Arizona, we need someone who knows our struggles and challenges. That\u00a0cannot happen when our leaders receive inflated\u00a0salaries that distance them from our common experiences . How can they celebrate our\u00a0triumph if they have never\u00a0experienced what is like to live our lives?\u00a0My candidacy is about changing that.<\/p>\n
We all know that too many people are in\u00a0politics for selfish reasons: to further their business interests both here and abroad, to boost their\u00a0portfolio, and to create a golden parachute for them and their friends.<\/p>\n
I am not that person.<\/p>\n
I want to do right by the average Arizonan, and I will\u00a0put my money where my mouth is.<\/p>\n
To prove it, I will tie my financial well being to yours. I’m making a variety of commitments that will go into effect immediately, and stay in effect as long as I am pursuing or fulfilling Arizona elected office.<\/p>\n
The median\u00a0Arizona family<\/a> makes about $61,000 per year according to the latest available numbers (2015). \u00a0This means that 50% of Arizonans make $61,000 or less, and 50% make more than $61,000 or more.<\/p>\n I think the Governor of Arizona ought to know what an average Arizona family feels like. For this reason:<\/p>\n I promise that as Governor I will set my salary to be the latest official AMFI. \u00a0Additionally, I will adjust my salary up or down as official data about AMFI\u00a0is released during my tenure in office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There are a million ways I could get around this commitment. \u00a0I could have people pay a corporation, trust, or other entity I control\u00a0instead of paying me directly. \u00a0I could have them pay a relative. \u00a0I could have people give me an official or off-the-record\u00a0commitment to hold on to my compensation until after my time in office expires.<\/p>\n Any scheme\u00a0that would allow me to control wealth while hiding it\u00a0on my personal\u00a0income statement\u00a0would undermine the authenticity of my promises. \u00a0Frankly, it is the kind of behavior people expect of politicians, and it\u00a0robs them of their faith in our democracy. \u00a0I won’t do that to Arizonans.<\/p>\n I promise that while I am an elected official in Arizona, I will not negotiate or accept any scheme that\u00a0will result in\u00a0my present or future income being higher than AMFI. \u00a0If I am entitled to additional income outside my salary (such as a royalty or inheritance), I will first reduce my salary, after which I will either refuse payment or have payments directed to a charitable cause that I do not control either directly or indirectly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Campaigns go through lots of money. \u00a0Basically, everyone agrees it’s too much money. \u00a0But until the rules are changed, it’s possible for candidates to give their friends and families unnecessarily high salaries and overly generous\u00a0benefits. \u00a0Because my campaign is about benefitting the average Arizonan, I will not use the donations of the people\u00a0who want me to lead them\u00a0to give my friends and family cushy jobs.<\/p>\n The cronyism has to stop. \u00a0Arizona’s politicians have to work for all Arizonans, not themselves, and not their shady friends. \u00a0I’m committed to making that change. \u00a0Vote for me if you’re excited for Arizona to have a Governor that represents the people, not the powers that be.<\/p>\n Like what you see? \u00a0Please:<\/p>\n Arizona, we need someone who knows our struggles and challenges. That\u00a0cannot happen when our leaders receive inflated\u00a0salaries that distance them from our common experiences . How can they celebrate our\u00a0triumph if they have never\u00a0experienced what is like to live our lives?\u00a0My candidacy is about changing that. We all know that too many people are in\u00a0politics […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1345,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions\/1345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noahdyer.com\/campaign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Eliminating Income Loopholes<\/h2>\n
Campaign Donations are for Campaigning, Not Cronyism<\/h2>\n
Let’s Make Arizona Work for Everyone<\/h2>\n
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