District 2 deserves a leader who will promote economic development and who will reach out to small business owners and help them thrive. In the past 6 years there have only been a few big projects in District 2. Projects  such as: the Dallas Convention Center Hotel, The New Jail, and The Calatrava Bridge to West Dallas have not created a penny of revenue for the City of Dallas.  There are success stories like The Cedars which continues to grow with the development of new properties but not at the pace wanted or needed by all of District 2 residents. This is one of the reasons I am running for office, we need new development and we must promote small business. All the residents in District 2 have not benefited from economic development opportunities or funding.  The residents near Love Field, in East Dallas, on Lower Greenville and in Deep Ellum have not gotten their piece of the pie. These forgotten residents need a City Councilman who can talk to big business, communicate and understand small business, and who can be a vocal leader on the City Council.  District 2 deserves person who will listen, and who will lead in areas of economic development. My experience in the private sector makes me a superior candidate.  And when I am elected, I will bring this leadership style to the Dallas City Council and I will put District 2 on the map once again.

I believe in limiting government regulation of business.  Imposing Special Use Permits when they are unnecessary and discrimatory is bad policy.  District 2 needs a Councilman who has run his own small business and knows what is like to be on the other side of public policy.

City Hall can do more to help District 2 residents who want to start their own small businesses.  I will find ways to help small businesses responsibly grow into medium size businesses and assist them when they need when they grow again. I will take the steps necessary to review the Dallas tax codes to see how we can modernize our tax policies to help business thrive.

District 2 needs a City Councilman who can reach out to help small business owners immediately but who also has the ability to lobby on their behalf in both Austin and in Washington.  I have the ability and the desire to fight for the future of business owners in the District. When I am elected I assure you that can do more and will do more to improve the financial future for the entire district.