PRIORITY IN THE SPOTLIGHT · 04
Little Pink Houses.
A place to begin.
Create a practical and affordable path to homeownership—the foundation of the American dream.
Read the housing prioritySTEVE “FOGGIE” McFARLAND · INDEPENDENT FOR PRESIDENT
There’s a new
sheriff in town.
And he’s listening.
I’m Steve “Foggie” McFarland. I am one of you.
My signs might get your attention. But these 13 priorities are where the conversation starts. Read them. Question them. Tell me what makes sense, what doesn’t, and what’s missing.
OF THE PEOPLEBY THE PEOPLEFOR THE PEOPLE
A LITTLE MUSIC. A LITTLE THINKING.
This week’s conversation
Little Pink Houses.
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Pink Houses
John Mellencamp
Find the song on YouTubeWhat song belongs here next? Text Steve your pick.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Who gets the first words in the Constitution?
THE BAKER’S DOZEN
13 priorities.
One conversation with America.
These are the proposals I want us to examine together, with government closer to people and willing to listen.
Sources in the handout
Healthcare: Commonwealth Fund, Mirror, Mirror 2024; Maternal and Child Mortality (2025); OECD, Health at a Glance 2025; Truman Library, November 19, 1945.
Affordability: PYMNTS Intelligence, July 1–9, 2026 survey of 2,881 U.S. adults, New PYMNTS Data Shows Basic Expenses Breaking the Summer Budget.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
Ideas worth a full page.
Read the individual handouts, print them, and bring them into a conversation.
BRINGING US TOGETHER
Tell me what
YOU want, America.
I’m asking for your attention, your ideas, and your honest judgment. That’s where government of the people, by the people, FOR the people begins.
Start with your community.
Take the Community Vibe Survey, or talk to me directly. What’s working? What needs to change? What am I missing?
Take the Community Vibe SurveyWhen was the last time a politician asked what YOU want—and stayed to listen?