In the new 3rd District, we favor Republican Jon Golnik of Carlisle for his faith in the power of individuals over the control of the state.

Golnik faces an uphill battle to unseat incumbent Democrat Niki Tsongas of Lowell. But his campaign has the right ideas.

To jump-start the sputtering economy, Golnik proposes lowering the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent and imposing a one-year moratorium on new regulations. He wants to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and keep personal income taxes at their current levels. He wants to repeal Obamacare, replacing it with a series of less radical reforms.

Golnik understands that Washington’s spending spree cannot continue without leading our country to ruin. Voters of the 3rd District should send him and that message to Congress.