The Indiana House of Representatives has broad powers to pass laws that affect the daily lives of Indiana citizens. It decides the type of taxes and rates that will be levied on citizens and businesses for State purposes. It can create and abolish agencies of state government. It determines how much will be spent for each of the many government services. It sets the rules for operation of Indiana’s local governments. It determines the amount of state collected tax funds to be distributed to the units of local government for schools, highways and other purposes and designates the basis on which these funds are to be distributed. All 100 members of the house of representatives are elected every two years to two-year terms. It dictates the procedures for the election of state and local government officials including drawing the voting districts
Education
MBA, Western Governors University; B.A. in Economics, Indiana University Fort Wayne; A.A. in Liberal Arts, Ivy Tech Community College
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Self-employed Real Estate Broker with the Haffenden Homes Team at Fathom Realty
Political Experience
First-time candidate for public office; served as student body vice president at IPFW (now PFW)
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Yes. In HEA 1001 (2025), lawmakers cut funding that working Hoosiers depend on. They reduced local public health funding by more than 70 percent, weakening prevention, maternal care, and community healthcare, and eliminated about $1,000,000 in support for Hoosiers living with ALS, taking help away from families facing a horrible diagnosis. At the same time, they expanded voucher programs, sending more taxpayer dollars to private schools while many public schools remain underfunded. These choices shift costs onto families and weaken our communities. We should restore this funding and stand with public schools.
Indiana isn’t a red state or a blue state. It’s a non-voter state.
Too many Hoosiers feel like their voice doesn’t matter or that the system isn’t built for them.
If we want higher turnout, we have to make voting easier and give people a reason to believe it matters. That means expanding early voting, allowing no excuse absentee voting, and implementing same day and automatic voter registration.
We also need fair maps to end gerrymandering, term limits so politicians are accountable, and stronger ethics laws to limit the influence of lobbyists.
If we want people to vote, politicians have to earn it.
Families cannot thrive if basic needs are out of reach. The state should focus on lowering the everyday cost of living by addressing housing, childcare, healthcare, and utilities. That includes raising the minimum wage so working families can actually afford to live. We should invest in affordable housing and hold corporations accountable, expand access to quality childcare, and strengthen public health and mental health services.
We should also support schools and after school programs that provide safe environments for kids, and expand paid family leave so parents can care for their children without risking their income. Stable families come from stable communities.
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