As a newcomer to politics, I knew in my bones that we as a country were better than what we see coming out of Washington. And we are.

You know, because of my military background, I talk to voters who for the first two minutes think I’m a Republican."

I bring a voice to veterans’ issues in a real clear way. On military insurance, I know in extreme detail both the positives and negatives with military health care."

Michigan has always been a swing state, so we understand that the goal is to have two political parties, debating the issues with empathy and respect.

No one calls me Belcalis except for my family, my mother, and my daddy.

I, of course, owe everything to my mother, because my father died when I was only nine days of age; and the marvelous teachings, the faith, the integrity of my mother have been an inspiration to me.

I have my own show. I get to work in Hollywood on my own project. If I can still make it back home by eight to put the kids in bed, then wow: I am having my cake and eating it, too.

Our family arrived in England in 1960. At that time I thought the war was ancient history. But if I think of 15 years ago from now, that's 1990, and that seems like yesterday to me.