For years, Sacramento politicians have been spending recklessly, raising taxes, and putting special interests ahead of struggling Californians. Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest budget makes things even worse. But you simply cannot outrun the math. Eventually the fiscal recklessness of our state politicians will catch up with us—and Californians will be the ones paying the price.
That’s why I was the only member of the State Assembly to vote NO on Newsom’s budget this year—and for good reason.
California’s current state budget isn’t just a collection of bad decisions; it’s a roadmap to fiscal collapse. Newsom’s budget prioritizes welfare handouts for illegal immigrants over essential services for our citizens, uses accounting gimmicks to hide the true size of the deficit, and rewards political allies while slashing core programs voters care about…