Washington is profoundly broken. Money and back room power networks conspired to create a permanent political class, and we are suffering the consequences. I'm tired of excuses and half-measures. I served almost two decades in the Marine Corps and the CIA; I will not sit idly by while our country withers.

We were already long overdue for a new generation of leaders before the Trump era. Now more than ever, we need elected officials who are not beholden to corporate politics or the influence of greed in decision-making. We have to make them remember that "service" requires sacrifice. I have a vision not just for Virginia, but for redefining what it means to be a "public servant."

I want to make them remember their oath. I want to prove to ourselves and the rest of the country that government can, and should, embody integrity and service to others. My platform is below, and if you put me in the game, I promise: I will be the example from Virginia's 8th district that gets us back to who we claim to be.