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"I come from a conservative background founded on belief in family, faith, and personal freedoms. Regardless of race or ethnicity - citizens deserve to live free and without the government dictating their lives. Respect your neighbors. These are the essentials of a great community.”
Pat's Platform
Local Economy​

  • Reduce taxation

  • Cut wasteful spending

  • Foster the establishment and growth of small businesses

  • Eliminate unnecessary regulations & red tape

  • End government competition against private businesses

  • Bring new industry and well-paying jobs to District 36

  • Focus on retaining young Delaware workers

Sussex County Infrastructure

  • Focus funds on improvement of roads, bridges, and drainage

  • Implement incentives and penalties to ensure completion of state contracts in a timely and correct fashion

  • Ensure developers pay their share of improvements

  • Increase availability of high-speed internet access

Big Government & Our Rights

  • Vigorously oppose any and all infringements of our God-given rights and freedom

  • Enact laws to place limits on the Governors’ emergency authority to lockdown our state, our businesses, and our rights

  • Protect religious rights and freedom of conscience from government edicts

  • End the unconstitutional practice of unelected bureaucrats making & interpreting new laws

Election Integrity

  • One Day, One Vote, In Person, Results Counted That Day

  • Implement Photo ID for all Delaware elections

  • Absentee vote-by-mail only by valid excuse as required by our State Constitution (severe illness, travel, military service)

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Public Safety

  • Fight back against infringements of our Right To Keep & Bear Arms

  • Bolster new and improved recruitment and retention for our volunteer Fire/EMS services

  • Back our Law Enforcement Agencies

  • Eliminate catch-and-release of career criminals

  • Enforce sentences for criminal activity

  • Re-implement bail for crimes against people and property

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Education

  • Re-focus on Academics in our classrooms

  • Accountability for both staff and students

  • Stop radical sexual/gender ideology, critical race theory, and socialist indoctrination

  • Equip schools to teach in-demand skills

Illegal Immigration

  • Fight back against Democrats’ radical plan to turn Delaware into a “Sanctuary State” for illegal immigrants

  • End the use of Delaware taxpayer funds to support illegal immigrants

  • Stop catch & release of illegal immigrants who commit crimes in our state

  • Empower state & local law enforcement to work with Federal Immigration Enforcement to deport those who have entered our country illegally

Restore Sussex County

  • Enhance the Farmland Preservation Program

  • Protect families from tax on homes, land, and small business - cut inheritance and property transfer taxes

  • Improve access to state resources for outdoorsmen

  • Overhaul the Surf Fishing Program to eliminate the chaos

"Our Second Amendment shall not be infringed upon in the State of Delaware. I will work tirelessly to ensure our Rights to Keep and Bear Arms are preserved."

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