This week, I filed for re-election to seek a second term in office. After years of Democratic mismanagement, my colleagues and I have made significant strides in improving our state government.
We reigned in the budget and found a solution to fully fund the state retirement plan. Several bills favoring individuals over government have been passed including new annexation laws that give property owners a right to petition when their land is being annexed and legislation giving tax breaks to businesses.
We've got to continue getting our fiscal house in order. The state owes close to $2.7 billion to the federal government after borrowing the money to pay for unemployment benefits. Our regulatory system needs to be amended to encourage economic development by enticing businesses to relocate to the state and create jobs. We still have a lot of necessary improvement to make and I want to help finish the job I started last term.
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