The Economy
Like you, I am proud to be a resident of Ohio and the 24th House district. I am running to become your State Representative because I want to make Ohio better for families and businesses. Today, Ohio faces hard choices that require all of us to make hard decisions. Being afraid to do this is nothing more than abandoning responsibility. I will not do that. Believe me, after serving eight years on the Upper Arlington City Council, I know how to make hard decisions. I also have a track record of limited government and fiscal responsibility. It is going to take bold and innovative leadership to revitalize Ohio's economy and educational system. We must make Ohio as attractive to the next generation as it has been for me and my family.
First and foremost, we must attract quality and high paying jobs to Ohio. We are not competing nationally or globally. Businesses will not come here because Ohio has not opened its doors to economic opportunity; instead, we have consistently put a sign on our front door saying "Closed to Business." And it's not just big business that doesn't want to come here, it's also the small entrepreneurial business owner trying to start up that wonders how they can succeed in Ohio's tax and regulation heavy environment.
I want to throw the door open and make sure these businesses and their jobs don't keep going elsewhere. That's why we must continue reforming our tax code so that we stop penalizing companies, and especially those small business entrepreneurs, for the very successes we say we want. Tax rates must be lowered, pure and simple. I will fight to make that a reality.
I also know that in order to make room for the kind of tax reform that is necessary, we must eliminate wasteful government programs and spending. There is no doubt that there are many programs that are necessary to some families and individuals around the state. We will continue to assist those who cannot do for themselves. Yet, I also know, that governmental waste exists and it has a way of bringing about even more waste which in turn forces taxes to stay high. That is unacceptable and I pledge to look at our state budget and state government to find ways to streamline Ohio's government. Balanced budgets are great, but when both sides of the equation (expenses and revenue) are high albeit balanced, what good does that do? Not much.
Government cannot be the solution for all problems; instead, it should facilitate the ability of individuals to be the best they can be. Placing our trust in Ohioans and Ohio businesses is paramount. In doing so, they will succeed and we will all benefit now and into the future.
Ohio was once a true leader in this nation and I believe we can make it a leader again by breaking out of stalemate, stimulating our economy and getting people in jobs that will get our economy back on track. I hope that you will join me in this effort.
Education
During the 1990s, we entered an age of an instantaneous global economy and society. Our students, Kindergarten through 12th Grade and beyond, to both Graduate School and Trade School, are not just facing Michigan and Penn State on the field of the world marketplace, but also Bangalore and Beijing. We all have to be on our game. And that simply means that excellence in the economy is 
contingent upon excellence in education, from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. We must be bold, and we must be better. The focus for Ohio's educational systems is the children, students and families themselves. Good teachers need to be rewarded with more pay and respect - they are members of our noblest profession. To that end, higher pay for teachers to fulfill true accountability for performance in the classroom should be what every Legislator is for. And we must be ready to act, including removal from the classroom, when they fail to improve our children's education or fail to maintain high standards of conduct in society.
The stakes couldn't be higher. The U.S. ranks 25th among 30 industrialized countries in math. When the landmark "A Nation at Risk" report was issued 25 years ago, the education system was ailing, but the United States was still No. 1 in college-graduation rates. It is now No. 21. One does not need a crystal ball to know where Ohio will rank in another 25 years if we remain status quo.
There must be a barometer for measuring student improvement and teacher effectiveness. Shouting against the "terrorizing" that tests can do to a child can be expressed and found anywhere in Ohio, both rural and urban. However, it isn't going to save our children and our economy.
If we continue to refuse to embrace accountability with open arms, parts of American creativity, enterprise and innovation begin to die with ever succeeding generation. But spirits carry on, flickering lights like fire flies at dusk, embody and embolden the "fed-up" parents and "reform-minded" communities, such as New York City, Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, Ohio. Bold and daring decisions were made and children have benefited.
Performance measurements on teacher effectiveness must be made seamless, but crystal clear to all. Comprehensive research and far-reaching surveys show that the only variable to close an achievement gap is one outstanding teacher. Not class size, or even district size - nor even money - can keep great educators of poor kids, from broken homes, in providing a world of life-long learning.
We must move toward international standards. Reinvigorate superb recruitment tools and second-to-none evaluation methods of all instructional leaders. Differential salary based on performance and willingness to work in underserved schools. The dominance of teacher tenure as the primary advancement measure must be eliminated.
Myself, I look forward to the day when our children hang posters of their teachers on their bedroom walls rather than Michael Jordan and Hanna Montana. Together, we can arrive at that day sooner rather than later.
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