🚫 Not fit for public office. Fewer than three stars, and a critical Article fails (Open Books & Free & Fair Elections). This isn’t a close call. Expect to hear from us — often.
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1Open Bookscritical
40%☆ not yet
“…the property of the people.” — Cicero, De Re Publica
Own campaign is 61.1% PAC, but Runs leadership PAC 'Building Opportunities for a Stronger Tomorrow' (OpenSecrets), which takes PAC money. Fails Open Books. (FEC/OpenSecrets 2026)
60
2Free & Fair Electionscritical
35%☆ not yet
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” — Abraham Lincoln
Voted to overturn the 2020 election (Jan 6, 2021 certification objection). Fails Free & Fair Elections.
60
3The Dignity of the Opponent
60%★ earned
“Treat humanity … always as an end and never as a means only.” — Kant
Conventional partisan messaging; a widely-shared clip shows him losing his temper and throwing papers in an Illinois statehouse debate, but no enemy-class rhetoric on record.
60
4Fear Is Not Fuel
55%☆ not yet
“…the better angels of our nature.” — Lincoln, First Inaugural
Standard Republican grievance framing aligned with Trump; some affirmative work as House Veterans' Affairs chairman.
60
5Truth & a Kept Word
50%☆ not yet
“…living within the truth.” A representative owes “his judgment.” — Havel · Burke
Voted to reject Arizona and Pennsylvania electors on Jan. 6, 2021, promoting the unfounded stolen-election narrative.
60
6Against the Spirit of Party
40%☆ not yet
“The baneful effects of the spirit of party.” — Washington, Farewell Address
Reliable Trump loyalist who won Trump's 2024 primary endorsement over Darren Bailey; rarely breaks with leadership.
60
7Morality
75%★ earned
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
No documented personal corruption, criminal, or civil matter on record; default applied.
60
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Scores are Independent 2026’s own editorial read against the Seven Articles — ≥60% earns the star. The first two Articles are critical: fail Open Books or Free & Fair Elections and there is no seal, whatever else holds. Each Article carries its founding quote as the yardstick. On bias →