Tax Reform
Connecticut’s tax burden is among the highest in the nation, and working families, seniors, and small businesses feel it every day. High property taxes, regressive taxation, and constant fees make it harder to afford to live in our state. This didn’t happen overnight, it’s the result of long-standing one party rule in Hartford, where reckless spending and bloated bureaucracy have taken priority over real reform, transparency, and accountability. Simply put, we cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity. We need tax policies that encourage strong economic growth and attract businesses and new investments, not one that drives them away.
Hartford’s broken system forces towns to raise property taxes just to fund basic services, even as billions flow into the state budget. Municipal aid should be determined based on need, and tied to performance to ensure it is effectively spent. Our district sends significant revenue to Hartford but doesn’t receive its fair share in return, leaving local taxpayers in our district to make up the difference in property taxes. I support a meaningful homestead property tax credit on state income, specifically targeting the vanishing middle class.
As cases of waste, mismanagement, and corruption by Democratic leadership in our state continue to surface, it’s clear that stronger oversight is needed. One-party rule has bred arrogance and a sense of invincibility in parts of our state government. I will fight to protect taxpayers and ensure their money is spent responsibly and transparently.
Connecticut already asks a lot from its residents. Taxes should fund essential services without making it impossible for families to get ahead or forcing retirees and businesses to leave the state. I will cut waste, reduce bureaucracy, reduce or eliminate regressive taxes, deliver meaningful property tax relief, support a statewide child tax credit, and restore fiscal discipline in Hartford so towns aren’t forced to keep raising local taxes. We all deserve a more affordable and stable future.
Energy Policy
Connecticut families are being crushed by some of the highest electric bills in the nation. Seniors and working families feel it most. We must repeal the Public Benefits Charge. This tax raises monthly bills and punishes those who can least afford it. It does not belong as a line item charge on your electric bill. To the extent that costs within this line charge are truly necessary, they should be part of the state budget, having cuts made elsewhere to offset these expenses.
As a professional in the energy sector, with years of experience in residential solar, and an understanding of the grid, the utility companies, and the threats we face with supply, demand, and infrastructure, I will work to solve this crisis.
I support nuclear expansion. It’s clean, reliable, and local, especially compared to fossil fuels. It means Connecticut jobs, and it supports long-term economic growth, while strengthening our energy independence from national, federal and interstate political disputes. Residential solar serves those functions as well. Solar allows homeowners to produce their own power, send excess energy back to the grid, support local jobs, and maintain energy freedom for themselves. Residential solar also supplies the grid with power during peak demand summer hours when we need it most. I will protect net metering in Connecticut and I will reject proposals to tax residential solar systems.
We must increase natural gas supply to our state as well. It’s critically important for our grid and will be for decades to come.
Solar farms and battery storage projects must not be forced on towns. Municipal governments should have significant authority over siting decisions, especially given concerns about land use, safety, and current inadequate regulatory oversight.
We cannot eliminate fossil fuels overnight. The environment matters, but so does reliability and affordability. Energy policy must be rooted in realism, not fantasy. My energy agenda puts ratepayers first, protects local control, embraces innovation without sacrificing reliability, creates and sustains Connecticut jobs, supports economic growth, and reduces our dependency on fossil fuels.
Local Control
I firmly believe in local, accountable government. Our towns should be governed by the people who live in them, not by state politicians catering to special interests. Yet Democratic leadership continue to push a centralized, top-down agenda that strips towns of their authority and hands power to developers, lobbyists, and bureaucrats who don’t answer to local voters.
Planning and zoning decisions belong at the local level - period. Towns understand their own infrastructure limits, including sewer capacity, traffic congestion, emergency services, and environmental impact. State mandates ignore these realities and force growth where it simply does not belong. Protecting open space, wetlands, historic districts, and town character isn’t extreme, it’s responsible leadership. Local government consistently outperforms state government, especially in fiscally responsible, self-sufficient communities like those in the 8th senate district.
Local officials are accountable to their neighbors, not to political pressure from Hartford or special interest groups. That accountability leads to better decisions, smarter growth, and stronger communities. That’s why the latest housing bill, HB 8002, along with the outdated 8-30g statute, must be amended, or repealed entirely. These laws rely on coercion instead of cooperation, forcing towns to meet state targets regardless of infrastructure, environmental impact, or local consent.
Parental Rights & Individual Liberty
Strong families are the foundation of strong communities, and parents play the central role in their children’s lives. Our government should support families, not replace them or override their judgment. Decisions about education, faith, and healthcare are best made close to home, in partnership with local schools, medical professionals, and community institutions.
Connecticut already has laws to protect children, and the focus should be on enforcing them effectively, not expanding bureaucracy or imposing one-size-fits-all mandates from distant, unaccountable agencies. Any oversight must be limited, transparent, and respectful of families.
Parents deserve trust, whether they choose public school, private school, or homeschooling. Religious freedom is a constitutional right, and families of all beliefs should be free to raise their children according to their values without undue government interference.
Healthcare decisions should remain between parents and medical professionals, guided by medical judgment and each child’s unique needs. By keeping decisions local and focused on children’s well-being, we can protect kids, respect parents, and strengthen families and communities across Connecticut.
I strongly support our Constitutional rights. These rights do not change depending on which party is in power. Any politician who fails to recognize this, or who refuses to stand up to their own party when those rights are threatened, is unfit to serve. My allegiance is to the Constitution and to the people, not to any political party.
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