凯文·马丁在会计和金融领域深耕超过35年。如今年届60岁，他希望迈出从政的第一大步。在接受《Hm》独家专访时，这位来自佐治亚州第六国会选区的共和党候选人谈及了自己的童年、为何放弃会计转战政坛、对唐纳德·特朗普总统及伊朗战争的看法，以及向选民传递的信息。从九岁割草到数字职业生涯马丁表示，自己成长于一个勤劳的家庭。
Kevin Martin has spent more than 35 years in accounting and finance. Now, at 60, he wants to take his first big step into politics. In an exclusive conversation with Hm, Martin, a Republican running from Georgia’s 6th District, spoke about his childhood, why he left accounting for politics, his views on President Donald Trump and the Iran war, and his message to voters. From cutting grass at nine to a career in numbersMartin says he grew up in a hard-working family.
据他回忆，父亲曾在亚特兰大煤气公司担任工长，母亲在贝尔南方公司全职工作。他说父母负担食物、衣物和学习用品的开支，但如果他和哥哥想要额外的东西，就得靠自己赚钱。这就是他九岁开始割草赚钱买自行车的原因。
According to him, his father was a crew foreman at Atlanta Gaslight Company. His mother worked full-time at Bell South. He says his parents paid for food, clothes and school needs. But if he and his brother wanted something extra, they had to earn it. That is why he started cutting grass at nine to buy a bike.
他说这个教诲伴随了他一生。“我并不累。我其实享受工作，仅仅因为它给了我事做，”马丁说。
He says the lesson stayed with him. “I’m not tired. I actually enjoy work simply because it gives me something to do,” Martin said.
马丁是科布县第五代土著。他曾在佐治亚理工学院和佐治亚州立大学求学，至今仍居住在斯迈纳。他离开会计行业投身国会的原因马丁表示，在他担任财务主管的每一家公司，他都发现预算或报告存在问题。他觉得国会也有同样的毛病。
Martin is a fifth-generation Cobb County native. He studied at Georgia Tech and Georgia State, and still lives in Smyrna.he party’: Tony Kozycki, Georgia Democrat running for Congress, to votersWhy he left accounting for CongressMartin says that in every company where he worked as a controller, he found problems with budgets or reports. He feels Congress has the same problem.“For the past 20 plus years, Congress has not had a budget,” he said.
“过去20多年来，国会一直没有预算，”他说。他还指出，国防部已连续28次审计不合格。在他的看法中，如果国家不知道钱花在哪里、为何而花，就无法控制赤字。
He also said the defense department has failed 28 straight audits. In his view, the country cannot control its deficit if it does not know what it spends and why.
他还表示，这一决定仿佛是一种召唤。“感觉仿佛有神圣的力量在我身后说，我需要你走这条路，”马丁说。
He also says the move felt like a calling. “It feels like there was a godly presence behind me saying, I need you to walk this path,” Martin said.
据马丁透露，重新划分选区后，该选区约为55%民主党、45%共和党。
According to Martin, the district is about 55% Democrat and 45% Republican after the last redistricting.
他认为共和党候选人这次有机会夺回该席位。奥巴马与特朗普的口水战升级，双方互相人身攻击他的竞选优先事项和对选民的承诺马丁列出了三大优先事项：退伍军人、教育和老年人医疗保障。在退伍军人问题上，他说退伍军人事务部（VA）医院长时间等待是个大问题。依他之见，退伍军人应该能在任何地方获得医疗。
He believes a Republican candidate has a chance to win it back this time. Obama-Trump war of words intensifies as both trade personal jabsHis campaign priorities and message to votersMartin named three top priorities: veterans, education and health coverage for the elderly. On veterans, he says long waits at VA hospitals are a big problem. As per him, veterans should be able to get care anywhere.
“直接告诉退伍军人，你们可以去任何地方或设施获得所需的医疗救治，”他说。在教育方面，他说想要通向就业的实用学位，这样学生就不会背负巨额贷款。他说美国缺乏焊工、电工等熟练工人，职业执照有助于他们提高收入。在医疗方面，马丁说许多老年人不得不在食物和药品之间二选一。他希望建立一个拥有众多保险提供商的开放市场，这样就不会由一家大公司决定费率。
“Just tell the veterans you can go to any place or facility to get the medical attention that you need,” he said. On education, he says he wants practical degrees that lead to jobs, so students are not stuck with huge loans. He says the US is short of skilled workers like welders and electricians, and trade licenses help them earn more. On health, Martin says many seniors have to choose between food and medicines. He wants an open market with many insurance providers, so one big company does not decide the rates.
