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Campaign Phone
7654302913
Education
University of Illinois: BS Mechanical Engineering and MBA
Experience in Leadership and Management
Over 15 years at Caterpillar working with global cross-functional teams to execute new product development. Six year board member with Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette.
Expanding voter registration up to election day gives people more time to get registered or update their registration. Allowing no-excuse absentee mail-in voting to provide greater flexibility to those juggling work, school, child care, elder care or other situations which make it difficult to vote in-person. Extending early voting efforts to include more rural areas and expanded hours to include non-traditional working schedules can improve voter turnout.
State government should have primary responsibility over natural resource management and establish the legal framework within which local entities operate. Because natural resources cross municipal and county boundaries, there needs to be legislation that protects all of Indiana, so one county's decisions do not negatively impact another. Outside of these overarching rules, local governments understand their communities the best and should have the ultimate decision making power to approve or reject projects.
Indiana public schools are not adequately funded. The per-student funding has not kept pace with inflation, school choice vouchers are shifting taxpayer money to private schools, and property tax changes are further removing funds from schools. As an example, let's look at Tippecanoe School Corp. For the 2024-2025 school year, TSC would have had an additional $3.88 million if funding would have kept up with inflation and an additional $6.81 million if there was no school voucher program. With the property tax changes, TSC is facing a reduction in funding of $8.6 million over the next three years. Together, these trends make it clear public schools are consistently being asked to do more with less.
Indiana should allow state-wide referendums. These can be powerful democratic tools that give voters a direct voice in shaping major public policies. They help citizens feel engaged in the decision making process rather than relying on elected legislators to interpret public opinion. Hot topic issues such as marijuana legalization and abortion rights can be decided by the citizens, ensuring policy outcomes reflect the will of the people rather than the preferences of a small group of lawmakers, particularly in areas heavily affected by gerrymandering. By incorporating referendums into Indiana’s political system, the state could strengthen democratic participation and increase public trust in government decisions.
Campaign Phone
7653506232
Education
BS Astrophysics, MS Astronomy, MS, Educational Leadership
Experience in Leadership and Management
Educational Administration (Principal, Chief Academic Officer, Assistant Superintenden)
Voting by mail, early voting, and voter ID using our driver’s license only are the important factors we must adopt. Gerrymandering should be abolished from use by both parties.
Ultimately, the voters within any given area of development should have the final say. Be it statewide, county, municipality, or rural area, the citizens living there have the right to have their voices heard. Too often those without a vested interest have an unbalanced say in way land and natural resources are utilized. This needs to stop.
Not in the least. Having spent thirty-five years in education, I have first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing our public schools, and the way our state funds our schools is indefensible. Our teachers, students, and parents deserve greater equity and fairness no matter where they live and work.
Voters deserve a way to directly express their views on the issues facing our state, and referenda are the fairest way for their views to be heard. Taking away the undue control used by our state government is the only way to bring back the “by the people, for the people” to our state.
