Americans need leaders who they can trust will keep our country safe. The Trump administration’s blatant disregard for national security is beyond irresponsible. We recently discovered that many White House officials do not even have proper security clearances. As an officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency who holds our nation’s highest level of security clearance, I know firsthand that this prevents the White House from being able to effectively do its job of keeping our country safe. Moreover, the Trump administration refuses to address the very real cyber security concerns that threaten our democracy, despite an overwhelming consensus in the intelligence community that the Russians infiltrated our elections in 2016. As an intelligence officer for the US Navy Reserves, I know what it takes to protect our national security, and I will do everything in my power to hold the Trump Administration accountable and protect our cyber security when elected to Congress.

The Trump administration along with Republicans in Congress have proposed massive defense spending increases, which they want to pay for with cuts to crucial programs that help the working class. As a member of the armed forces, I have seen how our budget already wastes billions on bloated contracts to defense contractors. Enough is enough. As your Congressman, I will fight to eliminate waste fraud and abuse from military budgets and hold military contractors accountable for cost overruns.