Why now?

This Moment Requires Accountability. This is not a normal political moment.

“Law and order begins with government holding itself accountable, setting the example for the country.” – Justin Maffett

Across the country, Americans are watching institutions strain under pressure—courts, agencies, law enforcement, immigration systems, and even the use of military force abroad. Decisions with profound consequences are being made quickly, often without clear public explanation, transparent legal grounding, or meaningful oversight.

When that happens, democratic legitimacy erodes—not all at once, but quietly. The danger isn’t only abuse of power. It’s the absence of clarity about who decided, by what authority, and with what limits.

  • “Law and order” does not begin in a distant city or with ordinary people. It begins with government holding itself to account.

     In a constitutional system, Congress—especially the House—has a clear responsibility:

    • to ask tough, fair questions

    • to demand explanations

    • to surface facts

    • and to ensure power is exercised within the law

     When Congress retreats from that responsibility, power concentrates elsewhere—often behind closed doors, often without consequence.

     That is not stability. That is drift.

  • The House of Representatives is closest to the people. It is where public authority is supposed to be questioned in daylight. Oversight is not about partisanship. It is about discipline.

    It asks:

    • What happened?

    • Who knew what, and when?

    • What legal authority was relied upon?

    • Where were the safeguards?

    • And what must change so this doesn’t happen again?

    Those questions are not attacks. They are the foundation of democratic legitimacy and order.

  • I’m running because too many of those questions are not being asked—or are being asked too late. I’m running because moments of strain require leaders willing to slow things down, clarify authority, and restore trust before crisis becomes precedent.

    And I’m running with a clear intention:

    If elected, I will seek to serve on the House Oversight Committee to help restore accountability, transparency, and restraint—so the American people can see, understand, and judge how power is being exercised in their name. That is how democratic government renews itself. Not through noise. Through responsibility.Through restraint. Through answers.