Age
44
Education
B.S. in Communications from Old Dominion University
Work experience
Creative Director with 20+ years of experience and part-time College Educator.
Phone Number
7576799184
Economic affordability, an overextended state infrastructure (which includes our education system), and responsiveness from our state legislators to the actual needs of their constituents.
There is no easy answer or single lever to pull to fix these issues. It's going to take work. We start by being responsive to the needs of everyday Tennesseans. We stop wasting time on 'culture war' bills meant to distract and disenfranchise voters.
Every meaningful bill we pass for voters, not corporations, chips away at the challenges we're facing.
We must end corporate welfare and use business tax revenue to prioritize infrastructure and educational needs. Every dollar we invest in education returns ten to Tennessee in the long term.
Investing in roads and public transportation lowers costs for communities. It also creates jobs and higher wage opportunities for the workforce.
We have to stop turning down Federal tax dollars for Medicaid and Medicare Investment. We're losing rural medical spaces and in turn driving up medical costs for our population, which makes life far less affordable.
The best time to start these policies was a decade ago. We can't go back, but we can start now to ensure that we avert a crisis that will eventually price Tennesseans out of Tennessee.
First, we need to raise pay. We want the best for our kids and our educators. That means we have to be competitive with pay. We rank near the bottom in our nation in teacher pay. That needs to change.
We need to invest in school infrastructure. Mount Juliet alone has four schools that are in the capacity danger zone, which means above 90%. We have another school at 84%. We only have plans for two additional schools. We have to start building now or our kids will no longer have a comfortable place to learn.
Finally, we need to stop fighting culture wars in schools. We cannot push religious ideology on our students. We need to stop importing faulty curriculums from other states. Let our teachers teach. Let our students learn.
Voters are pushing back against Data Centers, with good reason. As legislators it is our job to regulate, and at times block, their implementation.
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