian suffering in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe. Standing for peace, democracy, and self-determination means being honest when military action crosses the line into unacceptable harm to civilians.

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I will fight to:

• Use U.S. diplomatic, economic, and political leverage to push for an immediate and sustained humanitarian ceasefire end to mass civilian suffering in Gaza

• Condition U.S. military aid on compliance with international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians, and the unhindered delivery of food, water, and medical aid

• Oppose the use of starvation, forced displacement, or collective punishment as tools of war

• Support a negotiated path toward lasting peace, security, and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians

• Ensure Congress has real oversight over how U.S. military aid is used abroad

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This is not about choosing sides in a foreign conflict. It is about choosing American values, American accountability, and American leadership that prevents war crimes rather than excuses them. It’s about being pro-human life, pro-American accountability, and pro-peace.

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On Foreign Influence and Political Independence:

American foreign policy must be made by elected leaders accountable to the American people — not by outside political organizations, foreign-aligned lobbying groups, or well-funded interests seeking to steer U.S. decisions away from our values and national interest. When any organization, domestic or foreign-facing, uses money to pressure politicians into silence or unconditional support, it undermines democratic accountability and weakens our moral standing.

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I believe Members of Congress must be fully independent when making decisions about war, peace, and the use of American resources. That is why I will not accept campaign contributions from political organizations whose primary purpose is to influence U.S. foreign policy on behalf of foreign governments or foreign conflicts.

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Foreign policy should be debated openly, decided transparently, and guided by American values — not shaped behind closed doors by money and pressure.

I will fight to:

• Keep U.S. foreign policy decisions accountable to American voters — not outside governments or foreign-aligned political organizations

• Ban campaign money from organizations that seek to influence U.S. foreign policy on behalf of foreign interests

• Strengthen transparency around foreign-policy lobbying and political spending

• Ensure Congress — not special interests — decides when and how America engages abroad

• Restore public trust that decisions about war and peace are made independently and in the national interest

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Freedom Means Freedom for All — In Law, Not Just in Words

In 2025, the promise of equal protection under the law — long fought for through protest, legislation, and landmark court decisions — is under unprecedented strain, with ongoing attacks on voting rights, federal civil rights enforcement, and protections for LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities.

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We cannot call ourselves the greatest nation on earth if we are still holding people back because of who they are, where they come from, or who they love. And we cannot possibly achieve our full potential as a community and nation when barriers unrelated to talent or effort prevent people from fully participating in our economy and communities. That kind of inequality doesn’t just hurt the people targeted by it—it holds all of us back.

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I don’t believe it’s enough to hope the courts get it right or to rely on fragile precedent that can disappear with one ruling. Rights that can be taken away are not rights at all. If we are serious about freedom and equal opportunity, then we must enshrine equality and protections directly into our laws and push for a constitutional amendment that cements those protections for generations to come. 

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I will not compromise on basic human dignity, because on this issue, there is no meaningful “middle ground” — and anyone who waters it down or trades it away for political comfort is choosing the status quo over justice. Everyone deserves a fair shot and the freedom to live their life without fear of being pushed aside or sold out—and I will always fight to make sure that promise is real.

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I will fight to:

• Codify equal protection into federal law, including full civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans, so civil rights are guaranteed by statute—not left vulnerable to shifting courts or political winds

• Enforce civil rights protections with teeth by fully funding and empowering the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to aggressively investigate, litigate, and hold accountable anyone who violates federal civil rights law 

• Advance a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights, ensuring basic human dignity can never be rolled back

• Protect and expand voting rights through national voting standards that prevent voter suppression, expand access to early and mail voting, and restore strong federal oversight where states repeatedly undermine participation 

• Advance real economic opportunity through targeted investments, fair lending enforcement, small-business access to capital, and transparency in federal contracting so growth reaches communities that have long been locked out

• Reform criminal justice policies to reduce discriminatory outcomes, strengthen oversight and transparency, prohibit dangerous practices like no-knock raids and chokeholds, invest in prevention and mental-health response, and ensure accountability at every level of the system

• Ensure equal protection under the law for people with disabilities, including stronger ADA enforcement, modernized accessibility standards, and funding that ensures access to housing, healthcare, employment, and public spaces

• Defend reproductive freedom and personal privacy by codifying these rights into federal law, shielding them from political interference and court reversals

• Guarantee equal pay for equal work through pay transparency, stronger enforcement against wage discrimination, and penalties that actually deter employers from shortchanging workers

• Protect the right to peaceful protest and free expression, while strengthening oversight to prevent abuses of power by the government itself

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Trust Families. Protect Life. Keep Government Out of the Exam Room.

