My concept of hitting the ground running and being an effective legislator is to focus on my district and having really good constituent work.
I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority.
Our military personnel sacrifice for us, and we need to stand up for them.
Japan and South Korea are two of America's greatest trading partners and home to important U.S. military bases.
As much as the Congress is criticized - and a lot of it is well deserved - the fact is there are many quiet victories if you keep your head down and know how to maneuver in the process and get things done.
Closing the gun show loophole would be a good thing to do.
