Better Jobs, Higher Paychecks
• Former small business owner and job creator
• Proven fighter for lower taxes to help small businesses grow and expand
• Voted to designate over $4.5 billion for road funding in 2018 to fix our roads and bridges
Protecting Our Children
• Voted to increase education funding an additional $1.8 billion annually for our schools
• Sponsored legislation to require background checks for student teachers
• Fought for child abuse and neglect investigation reform to better protect our kids
• Sponsored legislation to require foster care quality standards
Fighting Against Government Overreach and Intrusion
• Lifetime defender of our personal liberties
• Sponsored legislation to protect private communications from unreasonable search and seizure
• Passed a law to require the protection of privacy rights relating to police body cameras
Looking Out for Our Most Vulnerable
• Voted to increase education funding an additional $1.8 billion annually for our schools
• Reformed Friend of the Court services to help aid local court systems with children’s issues
• Sponsored legislation to require background checks for student teachers
• Fought for child abuse and neglect investigation reform to better protect our kids
• Sponsored legislation to require foster care quality standards
Cleaning Up Government
• Fought to take away taxpayer-funded benefits from felons who took bribes while in office
• Introduced a law to stop former lawmakers from lobbying for corporate interests immediately after leaving office
• Cut fraud and waste to streamline government
• Sponsored a law to authorize work requirements for Medicaid eligibility
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