To the editor,

As an independent voter, I must pay attention to whether our elected officials deserve my vote.

I am appalled that Tom Tiffany ignores the needs of his constituents in favor of representing the interests of foreign mining companies, big corporations and wealthy Republican donors. His voting record has shown him to be a radical extremist, although a quiet one who likes to be photographed with boy scouts, veterans, and small business owners.

Mr. Tiffany has voted 1)  Against lowering the price of insulin  2)  Against repairing our roads, bridges, and railways  3)  Against expanding rural access to high speed internet  4)  Against aid to Ukraine and support for NATO  5) Against providing medical assistance to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits 6) Against allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices  7) Against an individual’s right to purchase contraceptives  8) Against supporting  tourism and outdoor recreation  9)  Against funding for community policing  10)  Against the payroll protection program that saved millions of jobs and businesses 11) Against combating the climate crisis  12)  Against good paying jobs with his vote against the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act  13) Against reducing health care costs for singles and families  14) Against cleaning up deadly air and water pollution  15) Against increasing domestic energy production, and 16) Against raising the tax on corporations who have been paying zero income taxes to require them to pay a minimum of 15%.  These are just some of his negative votes. His full voting record can be viewed at https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/51831/tom-tiffany/?p=1

Mr. Tiffany lies to his constituents about who won the 2020 presidential election and he has voted to block the peaceful transition of power and over-turn a free and fair election for which he wanted a presidential pardon. He was a real threat in Congress. He would be an even bigger threat to us as governor. 

I can support Mr. Tiffany for dog catcher, but never for governor.

We deserve someone who will wake up every morning looking to improve our lives. My vote goes to David Crowley for that job.

Everett Fuchs

Hudson