Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Washington 5th Congressional District in 2026 Washington Primary Election.
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Get StartedFossil fuels are the whale oil of the 20th century. Yes, workers in that industry will lose jobs as we transition, but it won't be overnight, so we can provide a soft landing. Just redirecting the billions of oil company subsidy dollars should do it. Shifting to solar energy will also remove the motive for interfering with other countries' governments that has been the cause for so much strife around the world for decades. The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has caused billions of dollars in damage around the world, in countless ways, from the loss of fertilizers at the beginning of planting season to hospital closures, to our own pain at the gas pumps. Learn more
We need to save the water that comes from, for example, the flooding Mississippi River in spring and early summer to the parched Midwest and Southwest in late summer. I would propose a national retention and distribution effort along the lines of Eisenhower's interstate highway program to move that water around to storage sites. It would cost billions, but we could replenish reservoirs -- starting with the rapidly depleting Ogallala Aquifer, which supports our heartland farmers, and the Hoover Dam, which supports millions of Americans in the Southwest. Learn more
Another important reform would be to restore the filibuster. As frustrating as it can be, it ensures minority party input and debate. I know this is something that can only be done in and by the Senate, but I think it should be mentioned. Learn more
I propose term limits on appointments to the Supreme Court. The justices would still have lifetime appointments to the federal courts as the Founders intended, just not to the last court in the land. After, say, 12 years they would revert to presiding judges in whatever circuit they currently represent. The Supreme Court would thus be regularly refreshed with newer viewpoints as society evolves. Learn more
I support Medicare for all. I don't think of health care as a "human right" so much as a societal obligation. We're long past the point where we put our sick and elderly on ice floes and send them off to live or die on their own. And even though I don't blame the insurers, they still get their take merely for being the middlemen. That would end with a one-payer system. Learn more
We don't need to chase immigrant workers through farm fields or arrest them outside courtrooms just to claim we're being "tough" on illegal immigration. And we don't need masked federal officers wielding weapons on our neighbors. We should simplify worker visas for people who, frankly, do the jobs we won't, such as farmworkers. There are a number of relatively easy, common-sense solutions to most of our immigrant problems, once we remove the partisan posturing. Learn more
America needs immigrants. Plain and simple. But we are a nation of laws, and everyone who lives and/or works here must abide by them. That includes how they arrive here. We must have secure borders and strong immigration laws. And those who violate those principles must be held accountable. Learn more
I think our tax policy should be as income-neutral as possible. The best way to achieve that would be with a flat tax. But the tax must apply to every source of income, not just "earned" (i.e., salaries and wages) but also capital gains (i.e., from the sale of real estate, stocks and bonds, etc.). Learn more
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