Where I'm an outsider is, I'm not a career politician.

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.

Our government workers should be treated fairly and appropriately. They should have a decent retirement, but not a gold-plated system where they can retire multimillionaires in their 50s.

Our government works should be treated fairly and appropriately; they should have a decent retirement, but not a gold-plated system where they can retire multimillionaires in their 50s.

Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state government.

I tend to think that free-market conservative principles are the best ones for the CEO of a state.