Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party; the party left him. I can certainly relate. I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me.

I'm pro-life. I'm pro-gun. I'm pro-family. And I'm pro-business.

When I was a Republican governor, he was obviously a Democratic president, but on issue after issue after issue, President Obama was very helpful to us in education, in the environment, with the handling of the BP oil spill.

As Realtors, you live and breathe the American dream.

I'll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do.

I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.