I was raised a Christian, and my faith teaches me that life is sacred, that family matters, and that moral questions deserve humility. I respect the deep moral convictions of many Texans who believe strongly about reproductive issues and the sanctity of life. I don’t pretend these are easy questions, and I don’t believe they should be treated lightly. Where I draw the line is using the power of government to legislate how private citizens conduct themselves or to impose one set of religious or moral beliefs on everyone else. 

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The underlying premise of my campaign — what drove me to run for office in the first place — is my belief that government has become deeply broken. We’ve seen it firsthand: disaster response that leaves families waiting months or years for help, power grid failures that leave people freezing in their homes or dying in heat waves, healthcare programs tangled in red tape, and politicians who can’t pass a budget on time but still claim they know what’s best for everyone else. On this issue in particular, the failures are undeniable. In Texas, we’ve watched lawmakers write vague, rushed abortion bans without clear medical guidance, then leave doctors, hospitals, and patients to deal with the fallout. Emergency rooms left without clear legal guidance, physicians are forced to call lawyers before treating patients, and families are caught in the middle of confusion and fear. This is a government that struggles with basic competence. That same government — slow, politicized, and often incompetent — should not be trusted to make real-time, case-by-case medical decisions for families in moments of crisis.

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We reduce tragic outcomes not through punishment or political mandates, but through support, care, and compassion. If we are serious about valuing life, then we must be serious about maternal healthcare, paid parental leave, economic security, and ensuring that no woman is denied emergency care. The reality is that extreme abortion bans haven’t stopped abortion — they have exported it across state lines, delayed emergency care, and led to real, preventable tragedies when women are forced to wait until their condition becomes life-threatening. I trust families, faith, and conscience more than I trust politicians — and I believe these decisions belong with women, their doctors, and their loved ones, not with the government.

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I will fight for:

• Protecting personal medical privacy and due process by keeping government out of deeply personal healthcare decisions and ensuring laws are clear, restrained, and focused on patient safety — not political punishment

• Ensuring no woman is denied emergency or lifesaving care, including clear federal protections so doctors can treat patients immediately — without fear of prosecution, delay, or legal second-guessing

• Reducing preventable maternal deaths and complications by expanding access to prenatal care, postpartum coverage, rural maternity services, and treatment for postpartum depression

• Paid parental leave that actually supports families, so parents can recover, bond, and keep their jobs — strengthening families without forcing impossible tradeoffs

• Reduce the number of abortions by preventing crisis rather than criminalizing it through investing in contraception access, honest health education, and economic supports that reduce unintended pregnancies and medical emergencies

• Clear, humane medical standards written with doctors — not politicians, so healthcare decisions are guided by evidence and professional judgment, not vague statutes

• Respecting conscience and faith without imposing it, protecting religious liberty while rejecting the use of government power to enforce one moral or religious view on everyone

• Rejecting policies that export medical crises across state lines, recognizing that bans do not eliminate care but delay it, displace it, and increase risk for women and families

• Accountability for lawmakers, so when policies cause harm through confusion, delay, or incompetence, government is required to fix them — not deny responsibility

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Honor Service with Action — Not Words

Service to this country should never be met with neglect at home. In a district with veterans, reservists, port workers, first responders, and military families, we know that service doesn’t end when the uniform comes off — it continues through transitions, injuries, and reintegration into civilian life. Yet too many servicemembers and veterans struggle with low pay, unsafe housing, delayed healthcare, and bureaucratic hurdles after they’ve done everything asked of them. Supporting veterans isn’t about speeches or symbolism — it’s about making sure the systems meant to serve them actually work. My approach is practical and accountable: fix what’s broken, enforce standards, and deliver the care and stability veterans and military families have earned.

