There is no doubt state legislators faced difficult choices as to what could be cut from the state budget during the past session. However, the reason those choices were difficult was due to the fact that elected leaders have been spending too much in recent years. Despite the $2.5 billion in recent cuts, there are still areas of waste and pork that shouldn't be on the backs of taxpayers.     Read More

Rising energy costs threaten the prosperity of every Georgian with politicians at both state and national levels playing a role. While it? reasonable to make sure that such energy sources are being developed safely, we will bring costs down by working with our Congressional delegation in Washington, DC to fight the regulatory burden that drives up the costs of effective and clean energy sources, including nuclear energy.    Read More

An item of debate in the legislature for the past three sessions has been whether or not to allow counties and communities, through local referendum, the ability to sell alcohol on Sunday. A basic issue of personal liberty and free markets such as this shouldn’t be the source of so much debate. As your Governor, I will sign legislation allowing counties and communities the ability to determine their own path.    Read More

Transportation has long been an issue for Georgia. During the 2009 legislative session, leaders were unable to come to an agreement on a new funding mechanism for transportation. While my potential opponents in this race, both Democrat and Republican, support billions in new taxes to pay for road expansion, new roads and mass transit, I oppose.    Read More