I am often asked what separates me from other candidates in this race.
The answer is simple: I have been a resident of, and I have stood up for CD 2 and Eastern Oregon my entire life.
I was raised in CD 2. I grew up working on my family’s ranch in Harney County, graduated from college in La Grande, went to law school to learn how to defend our ranch’s water rights, own, operate and live on a farm near Ontario, and have always voted as a resident of CD2.
I will remain true to my Eastern Oregon values and you can be absolutely certain that I will vote in Washington just as I talk in Oregon.

Water
During my eight years on the Oregon Water Resource commission, time after time, I spoke up and defended farmers’ and ranchers’ use of water. During

Trade
The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA) will not only benefit our local beef, onion & wheat producers it will also hopefully bring some much-needed economic relief

Secure our Borders
I will join President Trump in stopping illegal immigration by improving border security and by building/completing the wall. Of course, we need to address and

Reduce Regulation, Lower Taxes
I will work in Congress – just as I did in the state senate – to strengthen our economy by directing investments toward rural Oregon,

Life
I am a right to life candidate. By “right to life” I mean that I believe that life begins at conception and that life should

Healthcare
I strongly oppose government run healthcare. Estimates show that the democrat’s proposal of a single payer healthcare system would cost over $30 trillion. I believe

Fire & Federal Forest Management
It is time our federal government is held accountable for its gross mismanagement of our federal forests and the horrific fires that result from such

Environment
I have spent my entire life as a rancher, farmer, attorney and state legislator fighting for and supporting the wise and actual use of Oregon’s

Economy
President Trump continues to lead our country in the right economic direction. Unfortunately, the Corona Virus is laying waste to three years of unprecedented economic

Cap and Trade
In the 2019 Legislative session I helped lead two Senate Republican walkouts. The first was to stop an unconstitutional infringement upon our Second Amendment rights,

The Second Amendment
I have always supported and voted to protect our Second Amendment rights. It doesn’t matter whether you are working on a ranch or strolling through

America First
America is not just a country; it is an idea. A very successful idea that no one else in the world has been able to