County Commissioner District 3 Choose 1
Montgomery County is governed by a board of three county commissioners. They are the executive branch of the county. The commissioners are elected from separate commissioner districts by vote of the county as a whole. The Board of Commissioners constitutes the legislative body of the county for ordinance purposes. The board is responsible for making decisions about county buildings, lands, and property; purchasing and authorizing payments; signing contracts; supervising and directing County departments; and performing may other governing functions. The commissioners do not create the budget; the council creates the budget.
Biographical Information
Town of Residence
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County
Education
Graduated form North Montgomery High School and Indiana University Kelley School of Business with majors in Business Management and Human Resources Management.
Qualifications
Prior to becoming a commissioner, I served 8 years on Crawfordsville’s City Council.
Community Involvement
I am a member of the Republican Party and serve as the Chair of the Montgomery County Republican Party
What specific experiences and skills qualify you to be a commissioner?
I feel my management experience prior to owning my own business and my 15 years as a business owner, allows me to bring good decision-making and leadership skills to the commissioners office.
What are your top priorities as commissioner if you are elected?
My priorities for my next term would be to continue working with the other commissioners to utilize our resources at our County Highway department for better bridges and roads.
What can Crawfordville and Montgomery County do to encourage businesses to locate here?
The best things can do to encourage business to locate here is to create an environment that is welcoming to businesses, developers, and new residents to help broaden our tax base. We can do that by helping with infrastructure and provide a welcoming, safe, and secure place to do business.
What do you want voters to know about you before they cast their ballot?
I would want the voters to know that I am going to make well informed decisions to help our community a place where we can fell safe, secure, and a place where we are attracting people and businesses. My wife has been teaching in this community for almost 30 years and we have owned a business here for 15 years, and we would like to see Montgomery County thrive.
What is the greatest concern that you hear from local citizens?
The biggest concerns I hear from residents are the conditions of some of our roads and the need for healthy growth within our county