I have always been an independent voice for the folks in my district.

I grew up learning to do more with less.

When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same.

By boosting oversight and accountability, we can empower the VA in its core mission of helping the men and women who have served our country.

Gabby Giffords was a mentor of mine in the state Legislature and also in Congress.

The Navajo Generating Station in Page, for example, employs hundreds of people, mostly Native Americans, and provides nearly all of the power for the Central Arizona Project. That means our entire state has a big stake in the energy production and economic stability of these plants.

Both my mothers family and my fathers family go back almost a hundred years in the district. I was born in the district, raised in the district, raised my family in the district. And so thats the way I see myself.