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Entering Public Service
Candidate positionWhen I arrived in Jefferson City, I immediately went to work fighting for taxpayers on the Budget Committee. I felt the best way to hold government and bureaucrats accountable to taxpayers was to control their funding. So I worked harder than everyone else, and learned more than everyone else about the state budget and ultimately became the youngest Chairman of the Budget committee in Missouri history.
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When I arrived in Jefferson City, I immediately went to work fighting for taxpayers on the Budget Committee. I felt the best way to hold government and bureaucrats accountable to taxpayers was to control their funding. So I worked harder than everyone else, and learned more than everyone else about the state budget and ultimately became the youngest Chairman of the Budget committee in Missouri history.
State Auditor
Candidate positionIn 2022, I ran to take the State Auditor’s office back from the radical liberals who had turned the office into a weapon for their extreme agenda. I was determined to be the strongest Taxpayer Watchdog in the State’s history, rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption wherever we could find it. That’s exactly what we are doing today!
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In 2022, I ran to take the State Auditor’s office back from the radical liberals who had turned the office into a weapon for their extreme agenda. I was determined to be the strongest Taxpayer Watchdog in the State’s history, rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption wherever we could find it. That’s exactly what we are doing today!
Fighting Waste and Fraud
Candidate positionAs Auditor, I’ll expand upon the work I’ve done throughout my public service. Where waste, fraud, and abuse occur, I will find it and root it out. I have a record of doing that as Budget Chairman and as Treasurer. As Auditor, I will have the tools necessary to continue that work on an even greater scale, allowing me to have an even larger impact on government at the state and local level. That is why it is imperative we elect a proven, conservative champion with a record of fighting for taxpayers and that is why I’m running to be your next State Auditor.
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As Auditor, I’ll expand upon the work I’ve done throughout my public service. Where waste, fraud, and abuse occur, I will find it and root it out. I have a record of doing that as Budget Chairman and as Treasurer. As Auditor, I will have the tools necessary to continue that work on an even greater scale, allowing me to have an even larger impact on government at the state and local level. That is why it is imperative we elect a proven, conservative champion with a record of fighting for taxpayers and that is why I’m running to be your next State Auditor.
Blocking Taxpayer Funding for Illegal Immigrants
Candidate positionAs House Budget Chairman, I defeated a plan hatched by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Missouri higher education institutions by cracking down on their funding. After Democrats lost that battle, they attempted to change state regulation to allow those same illegal immigrants to receive scholarships funded by Missouri taxpayers. Once again, I fought back against this attempted abuse of taxpayer money, and I won by passing a bill overriding those regulatory changes and leading to the override of Governor Nixon’s veto of the legislation. As Auditor, I will ensure your tax dollars are not spent providing benefits to illegal immigrants.
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As House Budget Chairman, I defeated a plan hatched by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon to give illegal immigrants in-state tuition at Missouri higher education institutions by cracking down on their funding. After Democrats lost that battle, they attempted to change state regulation to allow those same illegal immigrants to receive scholarships funded by Missouri taxpayers. Once again, I fought back against this attempted abuse of taxpayer money, and I won by passing a bill overriding those regulatory changes and leading to the override of Governor Nixon’s veto of the legislation. As Auditor, I will ensure your tax dollars are not spent providing benefits to illegal immigrants.
Defending Missouri Values
Candidate positionWe have witnessed countless attacks on our values and out of control spending from the Biden Administration and the liberals running Congress. Missourians are fiscally conservative, and we don’t take it well when politicians and bureaucrats waste our money on inefficient programs or by giving handouts to insiders. As Treasurer, when the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (the state’s largest tax credit program), was wasting millions of dollars per year to benefit wealthy developers, I championed reforms to the program that are saving tens of millions of dollars per year for taxpayers. As Auditor, you can trust me to give you the facts, fight for reforms wherever they are needed, and not cave to pressure from lobbyists or special interest groups when those facts show they are benefiting from sweetheart deals at your expense.
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We have witnessed countless attacks on our values and out of control spending from the Biden Administration and the liberals running Congress. Missourians are fiscally conservative, and we don’t take it well when politicians and bureaucrats waste our money on inefficient programs or by giving handouts to insiders. As Treasurer, when the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (the state’s largest tax credit program), was wasting millions of dollars per year to benefit wealthy developers, I championed reforms to the program that are saving tens of millions of dollars per year for taxpayers. As Auditor, you can trust me to give you the facts, fight for reforms wherever they are needed, and not cave to pressure from lobbyists or special interest groups when those facts show they are benefiting from sweetheart deals at your expense.
