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I bring a strong commitment to service, both as a veteran and as someone who understands the importance of responsibility, discipline, and accountability. My time in the U.S. Army taught me how to work under pressure, solve problems, and stay focused on mission and teamwork.

I also have real-world experience that reflects the challenges working families face today—making ends meet, dealing with rising costs, and expecting government to be transparent and accountable.

I will bring a common-sense approach to public service: listen to constituents, ask practical questions, and focus on solutions that protect taxpayers, strengthen our communities, and keep government limited and effective

From my conversations with people across the district, the three biggest issues in Kansas are affordability, education, and government accountability.

First, families are feeling the pressure of rising costs. I will support policies that keep taxes low, control unnecessary spending, and create a business climate that supports good-paying jobs.

Second, education needs to stay focused on strong academics and giving parents a real voice in their children’s schools, while making sure funding is used effectively in the classroom.

Third, people want a government they can trust. I will push for greater transparency, reduce waste, and make sure taxpayer dollars are being used responsibly.

Kansans deserve a transparent and easy-to-follow legislative process. I support improving bill-tracking tools and posting clear, timely summaries so the public can understand what is changing and who is making decisions without needing to be a lawyer.

I do not support the “Gut and Go” process because it limits transparency and meaningful review when a bill is completely rewritten late in the process. I would support stronger rules requiring major changes to be clearly disclosed, adequate time for review, and allowing public testimony and comment before final action is taken.

I support making sure Kansas election systems are secure, transparent, and easy to use. I also believe voters should have reasonable access to the ballot, including allowing adequate time for mail-in voting so people can safely and conveniently participate in elections. At the same time, we should ensure strong safeguards are in place to maintain confidence in the integrity of every vote

I feel like one of my best attributes that would make me the best candidate is approachability and my ability to listen to the concerns of constituents. As a debate coach and teacher, I have honed my speaking skills and feel I can affect change in our legislature through the building of case for and against a given topic.

First and foremost for me is Public Education (and Special Education funding). We must find ways to make sure we continue to fund education for the future of our children and our state. Second, would be affordability in our state. Currently, childcare, housing and available food sources create hardships for families. If we want to maintain our families and employment in our state, we need to make childcare affordable (this can be part of the education bill since quality childcare enhances the future education of babies and children). My third concern is property taxes. While we need to maintain affordability and education, we need to make sure property taxes are affordable. Families and elderly should not be displaced from their homes

I think it is important that every legislator has an accessible website that is updated as bills move through. Constituents should be able to request copies of all bills as they move through (and yes, as they are amended). Gut and Go should not even be a process! We should not have to worry about what has been added to the "title" of a bill or if a bill has been stripped of its essence and a non-related bill put into the bill. If the legislature isn't being transparent with its constituents, it is not doing its job!

I do not believe we need to change anything with our current voting system. Contrary to the rhetoric, I believe voting in the state of Kansas is safe, secure and thankfully accessible. Election laws are a different thing! We are currently developing into a government run by the rich, for the rich, with the majority of us unable to affect change with some in the legislature. I do not believe we should have SuperPACS and there should be accountability for the race you are running (not just a financial statement). I also think there should be fiscal responsibility within these races. Spending crazy amounts of money on mis-leading and deceitful ads is not a good representation of what lawmakers should be.