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I will fight to:

• Raise base pay for enlisted service members, adjusting military pay scales so no one serving this country is forced to rely on food assistance or fall behind on basic living costs

• Fix military housing and hold contractors accountable, enforcing clear quality standards, regular inspections, and penalties when companies fail to provide safe, livable homes for service members and their families 

• Expand mental health care and suicide prevention services, increasing staffing, reducing wait times, and ensuring confidential access to care during and after service — including for Guard and Reserve members

• Ensure veterans receive timely, high-quality healthcare, by strengthening Veterans Affairs staffing, modernizing scheduling systems, and setting enforceable timelines so care isn’t delayed by bureaucracy

• Oppose privatization schemes that undermine care, protecting the Veterans Affairs system while ensuring community care is coordinated — not used to hollow out services or reduce accountability

• Improve coordination between Veterans Affairs, Medicaid, housing, and workforce programs, so veterans aren’t bounced between agencies when accessing healthcare, disability benefits, or housing support

• Strengthen pathways to good-paying civilian jobs, expanding credential transfer, apprenticeships, and employer partnerships — especially in energy, ports, construction, healthcare, and skilled trades

• Support military families, including spousal employment assistance, childcare access, and predictable relocation support so service doesn’t come at the expense of family stability

• Ensure disabled veterans receive the care and independence they’ve earned, ending unnecessary repeat medical exams for permanent conditions and coordinating services so veterans aren’t forced to re-prove injuries year after year

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Dignity, Independence, and Opportunity for Every American

A country that values freedom and dignity must ensure that people with disabilities can live independently, work, and fully participate in their communities. Too often, Americans with disabilities are treated as an afterthought — forced to navigate broken systems, long waiting lists, and policies that make independence harder instead of easier.

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My approach is simple and practical: support independence, reward work, and make sure essential services are there when people need them. That means protecting access to healthcare and community-based services, expanding job opportunities, and ensuring that people with disabilities can live, work, and vote with dignity — not face cuts, indifference, or bureaucratic obstacles.

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I will fight to:

• Protect Medicaid services that support independent living, including home- and community-based services and long-term supports, by opposing arbitrary funding caps and block grants, expanding waiver capacity, and prioritizing community-based care over institutional placements whenever it can be provided safely

• Guarantee access to affordable, continuous healthcare and long-term services by strengthening coverage protections, closing gaps between eligibility and care delivery that interrupt care, and ensuring continuity when people change jobs or income levels

• Improve coordination and accountability across federal programs by aligning health, housing, employment, and disability services so people don’t fall through the cracks between agencies

• Deliver real support for disabled veterans by forcing coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs and civilian healthcare systems — mandating shared medical records, ending repetitive and unnecessary medical exams for permanent service-connected conditions, establishing automatic eligibility recognition, coordinated case management, and enforceable timelines so veterans can access healthcare, mental health services, housing supports, and independent living assistance without being bounced between agencies waiting for care they’ve already earned

• Expand employment opportunities at fair, livable wages, by enforcing existing workplace accommodation laws, supporting employer incentive programs, and partnering with employers to expand accessible job pathways

• Ensure fair wages and job security by ending subminimum wage loopholes, strengthening labor protections, and making clear that disability is never a justification for exploitation

• Reform benefit rules so people are not punished for working by modernizing income and asset limits, smoothing benefit phase-outs, and allowing people to increase hours or earnings without immediately losing healthcare or essential supports

• Reduce bureaucratic barriers, delays, and waiting lists, by streamlining eligibility determinations, reducing duplicative paperwork across agencies, and setting clear timelines so families are not left waiting years for services

• Protect accessible voting rights nationwide, by enforcing accessibility standards for polling places and voting systems, expanding accessible ballot options, and holding election officials accountable for compliance

• Support caregivers and families by expanding access to respite care, protecting workplace flexibility, and recognizing caregiving as essential labor that saves taxpayer dollars and keeps families together

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