Issues

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As a Mom, I know the importance of a good education and I will be an ally of yours in this arena.

Education is not a one size fits all system. I believe parents are best equipped in making the best choice for their child's education needs.  And Arizona has plenty of educational options to choose.

As a product of K-12 public district school education, I have worked most of my adult life on behalf of our school aged children. 

Principals and teachers should be able to work together with parents on the best curriculum for their students. 

Our children are our most undervalued resource.  We need to ensure our investments are directly made to classrooms and teachers so they have the necessary funds to compete in our evolving global economy. 

Teachers should be rewarded for their children's academic excellence.  If students are excelling in their subject then those teachers should receive additional compensation for their successes in their classrooms. 

Not all children learn at the same speed or in the same manner. I support incubators of success we have experienced in our Arizona charter and district schools and believe the highest performing schools should be replicated across the state. 

I am a strong advocate of STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEAM (Science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) curriculum.  My own children attended a STEM-themed school and I have seen first hand the benefits of this type of education. 

Government needs to be limited and spending needs to be restrained. I support a balanced budget as a step towards making Arizona more prosperous. 

My family does not spend out of its means and neither should our state government. I will work hard to ensure we are never again in a position where we have to sell state buildings just to keep our government functioning. 

I am opposed to unfunded mandates handed down by the federal government and have worked to protect Arizona from them.

Each resident of Arizona should support a more transparent government. As taxpayers, we should be able to track every dollar the government spends so the process is readily available and accessible. It is our right to know how each dollar is spent. 

I am a firm believer in states' rights. 

I believe the Founding Fathers knew what they were doing when they wrote the U.S. Constitution.  To secure our liberties, three branches of government were created.  Further, splitting powers of government a second time between the national and state governments helps keep the federal government from further encroaching on our state's rights. 

I believe in upholding our constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

I have physically toured several sections of our southern border over the last 16 years.  I have met with third generation ranchers who have been adversely impacted by illegal immigration and human and drug trafficking. I have also met with law enforcement agencies, sheriffs, and Border Patrol agents who become the first line of defense. 

Each legislative session I have voted to increase funding for public safety and to fund border strike programs. 

I am proud of the success Arizona has already achieved in this area by cutting regulation and building a more predictable tax structure. 

The recipe to a strong free enterprise is a tax system that taxes all consumed income at the flattest rate.  

The government should not be picking winners and losers in the marketplace, or setting economics policies that will help one business over another. 

I am opposed to special interest, corporate subsidies. 

Our small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We need a level playing field to help businesses thrive. I will advocate on behalf of our small businesses to ensure the marketplace remains as fair to the future of their success.

The Founding Fathers never intended freedom of religion to become government opposition to religion. I support the ability of all Arizonans to live and work freely according to their deeply held religious beliefs.

I support the most vulnerable population and will continue fighting for them.