Biographical Information
Education
Bachelor's of Science in Ocean Engineering--US Naval Academy
Military experience
US Navy 2014-2023
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What is your top concern about K-12 education in Nebraska and what would be your solution?
Educators and Non-Educators taking away parental rights and autonomy in their student's education. Student issues are being withheld from parents, in terms of how the student "identifies" as well as how the student is performing. Solution: Institute a Parent's Bill of Rights at a state level that all schools receiving public funding must adhere to.
What steps would you support to ensure access to clean water for all Nebraskans?
We have infrastructure funding through tax dollars and federal grants, and I support allocating those funds to communities who are in need of clean water.
What are the most important challenges facing our state, and how do you propose to address them?
We are losing hardworking individuals and families to our neighboring states. Within the United States, there is a huge exodus of the East and West Coast of young families and businesses. They are heading to the Midwest. Nebraska's tax structure as it currently stands is not competitive at recruiting new businesses and new families. Solution: Copy Iowa's tax model which implements a flat tax across incomes, while reducing property tax rates. Additionally, eliminate the Estate or "Inheritance" Tax, and raise the consumption tax by .5%. Property tax relief can be started by capping valuation increases to no more than 2% aggregate over a 3-year period.