Our Platform
America is a country of extraordinary promise and unresolved contradiction. We have expanded liberty in powerful ways, and denied it in painful ones. This campaign is about reclaiming democratic power, restoring fairness in our economy, and rebuilding for the next generation.
Our government was never meant to answer to billionaires and mega-corporations. It was meant to answer to voters. For decades, money has distorted our politics. The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending, making members of Congress more responsive to donors than to constituents.
Trust in government will not return until government is structurally accountable to the people. Not corporations or lobbyists.
A constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United is my top priority. The floodgates to unlimited corporate spending have to close. Government cannot be accountable to voters when it's purchased by donors.
Ban stock trading in Congress. ban ownership of individual stocks. Impose strict post-service lobbying bans. Establish term limits. Public office must not be a path to private enrichment or a career.
Open primaries, ranked-choice voting, and independent redistricting commissions — to break the two-party stranglehold and end gerrymandered safe seats. Nobody should ever get your vote because they're the "lesser of two evils."
Congress must reclaim its authority over war. Presidents of both parties have expanded military commitments without clear authorization, costing trillions and straining military families. This is a matter of fiscal discipline and constitutional responsibility.
No president stands above the law. Emergency powers must be constrained by Congress. The Fourth Amendment must protect Americans from government overreach and from corporate surveillance as well.
Transparency in political spending is not partisan. Voters deserve to know who is funding the campaigns that shape their representation. Dark money corrupts the entire process.
Right now, our system protects concentrated wealth while working families shoulder the risk. Corporations receive bailouts. Asset markets are inflated. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans face medical debt, rising costs, and stagnant wages. This is a policy choice and it can be changed.
The middle class did not emerge by accident. It was built by policy and it can be rebuilt by policy. What law helped create, law can help repair.
After World War II, the GI Bill and VA loan helped millions of veterans build generational stability. But many Black Americans were excluded through segregation, redlining, and discriminatory lending. The racial wealth gap was shaped by law — and law can help repair it.
Restore the progressive taxation that existed in this country during the 1950s and 60s. Close corporate loopholes. Reinstate meaningful inheritance taxes on massive dynastic wealth. Fully fund Social Security by removing the payroll cap. We built the middle class by asking more of those at the very top and investing wisely, we can re-build the middle class the same way.
Healthcare should not bankrupt families. It should be a benefit of citizenship in the richest country on earth. Every other developed country in the world offers universal healthcare to its citizens, and their citizens enjoy better health outcomes and spend less money on healthcare overall. We must do the same.
Paid family leave should not be a luxury. No one should have to choose between their paycheck and caring for a newborn or a sick parent. Every other wealthy nation has figured this out — so can we.
Public college and trade schools should be tuition-free, with strict accountability to prevent waste and administrative bloat. Support teachers. Expand vocational training. Make higher education a ladder, not a debt sentence.
Expand opportunities for national service — conservation, disaster response, infrastructure, community health — so young Americans who want to serve have options beyond the military alone. The GI Bill built one generation. A modern service program can build the next, intentionally and inclusively.
A serious nation thinks in generations, not election cycles. Here in coastal Georgia, we see what short-term thinking produces: overdevelopment that outpaces infrastructure, wetlands compromised, increased flooding, and pollution in our rivers and saltwater marshes. Growth without stewardship is reckless.
These ecosystems are not obstacles to growth — they are the natural systems that protect our communities and define our way of life. When development strains our rivers and marshes, working families bear the cost through higher flood risk and declining water quality.
Stronger protections for wetlands, saltwater marshes, and the ecosystems that define Georgia's coast. Economic growth and environmental protection are not enemies. Corruption and short-term greed threaten both — and that's what Pat will fight.
Stronger clean air and water protections. Safeguards for aquifers and freshwater resources. Aggressive cleanup of contaminated sites. Resilient infrastructure investments that protect coastal communities from flooding now and in the future.
Energy policy must be serious and science-based. Invest in wind, solar, and renewable infrastructure. Create good-paying jobs while protecting the environment our children will inherit. The transition is an opportunity — not a threat.
Improve infrastructure around ports and warehouses so commuters aren't late for work because a train blocked their route. Raise highways so citizens aren't stuck on an island every time there's a king tide. Help local communities build more resilient infrastructure that can handle increasingly severe weather events.
Ratepayers should not be captive to monopoly utilities that prioritize guaranteed profits over affordability. If companies like Georgia Power continue to raise rates while delivering questionable returns, structural reform — including breaking up monopoly control or expanding public power options — must be on the table.
Our federal debt exceeds post-WWII levels as a share of GDP. Fiscal responsibility does not mean cutting earned benefits for working families. It means pairing long-term investment with fair revenue and steadily reducing the burden we pass to our children.
We can build something better: a government that answers to voters, an economy that works for families, and a coastal community that grows wisely instead of recklessly.
Whether you can volunteer, donate, or simply spread the word — your support makes a difference. Pat is not running for a career in politics. He's running to get something done.