Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I started out coming out of college, I had my realtor's license and I did real estate full time for a number of years.

Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.

I don't know of any of us that want to see any kind of default happen.