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I’ve spent my life where policy hits people: in healthcare, in a small business, in non-profit work, in the Army Reserve, and in local government. On Evansville City Council, I have a track record of showing up. I haven’t missed a single vote.
I am a person of faith, and that faith compels me to care deeply for my neighbors and for the dignity of every human being and the commitment to their flourishing. For too long I’ve watched families get crushed by broken systems.
I haven't spent my life in partisan think tanks. I've spent it at the kitchen table balancing budgets and making payroll. My record and my oath point in the same direction - serve the people of the 8th District, not whoever’s in power.
We need a secure border and an immigration system that actually works. Period. Families wait for years and the asylum system is clogged. We need to add judges and case staff to clear the backlog, create real pathways for Dreamers and long-term residents, and modernize visa rules so employers and families can follow the law.
In this interim, Federal agents need to meet the same accountability standards as every other law enforcement officer: body cameras, clear use‑of‑force rules and no immunity for lawbreaking.
We can enforce the law without abandoning our values. Immigrants are our neighbors, our coworkers, our family. They commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans.
We can be secure and humane. Those aren't opposites.
Congress has given away way too much of its constitutional authority, especially on war and spending. I will vote to repeal outdated war authorizations so no president can send troops into conflict without a vote of Congress! We're watching the consequences of that failure right now in Iran.
I support returning to regular order: pass the 12 spending bills in public instead of last‑minute bundled packages.
And I will push back when either party tries to govern by executive shortcut. Checks and balances aren’t optional choices here… if we want trust back, Congress has to do its job. End of story.
The federal government should act as the primary architect of wellbeing by treating healthcare as a fundamental human right rather than a privilege.
Indiana’s healthcare crisis is as real as it gets: 5 rural hospitals are at risk of closing, 13 have already cut services, and 71 of our 92 counties are health professional shortage areas. I will fight to protect rural hospitals, let Medicare negotiate drug prices, defend the ACA-while we assess healthcare reform, and oppose cuts that strip coverage from Hoosiers who rely on Medicaid.
I also believe it's important to address the root causes of poor health before they become costly crises.
Lastly, I believe public health should be guided by experts and scientists, not party loyalists.
First, I oppose the SAVE Act because it would make voting harder for eligible citizens while solving no real problem. It's literally voter suppression with a bow on it! As many as 69 million married women could face document mismatches between their birth certificates and current legal names. Noncitizen voting is already illegal and extremely rare.
I support protecting early voting, secure mail-in ballots and restoring strong Voting Rights Act protections.
Democracy works best when more Americans can exercise their constitutional right to vote, not fewer.
As a small business owner, I’ve seen how sudden tariffs raise costs, disrupt supply chains, and impact family budgets.
Farmers get hit too when export markets wobble. And our farmers are already being squeezed - USDA already acknowledged a $12 billion farm crisis.
Broad, unilateral tariffs imposed without congressional review are unconstitutional and destructive. Congress, not any president acting alone, should set the rules on trade.
I support the bipartisan Trade Review Act, which requires Congress to approve major new tariffs within 60 days or they expire. Trade policy should protect American workers and farmers without turning into a blank check to raise prices on Hoosiers.
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I'm from Tennessee. After graduating High School. I joined the Army and served for three years in West Germany; I received an Honorable Discharge. I then went to the State of Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy and earned my P.O.S.T certification. As a Deputy Sheriff, I went undercover in a large white supremacist group that was abusing and trafficking young females and also targeted violence on the LGBTQIA community. We were able to get over a hundred felony convictions from this investigation. I again joined the Army after this for another twenty-one years. I served as a Fire Resources Coordinator for the Tennessee Division of Forestry after retiring from the Army. I'm a published Author and have written three books.
Stop the Mass Deportation Machine; Pass Real Immigration Reform Our government is kidnapping people off the streets and imprisoning them in hellish conditions. This is unconscionable. It is long past time for serious immigration reform. Unfortunately, many multi-national corporations have no interest in this. They want illegal workers with no rights who they can pay slave wages and abuse at will. I will support a path to citizenship and an end to the mass deportation machine. We need strong border security and a path to citizenship. We cannot do one without the other. I will support to abolish ICE and reform it back to the N.I.S. to where every undocumented immigrant has full due process to law.