他还希望将医生与保险公司和医院分开。“让医生做医生，做他们最擅长的事，也就是治病救人，”他说。他还希望农村地区有更好的医疗中心和患者转运服务。马丁还谈到了高昂的住房成本。据他说，房屋成本约有30%来自政府繁文缛节。他还说房产价值被推高，以便县政府征收更多税收。他希望减少繁文缛节，并建设更多独栋住宅，让孩子们能在院子里玩耍。
He also wants doctors kept separate from insurers and hospitals. “Let doctors be doctors and do what they do best, which is curing people,” he said. He also wants better medical centers and patient transport in rural areas. Martin also spoke about high housing costs. According to him, about 30% of a house’s cost comes from government red tape. He also says property values were pushed up so counties could collect more tax. He wants less red tape, and more single-family homes where children can play in a yard.
马丁还希望华盛顿给予地方领导人更多控制权。据他说，联邦资金往往附带条件，这阻碍了城镇选择最好、最便宜的承包商。他说国会议员应该询问地方领导人他们的需求是什么。用他的话说，他对选民的承诺很简单，他把竞选看作像求职面试，选民是老板。“我正在面试一份工作，你们是老板，”他说。他的要求很简单。选民应该先告诉他他们的需求，他将努力满足这些需求。
Martin also wants Washington to give local leaders more control. According to him, federal money often comes with strings, which stops towns from picking the best and cheapest contractor. He says Congress members should ask local leaders what their needs are. His message to voters in simple, Martin says he sees the campaign like a job interview, with voters as the boss. “I am interviewing for a job where you’re the boss,” he said. His ask is simple. Voters should tell him their needs first, and he will work to meet them.
“如果我们满足了需求，就会找到办法去实现愿望，”马丁说。他最后表示自己与该选区关系紧密，并极有可能葬身于此。关于特朗普和伊朗战争的看法马丁表示支持唐纳德·特朗普总统的经济增长计划。在他看来，第一步是降低能源成本，因为高昂的能源价格推动了最近的大部分通胀。
“If we meet the needs we will find a way to get to the wants,” Martin said. He ended by saying how close he is to the district. And he will more than likely be buried there. His views on Trump and the Iran warMartin says he backs President Donald Trump’s plan to grow the economy. As per him, the first step is to bring down energy costs, because high energy prices have driven most of the recent inflation.
为此，他主张修建更多油气管道，包括“基石”管道。他还支持小型核反应堆，并称其为清洁能源。他说自己不反对太阳能和风能，但认为这两者还需要更多研究。
To do that, he wants more oil and gas pipelines, including the Keystone pipeline. He also supports small nuclear reactors and calls them clean energy. He says he is not against solar and wind power, but he believes more research is needed on them.
在伊朗战争问题上，马丁表示没有单一的解决办法。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）的领导人只在乎自己的权力，不在乎伊朗人民。他说，他们攻击其他国家是为了让人畏惧他们。
On the Iran war, Martin says there is no single fix. The leaders of Iran’s IRGC care only about their own power, not about the Iranian people. He says they attack other countries to make people afraid of them.
他的对策是切断他们的资金来源。“最好的办法是扼杀他们的经济，”他说。据马丁称，一旦革命卫队没钱了，就无法再向胡塞武装等组织提供资助，伊朗人民便能重新夺回控制权。
His answer is to cut off their money. “The best way is choking off their economy,” he said. As per Martin, once the IRGC has no money, it can no longer pay groups like the Houthis, and the people of Iran can then take back control.
他说将继续特朗普目前对伊朗施加经济压力的计划。他说，任何协助或供应伊朗的国家都应面临同样的制裁。他还表示，俄罗斯和中国需要明白伊朗的所作所为正在危害世界。
He says he would continue Trump’s current plan of putting economic pressure on Iran. He says any country that helps or supplies Iran should face the same sanctions. He also said Russia and China need to understand that what Iran is doing is harmful to the world.
如果美国确实在伊朗境内采取军事行动，马丁表示，应一次性、全力以赴地进行。“我们不搞拖拖拉拉那一套，”他说。
If the US does take military action inside Iran, Martin said it should be done all at once and with full strength. “We don’t do it lagging,” he said.