What I'll Do
As a freshman representative, my initial influence would be limited ...
So, here are the specific issues I will tackle, as heard from the folks I’ve spoken with around Montana:
- Protecting our public lands – Montana’s economy depends on tourism, agriculture, and natural resources; all of these must be carefully balanced and policy changes implemented slowly so that local economies are not impacted dramatically, and we must ensure that, while public lands must be self-sustaining economically, any commercial development to that end must be responsible and leave the land in the way it was (or better off) when the commercial endeavor is complete.
- Balancing the state budget – we cannot leave our children and grandchildren with a bigger mess than we received from our parents.
- Reigning in the size and scope of the federal government by ensuring Montana's state government holds it's ground – social policies not specifically addressed by the US Constitution are best implemented and vetted at the local and state level, rather than being imposed in an all-encompassing, top-down approach.
- Getting the financial influence out of public policy-making – during elections and while in office. So that I “walk the walk” to that end, I am requiring financial campaign donations are affordable, equal, and from in-state, individual donors only!
What can You Do?
Speak Out!
Reject the notion that the media and large donors control the conversation!
Collectively we can speak louder with our voices and hands than the corporate-money purchased media. If our Democracy is to be preserved for individual citizens, and not given over to the few wealthy enough to purchase influence, then WE MUST SPEAK in every opportunity without money. I urge all Montanans to research every candidate's budget and donor list, and to protect our 1st Amendment right to free speech, by rolling up our sleeves and doing the work of a Government Of The People by speaking out for the candidates and policies you support. #MoneyIsNotSpeech #NotOneCent
Your Voice Matters, and is Needed!
The ONLY JOB of Montana's Legislative Representatives is to REPRESENT, and do to that we must all s
I will focus on opening lines of communication with all Gallatin County residents,
keeping constituents informed about public policy issues which affect our great state and it's people,
and championing your concerns in Montana State Legislature.
On your Montana ballot, vote for Doug Campbell, independent voice for the PEOPLE of Montana.