Man of Faith - Centrist - Constitutionalist - America First

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No illegal voting in California.

Voter ID in California should be mandatory.

Lets stop mail in ballots. 

Mail in ballots should be allowed only for those who are deployed by the military, or those who have a medical condition that prevents them from voting in person.

I prefer paper ballots and single day voting.

State spending needs deep cuts in non-essential spending as we work aggressively toward a balanced budget and a cash surplus.

Controlled burns and cleaning the forest floors are a necessity. Our water reservoirs must be full of water and ready to go.

Water pumps for firefighting need diesel generator backup power in the event of power outages.

California must further de-regulate our electricity markets which helps consumers by breaking up electricity monopolies.

When Californians get to choose from multiple electricity providers who compete with one another on price, this can help to bring prices down.

Some may say that the CA electricity is already deregulated and that consumers have multiple providers to choose from, but if some Californians have only two providers to choose from, and around 70% of electricity is supplied by only two providers, this is hardly a competitive market.

California parents deserve school choice options so that their educational options for their children are not pre-determined by where their home is located.

School choice in California would help high performing schools to receive more funding while low performance schools who are being poorly managed would receive less funding.

School choice creates incentives for school administrators and teachers to focus on optimal student outcomes in order to receive maximum funding for their schools.

The California state government needs to operate on behalf of Californians, not on behalf of itself.

Locals know more about what is happening in their communities and cities that bureaucrats in Sacramento do.

Locals also know more about what is needed in their counties and cities that people who live outside of their districts.

Local government must be given more autonomy to make their own decisions for themselves in a more timely manner than state government can provide.

Illegal immigration is just that, illegal. California is not its own country. California must abide by Federal immigration law. There are processes in place for legal immigration. Illegal immigrants must be handled and processed according to the guidelines set by federal law.

Schools are for academic learning, not for political indoctrination. 

Parents, legal guardians, adoptive parents, family members, etc. should not have to be concerned about their children being exposed to political indoctrination or sexual indoctrination  in CA taxpayer funded academic learning institutions. 

 Public camping and makeshift homes in public places must stop. 

There must be zero tolerance for public drug use.

Persons struggling with hard drug use and drug addiction should receive compulsory treatment so that they can get off of drugs and start making their own decisions rather than the drugs making their decisions for them.

Californians come first. If there is going to be a Coastal Commission, the director of the Coastal Commission should be elected so that they can also be fired by voters when they make decisions that are in conflict with the wants and needs of California voters.

Californians are Americans, and Americans have the Constitutional right to private gun ownership.

CARB's powers should be severely reduced and CARB should have an elected director who can be replaced or retained as necessary through the electoral process

When California has a bad business climate, businesses leave California and take their valuable business tax revenue and jobs with them.

When aspiring entrepreneurs are starting businesses, the current California business climate is so uninviting that new business owners often opt to move out of state to start their new businesses. 

We must improve the business climate in California if we are going to keep existing businesses and attract new businesses.

The State of California's attempts to "protect" homeowners by making it difficult for insurance companies to raise their prices is hurting homeowners' ability to acquire homeowner insurance. 

Preventing home insurance providers from adjusting their premiums to reflect the financial risk that they are incurring leaves insurance companies with no option but to stop doing business in California.

Insurance companies need more freedom to adjust their premiums to changing market conditions to continue to operate in California.

California's state government has a spending problem. CA's spending problem is what fuels high taxes in California.

The best solution to high taxes in California is resolving California's excessive government spending.

Women's sports are for people who were born biologically female. 

A biological male who self-identifies as female has no right to participate in women's sports.

California has mismanaged its water resources and has manufactured its water scarcity. 

California has significant water resources that CA residents and farmers have the right to use.

California's state water management program is overdue for a deep audit with significant, practical improvements is needed.

Lord willing, it is my goal that incarcerated individuals will do physical labor for the benefit of the State of California and taxpayers who are paying for their food, housing and healthcare.

To help reduce and prevent human trafficking and smuggling, I am interested in looking into the possibility of having passenger vehicle and tractor trailer / semi-truck scanners at California borders. 

Parents have a right to decide if their children are vaccinated, and what vaccines they want their children to have if any.

No government should have the right to make any child or adult get a vaccine.

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If possible, I'd like to have no property taxes on homesteads (your primary residence). 

This would take significant research and legal inquiry to see if this could be accomplished.

It would be unwise and speculative for me to say that we can accomplish this without FIRST auditing California's ACTUAL financial situation.

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Public schools should afford students the opportunity to experience taxpayer funded trade school training such as welding, woodworking, shop class, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and other trades to see if these are career paths or personal interests for students.

California military veterans should not feel compelled to leave California for other states who offer better tax incentives. 

Most importantly: I believe that we can do better by doing everything that we can to serve our veterans. 

Farmers in California need water to grow food, to feed their families, and to run their business operations.

Farmers do not currently have permission to use the water that they need and I'd like to see us remedy this situation asap Lord willing.

California should be an open carry state with no license or paperwork needed to open carry firearms in California, regardless of whether or not a person is a California resident. These rights are granted to us by the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

So called "Sanctuary Cities" in California are illegal.California is not its own country. California is a state. All states must abide by US federal law.

CA taxpayer funded school lunches should contain only real, healthy, non-ultraprocessed foods.

California cannot afford to provide free medical care to illegal immigrants.

It is illegal for persons to be in the US without permission, thus they should not be afforded the amenities that are afforded those who are in the US legally.

Students graduating from public schools should have a basic understanding of personal finance, interest rates, compounding interest, and time value of money to make better financial decisions in life regardless of their chosen career path

If elected, it is my goal to completely defund the California High Speed Rail permanently. 

California needs legal reform to reduce the obscene amounts of money that are being taken from businesses found at fault and awarded to injured parties.

I support the death penalty in California for murderers.

Keeping death row inmates alive for decades is a disservice to taxpayers and a disservice to the families of these victims who have lost their loved ones to murderers.

Building permits for construction should be streamlined for faster approval. 

Making it difficult to build in CA discourages investment in CA.

Adults have the right to make medical decisions for themselves and their children. Untested vaccines & unnecessary vaccines such as the Covid vaccine should not be pushed upon anyone. 

I'd like to explore ways to create tax incentives to help retirees stay in, or move to California instead of moving out of California.

California loses when people move out of CA immediately upon retirement.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives are harmful to California economically and socially. 

Hiring, retention, and promotion for state jobs must be based solely upon merit.

The State of California has an obligation to protect homeowners and investors from being abused by squatters. Protecting property owners encourages Real Estate investment by Californians and out-of-state investors, both of which help the California economy.  

Californians have a right to defend themselves. 

If an attacker makes the decision to end their life or risk ending their life by attacking a law abiding citizen in the State of California, the California court system, California judges, and California jurors should err on the side of protecting the victim of the attack, not the attacker.

Chinese investment in California and the policies pertaining thereto should be audited and / or adjusted to align with promoting and protecting America First principles, protecting California State security, and protecting US national security to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Owning gas or diesel powered generators, tools or equipment should be encouraged in CA, not discouraged or prohibited. 

CARB is part of the problem.

We need to be prepared for emergencies in CA with gas and diesel powered equipment.

California's "Jungle Primary" is a path to one-party governance and this is a losing scenario for Californians. 

Under no circumstances should California taxpayer dollars be used for "Reparations."

If persons supportive of reparations wish to privately fund these initiatives they are more than welcome to do so.