As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.

I follow a set of principles; I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty.

But I'm hopeful some of that will start to change. The public is more libertarian, the public is saying we want people who are going to be independent and not bow to leadership in either of the major parties.

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform.

To Brian Ellis, you owe my family and this community and apology for a disgusting and despicable smear campaign.

The IRS takes your money. Congress uses our money to arm our enemies. The IRS takes more of your money. Congress uses that money to fight the enemies Congress just armed.