I'm the 'boring budget guy' and I'm proud of that title.
Before taking office, I knew our Hillsborough County government was wasting taxpayer money, but the actual extent of the problem blew me away.
We pay the 3rd highest taxes in the state, yet politicians want more of our hard-earned money. I was put on the board by taxpayers who want a leader to roll up their sleeves and get to the bottom of what's really going on with our budget. That's what I've done.
Our infrastructure in Hillsborough County is crumbling despite county government collecting billions in tax dollars earmarked for infrastructure. Over the last 18 years, very little of the yearly maintenance fund actually went to funding road and infrastructure repairs—most years as little as 5-10%. So where has our money gone? Pet projects and insiders. I uncovered that over $235 million in property taxes were going to fund non-government organizations with no oversight.
Our county government has a spending problem. To fund their wasteful spending, they keep asking us for more of our hard-earned money. Residents are already struggling—seniors on fixed incomes are being taxed out of their homes, families are living paycheck-to-paycheck, young couples can't start their families, and small businesses are fighting to keep their doors open.
I'm fighting for you on the Hillsborough County Board. I am bringing accountability and transparency in an effort to stop the unsustainable wasteful spending and ensure our tax dollars are finally being used to fix our county's crumbling infrastructure. I've voted against 4 different property tax increase attempts. I developed a creative plan to change how we tax our residents for mileage, which has increased revenue while lowering property taxes. And I'm finding millions of dollars that should be going towards fixing our roads.
I'm not a politician — I'm just a regular guy who focuses on getting the job done.
I'm the "boring budget guy" and I'm proud of that title. I'm not a politician—I'm just a regular guy who focuses on getting the job done, like I did in the Navy during Operation Enduring Freedom, when I came home and rehabilitated the finances of a struggling family-owned manufacturing company, and in my successful small business.
Please vote for me so I can continue to fight for the working families in Hillsborough County.
Before I took office, I knew our Hillsborough County government was wasting our tax dollars, but I didn't realize to what extent. Most residents don't, because who has the time to comb through an 850-page, nearly $10 billion budget?
Learn More →Here in Hillsborough County, we pay the 3rd highest sales taxes in the state. The county maxes their property tax levy every single year. They impose 3 separate gas taxes. They increased our water bills by 4%.
Learn More →Our infrastructure in Hillsborough County is crumbling despite county government collecting billions in tax dollars earmarked for infrastructure. Year over year, our government approved record funding into road maintenance and repaving.
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