As a Ron Paul Republican, I am running on a constitution-focused, limited government platform.  I will consistently vote to fight taxation, regulation, and government intervention of all kinds.  I will always support restoring government to its originally intended role of protecting the individual against the collective.

On the local level, I favor local and parental control and funding of education, especially private and home schooling.  I endorse personal responsibility for and control over one's own body, as applied to living wills, health care, seat belts, helmets, recreation, self-medication, and conscription.  I am a free-market capitalist, who supports the right of businesses to operate as they see fit, with no regulations or subsidies.  I believe in private and voluntary licensing in all industries.  I am an advocate of the individual's right to keep and bear arms and of sound money.  I am pro-life.

It is not the job of government to protect the citizens from business, the weather, bad genes, or bad luck.  In a free society, it is the job of government to protect the individual's right to life, liberty, and private property, and to allow the citizens to protect themselves from governments and other potential threats.

I was born in Sierra Vista, AZ, in 1970.  I lived in Gilmanton Iron Works, NH, until 1976, and, then, in Douglas, AZ, until 1989, when I moved to Tucson, AZ, for college.  I served as a U. S. Army Reservist from 1991 to 1999 in the 6251st United States Army Hospital, and the 7220th Installation Mobilization Support Unit.  I earned my Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1994, followed by three years of graduate study in math, economics, and statistics.  Most of my working years have been spent in the high-tech field, in such positions as Software Tester, Reliability Analyst, and Consultant.  I have also run a few small businesses, with varying degrees of success.

I was President of the Libertarian Students at the University of Arizona in 1994.  I moved to New Hampshire in 2003 to participate in the Free State Project.  Having quit my job in the auto industry in protest of the unconstitutional Cash for Clunkers program, I now work at Dunkin Donuts.  I briefly hosted a radio show called Porcupine Talk, but quit upon learning about the Ad Council.