School District Oversight
Candidate positionOur kids are the future of our state and are our most precious resource. I am a product of public education, and I am proud to be the son of a lifelong schoolteacher. Many of our schools do a great job educating our children and preparing them for their next phase of life, but unfortunately, not all Missouri schools are delivering acceptable results. In 2008 the legislature passed a law to allow the Auditor to audit school districts. In the 14 years since that law took effect, only 19 audits have been conducted pursuant to that authority, despite there being 516 school districts in Missouri! Meanwhile two thirds of Missouri students aren’t proficient in math or science, and over half don’t read at grade level, despite record levels of funding for public schools. As Auditor, I’ll review administrative costs and administrator salaries and measure the performance of our schools against the investment taxpayers are making in them. I will help parents make sure their schools are doing what they’re expected to do: teach kids the things they need to learn to be prepared to join the workforce or go to college.
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Our kids are the future of our state and are our most precious resource. I am a product of public education, and I am proud to be the son of a lifelong schoolteacher. Many of our schools do a great job educating our children and preparing them for their next phase of life, but unfortunately, not all Missouri schools are delivering acceptable results. In 2008 the legislature passed a law to allow the Auditor to audit school districts. In the 14 years since that law took effect, only 19 audits have been conducted pursuant to that authority, despite there being 516 school districts in Missouri! Meanwhile two thirds of Missouri students aren’t proficient in math or science, and over half don’t read at grade level, despite record levels of funding for public schools. As Auditor, I’ll review administrative costs and administrator salaries and measure the performance of our schools against the investment taxpayers are making in them. I will help parents make sure their schools are doing what they’re expected to do: teach kids the things they need to learn to be prepared to join the workforce or go to college.
Measure Local Government Performance
Candidate positionAs Treasurer, I created the local government checkbook so Missourians can see exactly how their county governments are spending their hard-earned money. As Auditor, I will continue this focus on government transparency. Waste, fraud, and corruption will not be tolerated at any level of government. We have seen lawless behavior from some of our local governments, including the St. Louis Circuit Attorney. While attacking law enforcement, Kim Gardner’s office continues to fail to perform their duties, leading to charges (even in murder cases) being dropped due to failure of the Circuit Attorney’s office to even show up for court!
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As Treasurer, I created the local government checkbook so Missourians can see exactly how their county governments are spending their hard-earned money. As Auditor, I will continue this focus on government transparency. Waste, fraud, and corruption will not be tolerated at any level of government. We have seen lawless behavior from some of our local governments, including the St. Louis Circuit Attorney. While attacking law enforcement, Kim Gardner’s office continues to fail to perform their duties, leading to charges (even in murder cases) being dropped due to failure of the Circuit Attorney’s office to even show up for court!
Entering Public Service
Candidate positionHistorical self-reported House record2013–2019 (Budget Chair2017–2018), not a new Auditor pledge. Specific bills, dates, amounts, authorship and outcomes are unverified.When I became Budget Chairman I inherited a massive budget deficit, but I went to work, cut wasteful spending, and balanced the budget. The bureaucrats and lobbyists didn’t believe it was possible to accomplish all these things at the same time. But I knew the truth – if we are willing to make difficult decisions and put the interests of Missourians above those of special interests, anything is possible. At the end of my time as Budget Chairman, even after making a record investment in K-12 education and passing a tax cut that put money back in Missourians’ pockets, our budget surplus was over $650 million.
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When I became Budget Chairman I inherited a massive budget deficit, but I went to work, cut wasteful spending, and balanced the budget. The bureaucrats and lobbyists didn’t believe it was possible to accomplish all these things at the same time. But I knew the truth – if we are willing to make difficult decisions and put the interests of Missourians above those of special interests, anything is possible. At the end of my time as Budget Chairman, even after making a record investment in K-12 education and passing a tax cut that put money back in Missourians’ pockets, our budget surplus was over $650 million.
State Auditor
Candidate positionThere are attacks on Missourians every day and at every level of government. That’s why I chose to run to be Missouri’s next State Auditor. On November 8, I was proud to have been elected State Auditor with more votes than any candidate for Auditor in Missouri history. As your Auditor, I’ll never stop fighting for taxpayers.
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There are attacks on Missourians every day and at every level of government. That’s why I chose to run to be Missouri’s next State Auditor. On November 8, I was proud to have been elected State Auditor with more votes than any candidate for Auditor in Missouri history. As your Auditor, I’ll never stop fighting for taxpayers.
Measure Local Government Performance
Candidate positionMurderers cannot be set free because of prosecutorial incompetence. As Auditor, I will lead a comprehensive audit of any local government that is failing to protect the taxpayers it is elected to serve.
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Murderers cannot be set free because of prosecutorial incompetence. As Auditor, I will lead a comprehensive audit of any local government that is failing to protect the taxpayers it is elected to serve.
