Candidate for
Council Member; City of Yorba Linda

The Declaration of Independence states:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

The statement above forms the basis of our republican government and my political philosophy which consists of following:

• The individual, not the government, can best make decisions for their personal lives.
• The government, whose members are selected by the body of citizens, merely provides support for the individual.
• The governmental body closest to home is better equipped to meet the needs of the citizens it represents.

• Once the government becomes the arbiter of rights, we, the citizens, lose our rights.
• Once the government begins to restrict our freedoms, we, the citizens, lose our liberty.
• Once the government regulates services to ineffectiveness, we, the citizens, lose our ability to pursue happiness.

• The Local Government supports the individual directly.
• The County Government supports the Cities within its boundaries.
• The State Government supports the Counties that make up the state.
• The Federal Government supports the States that make up this great Country of ours.