Ideas

Courage, Not Chaos

Incumbent Sheri Biggs doesn’t understand that her job is to look at each issue on its own merits. Instead of thoughtful analysis, she’s happy to parrot the administration’s talking points. Maybe she doesn’t trust her own judgment enough to think for herself. Rubberstamping orders from an autocratic president and out-of-touch party leadership is certainly the easy way. But no one said representing us in Congress should be easy.

What do we get when Congress abdicates its role as a co-equal branch of government? Chaos, at home and abroad. We must:

  • Stop masked ICE agents from threatening, arresting, and even killing your neighbors

  • Defend your 1st and 2nd Amendment rights in the face of government threats

  • End the attack on sane medical policies that led to a measles outbreak here in the Upstate

If you’re looking for a choice and not an echo, choose the leader who listens and who will carefully study each issue. I think for myself and not a political party. I will build relationships with other legislators, and take courageous stands to fight for the many.

Saving the Upstate We Love

Upstate South Carolina offers real quality of life, the opportunity to earn a good living, and an ideal environment for family life. That’s why I built my health care practice here, and why my husband and I settled and raised our family here. That’s why we remain here after our children have grown. That’s why so many are moving here.

I love the Upstate and care about its future. I know you do too.

But we cannot take these things for granted.  We can and must act now to:

  • Lower your utility costs by investing in cheaper, cleaner energy

  • Invest in our parks, trails, roads, bridges, and infrastructure

  • Resist the billionaires and corporations that threaten our precious land and water

We need common-sense stewardship, smart planning, setting sensible priorities, and leaving the Upstate better than we found it.

This isn’t about “politics”. It’s not about who you voted for in past elections.

It’s certainly not about reelecting someone who’s afraid to face her own constituents, and who believes her job is simply to follow orders and never think for herself.

We’re in this together. I’m listening to you.

For the Many (Not the Money)

The American dream is a pretty simple concept. It means a paycheck that allows you to afford your medicine and still pay your grocery and utility bill. It means enough to afford a home, raise a family, pay for trade school or higher education, and plan for the future. 

It’s also encouraging and supporting small businesses, from tech startups and Mom and Pop restaurants to my own health care practice. It’s trusting professionals like doctors and teachers to do their jobs without interference from Washington. It’s time to:

  • Make housing, groceries, utilities, and other necessities more affordable

  • Rein in tariffs, easing the burden they impose on families like yours

  • Lower your health insurance costs and increase your options for doctors and hospitals

I’m in this to serve working families, small businesses, our senior citizens and our schoolchildren. Special interests and political insiders don’t need or deserve my help.

I ask for your vote in November. In the meantime I’ll be explaining my views, and listening carefully to yours.