Issue Position: Reforming Government
Issue Position
Our government was intended to be run by "we the people," not career politicians.
I believe our Founders intended to build a system that reflects the will of the citizenry, refreshed by new ideas, new approaches, and in particular, new people in government.
These Founders left a government where they were ruled over by an elite class. And unfortunately today, we've seen a new elite class of career politicians rise up and grow disconnected from the people they represent.
I've never worked for the government and I've never run for office before, and I'm running because I believe that government should be made up of "we the people," not a special class of lifetime politicians.
It's why, as governor, I'll support term limits to make room for new leaders and new ideas. And I'll take on the lobbyist-dominated culture of politics by enacting a 5-year lobbying ban for any former lawmaker. We'll put an end to the revolving door of politics.
We shouldn't rely on big government programs to solve our problems
The free market has done more to create prosperity and lift people out of poverty than any government ever has.
And despite what some may tell you, many of the entitlement programs created to "fix" the problems of poverty in this nation have done more to perpetuate a cycle of generational poverty amongst some of our most vulnerable citizens.
Shrinking the size of government does more than save tax dollars. It clears a path for real and sustainable prosperity.
Too often, career politicians make promises of new government programs and new government bureaucracies to solve issues that are outside the expertise and power of government. I won't do that.
Instead, I believe it's time to flip the narrative: Let's get government out of the way, and create an environment for the free market to actually work. True innovation in Tennessee will not be led by government. It will be led by the "we the people," through communities, non-profits, and our communities of faith.
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