As governor, I want to make sure that Arizona's hardworking taxpayers get to keep more of what they earn.

It's very easy for people to say what's wrong with education in Arizona, but if I'm elected as governor, I want to focus on what we're doing well and maximizing the impact of what we know is working.

Education standards need to be set at the state level. High standards are an important way to ensure that the education system we are funding is actually working and producing, at a minimum, what we would expect it to.

As a former board member for Teach For America, I understand that every child has the ability to learn and that, no matter their circumstances at home, we have a duty and a responsibility to educate them and to do it well.

By working together, we can make Arizona a place where everyone has an opportunity for a better life.

I understand the dignity that comes from work and caring for one's family.

My focus will be a strong and growing economy - so everyone who wants a job can find one.

As I have traveled the state, I have seen firsthand that there are Arizonans who are hurting.

Our teachers are valuable, and our public policy should reflect that.

Every dollar spent on education should go toward helping our teachers teach and our students learn.

We should empower teachers to do their job by cutting wasteful spending and crippling bureaucracy, not classroom resources our educators and students need.

I'm a pro-growth, small-government conservative with a background in free enterprise.

Running to do a job as important as the governor's shouldn't be easy; it should take a lot of work, and I'm out there giving my best every day.

Like many of us in Arizona, I wasn't born here - I'm a product of the Midwest and the working class.

I don't have a real attraction or interest to national politics, so I want to see Republicans win across the board in the state of Arizona, because those policies of lower taxes and lighter regulation and strong foreign policy are important to me.

My focus is 100 percent on my day job, on the state of Arizona.

I believe we need to ensure there are no refugees placed in Arizona with connections to terrorist organizations.

The threat from radical Islamic jihadists is real and needs to be taken seriously.

I took an oath of office to protect Arizona from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

As governor, it is my highest priority to protect Arizona citizens.

I have been outspoken on my opposition to 'Obamacare,' and I don't buy the line that our Medicaid program, or any function of government, has reached maximum efficiency.

One area where the state can be more effective in addressing the doctor shortage is to focus on making sure that Arizona is a friendly environment for doctors and those wishing to practice medicine.

Arizona has excellent medical schools, both public and private, and it is critical that we create an environment that keeps medical students in Arizona to practice medicine once they complete medical school and their residency programs.

I'm very comfortable, of course, just with my family.