You don’t have to change parties to hire an engineer.

I grew up in a Republican family in Lexington, and I love them. I hunt, I have a gun safe and I put in regular range time.

My family and I don’t agree on everything, and we talk about it anyway. I tell them what a bill does and what it costs, and we leave the labels out of it. That’s the deal I’m offering you.

Here’s what you’d get. A representative who reads the bill before he votes. One who can tell you what it does to your taxes, your power bill and your drive to work. And somebody who answers when you call.