Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.
I think international business experience is an asset in a congressional candidate, particularly in a district with so much international commerce.
Grass-roots politics, linking small-dollar fundraising to massive local volunteer organization, showed that it can rival the power of a right-wing machine comprising super PACs backed by entrenched interests and mega-donors.
Anger is just not who I am, and I don't think it's what voters in the 6th district want. They want respectful, decent representation that contrasts so starkly with what we have in Washington.
At the structural level, when the primary is all that matters, the incentives change for politicians. And, when you can earn media coverage with bombast and vitriol, that creates another incentive for politicians to light things on fire.
One of the rules of running for Congress is no matter where you go, you speak like you're speaking to the whole district.
What we need is a bipartisan commitment to improving the laws on the books, to lower premiums, to improve access and improve quality of care.