Dr. Raymond Xie was born and raised in Chongqing, China. His family has a long history of public services. His great grand uncle, Shuqian Xie, was a senator in China's first democratic government in 1913. Raymond inherited the tradition and was active in student organizations. He was the class president throughout his elementary, middle school and high school years.
I believe government transparency is the foundation of our republic. Our current representative voted NO to publish full committee votes online and make committee testimony available as a public record (H68 RC5). He also voted NO to requiring bills to be released 48 hours before a vote so that representatives and the public have time to read legislation (H3930 RC63). I would vote YES to promote government transparency and gain trust from the public.