I don’t believe it should cost millions of dollars to run for public office. When elections become arms races of fundraising, something important gets lost. Candidates spend more time asking for money than talking with voters. Issues take a back seat to donors. And everyday people are left wondering whose voices actually matter.

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I believe elections should be decided by citizens not by who can raise the most money or attract the biggest corporate checks. No corporation, special interest, or outside group should be able to pour millions of dollars into a campaign and effectively buy influence. That undermines trust in our democracy and leaves people feeling shut out of the process.

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The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision opened the door to much of what we see today: unlimited outside spending, super PACs, and a system where money often speaks louder than voters. The result is a political environment where too many qualified people never run for office because they don’t want to spend their lives fundraising or feel beholden to powerful interests.

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That’s not healthy for our democracy.

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I believe candidates should be able to focus on the issues that matter to their communities, not on dialing for dollars day after day. Running for office should be about ideas, leadership, and service not about access to wealthy donors or corporate backing.

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Reforming campaign finance won’t be easy, but it’s necessary if we want to restore trust in government. We need stronger transparency, reasonable limits on the influence of money in politics, and reforms that empower individual voters not special interests.

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This isn’t about one party or another. It’s about fairness. It’s about integrity. And it’s about making sure our democracy works for the people it’s supposed to serve.

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I’m running because I believe public service should be just that service. And I’ll continue to fight for a political system where leaders answer to voters, not to the highest bidder.