Ending lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices, implementing staggered, time-limited terms. Advocate for Congress to reclaim its constitutional authority to declare war, which is frequently bypassed by the executive branch. Overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision to restore campaign contribution limits. Advocate for a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress.
Start a Defend Democracy Agenda designed to reassert legislative power and reform the government to better serve the people, which is currently hindered by "oligarchy".
Defend Medicare and Medicaid. These programs, while not enough, are lifelines for millions of Americans, allowing them to live with a degree of dignity. And yet there are many in Washington, too many, who dream of dismantling them for private gain for a very few.
I will oppose ANY cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and work to pass improved Medicare for ALL.
I will advocate for bold federal action to counter what I describe as "right-wing control" of the judiciary that has "gutted" the Voting Rights Act. I will advocate for expanding the size of the Supreme Court to reduce its power over new legislation and ensure that voter-supported agendas are not blocked by Grand Wizards in robes.
I oppose broad tariffs; they are harmful taxes on consumers and small businesses rather than foreign nations. I will focus on economic fairness, opposing policies that increase costs for everyday goods and challenging the influence of large corporations and billionaire interests.
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I’m a humanist. I’m an autism, neurodiversity, & disability advocate. I’m a nonprofit founder. I’m a community organizer. I’m a domestic violence survivor. I’m a 7th generation farmer. I’ve been a unionist for over 20 years rank and file as well as an officer. I served on the safety committee and as a trustee. I come from a military family that has been fighting oppression since the American Revolution. My family has worked in the steel industry and farmed in Indiana for 200 years. I’ve got a BA in Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics and a TESL/TEFL certificate from ISU. I have certificates in Leadership & Advocacy, Human Rights Education Training, Human Trafficking Prevention, and Religious Freedom in the Workplace.
I would propose the U.S. sign and ratify the International Bill of Human Rights in its entirety, including the UDHR, ICCPR, ICESCR, CRC, and CEDAW, which guarantees the freedom of movement within borders, the right to leave any country, and the right to return to one’s own country under articles 12 (ICCPR) & 13 (UDHR). I would propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution to make it illegal for anyone to be detained in inhumane conditions and not longer than 24 hours. I would propose that we abolish ICE and redirect those funds to invest in more immigration judges, clerks, and USCIS officers and data analysts to provide a more efficient and expedited path to citizenship and to prevent bad actors and war criminals from entering.
I would propose amendments to the Constitution specifying term limits not to exceed 2-3 terms in any position and a maximum of 12 years in its entirety. Any sitting member in government may not serve in any foreign military or must immediately withdrawal from their government office. All sitting members must be ready and able to be deployed in combat if necessary. No sitting member may profit from, receive government contracts, reductions, or subsidies. I would propose a Constitutional amendment requiring disclosure of political donors, restricting coordination of Super PACS, regulating campaign spending, and limiting constitutional rights to corporations.
I would propose Constitutional amendments guaranteeing access to free healthcare and enshrining access to clean food, water, and shelter as basic human needs in our constitution. These are human rights and are non-negotiable. I support universal healthcare for all, access to early intervention programming for children with disabilities with no limitations on ABA, speech, occupational, physical, music, art, equine, and additional therapies. I support free and accessible mental health care. I support free and accessible reproductive, prenatal, postpartum, gender-affirming, and whole person health.
I would propose a Constitutional amendment to enshrine elections as public holidays guaranteeing all civilians a paid day off of work to participate in their civic duty. I would propose funds be set aside for a free program that would teach youth about civics, voting, how to register, and how to participate in the voting process.
Tariffs increase costs to the consumers. This directly affects the buying power of Americans. In an economy that was already suffering, it is obscene to increase tariffs on other countries that will most likely retaliate by raising their prices, thus directly impacting the consumer…the American people. It is not to our benefit to increase tariffs. We have seen these tariffs cripple the American economy only continuing to enrich the elite. Investing in education reform and retraining programs would increase the likelihood of drawing new and better industry to areas that have suffered from previous trade agreements.
