Candidate for Connecticut House of Representatives - District 33 in 2020 Connecticut General Election.
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Get StartedThe quality of education we provide the youth dictates the direction and the quality of life we will see in the future. Ignoring the importance of education denies the impact the next generation has on what is currently being cultivated. Without caring for the intellectual well-being of youths, we are abandoning a proactive approach to bettering our current situation. Learn more
At present, when the Board of Education’s budgets are the biggest fiduciary responsibility of almost every town, we will be able to use taxpayer dollars more responsibly. Transparency. I want to ensure that money allocated for education is used to better the lives of students, keeping classes a manageable size for teachers and providing support for extracurricular enrichment. Our education system’s main goal is not just to pass a test, it is to bring out intellectual curiosity and excitement in all. Learn more
I support term limits. The Founding Fathers did not intend for elected officials to make it an occupation for life. It was intended to bring people together to make government work efficiently for the citizens, then return to their real jobs when not in session. The present system allows for bills to be dragged on for years, since the politicians know they can keep campaigning for their positions. If there were term limits, free ideas could be brought into the system and there would be more of a sense of urgency to complete their work and less chance of cronyism with contracts. Term limits provides for more transparency to the public they serve. Learn more
An agreed set of policies, processes, or arrangements intended to improve fiscal outcomes, discipline, transparency, and accountability by requiring governments to commit to monitor-able fiscal policy objectives and strategies. Learn more
We have needed fiscal responsibility in the State of Connecticut for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has just exacerbated the financial situation here in Connecticut. The everyday person has experienced uncertainty and the stress of losing their jobs has put us in a unique position which no one has ever seen before. We need to have accountability from every department in our State government. Just as you, the taxpayers and citizens have to budget for these uncertain times in order to run your households, the State of Connecticut needs to be accountable for every penny we have contributed to the State’s coffers. Forensic Audits. I would also support going forward a zero-based budget where all departments would have to build their budgets, not based on what they were given in the past, but real dollars that are needed and justified to run the specific departments. We need to look for waste in spending and either eliminate it or put it to better use. Learn more
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