VOTE411 Voter Guide

My top priorities are building a more transparent and responsive county government, protecting the health and environment of our communities, supporting attainable housing and local businesses, and ensuring every resident feels heard and represented. As an environmental engineer and community advocate, I believe good policy starts with listening and using data-driven solutions that improve people’s daily lives.

In my first 100 days, I would focus on learning deeply, building relationships, and creating momentum around community-centered priorities. I will meet with county staff, municipal leaders, small business owners, farmers, nonprofits, and residents across Adams County to better understand what is working and where we can improve. I would work to increase transparency by making county processes and decisions easier for residents to access and understand.

I will prioritize reviewing current development, infrastructure, and environmental initiatives to ensure growth is thoughtful, fiscally responsible, and aligned with community needs. I will work to strengthen collaboration between cities, schools, and community organizations so we can better address housing affordability, public health, and economic opportunity together. Most importantly, I will lead with integrity, accessibility, and accountability so residents know they have a commissioner who shows up, listens, and follows through.

My budgeting decisions will be guided by transparency, long-term sustainability, measurable community impact, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars. I believe government should operate with the same level of accountability families and small businesses expect in their own budgets.

As an engineer who has managed complex environmental projects, I understand the importance of planning ahead, evaluating risks, and investing in solutions that prevent larger costs down the road. That means prioritizing infrastructure, public health, environmental protection, and economic resilience in ways that save taxpayers money over time rather than simply reacting to crises after they happen.

I will also evaluate whether county spending aligns with community priorities and produces clear outcomes. Investments should support working families, local businesses, public safety, housing stability, and essential services while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

Equity and accessibility matter as well. Budget decisions should reflect the needs of all Adams County residents, including rural communities, historically underserved neighborhoods, and working families who often feel left out of government decision-making.

Above all, I believe residents deserve honesty about how their tax dollars are spent and a government that uses resources effectively, efficiently, and with integrity.

I’m running now because Adams County is at an important turning point. Our communities are growing rapidly, families are facing rising costs, and residents want leadership they can trust to listen, plan responsibly, and put people before politics.

Throughout my career as an environmental engineer and community advocate, I’ve seen how government decisions directly affect people’s health, housing, economic opportunity, and quality of life. I decided to run because I believe we need leaders who combine technical expertise with compassion, collaboration, and accountability.

I’ve spent years advocating for transparency, civic engagement, and thoughtful community planning because I care deeply about the future of Adams County. I’m not running to maintain the status quo — I’m running to help create a county where working families can thrive, local businesses succeed, our environment is protected, and every resident feels represented.

This moment requires leaders who are willing to listen first, bring people together, and make decisions grounded in facts, integrity, and long-term thinking. I believe my background, experience, and commitment to public service uniquely prepare me to do that work, and I’m ready to serve our community with both urgency and care.

My top priorities are the following:

1. Work with our municipal partners to collectively raise the minimum wage in the North Metro area. This is a task that must be done collaboratively and not competitively. It is the only meaningful way to make life more affordable for our working-class residents.

2. Review and revise our comprehensive planning guidelines so that we can build more affordable housing, support small business development, and move development along more quickly.

3. Revise our oil and gas regulations to better protect homes and people from out-of-control drilling and escalating fossil fuel "exploration" in Adams County. We need to increase setback limits (and enforce existing setback limits), empower homeowners and neighborhood associations, and force oil and gas to clean up the hundreds of wells they have abandoned in Adams County.

4. Develop better regulations for data centers, including reduced water usage in a closed-loop system, banning noise and light pollution, and requiring on-site renewable energy generation.

5. Reduce corporate corruption in politics by revisiting our rules for County Commissioner elections, including reducing individual donation caps, increasing reporting deadline frequency, and doing whatever we can to ban "dark money."

6. Build infrastructure that secures County data, whether it's from red light cameras or voter data.

As the only candidate in this race to have been elected to manage a budget, these are my priorities:

1. Using data, not politics, to make decisions. As a social scientist, I look forward to applying my skills analyzing and interpreting data to make data-informed decisions.

2. Prioritizing revenue generation. Because of Colorado's unique fiscal situation, as well as Donald Trump's chaos in Washington, we can't rely solely on tax revenue. So, we need to explore how we increase revenue by levying fees and fines on multinational corporations and producing event, recreation, and other services that bring in money to the Adams County budget.

3. Helping those who can't afford a lobbyist. Investment in after-school programs and homelessness prevention may not produce economic value for bis business (or so they think), but are smart investments for our community. At the end of the day, I would rather invest in smart, data-proven programs that prevent crime and homelessness - which are very expensive problems to deal with once they impact an individual's life.

4. Thinking long-term. For example, developing all of our fossil fuel resources is very short-term thinking. It produces immediate revenue, but risks poisoning land and water for decades to come. We need to budget for the future, not just right now.

I am in a rare position in which I can win this election without dark money or corporate donors. Which means that I am in a rare position to be a truly independent public servant. This is what our community needs right now. I truly wish to serve only our residents, and I don't believe many other candidates are qualified and ready to do the same.

My deep roots in Adams County connect me to communities from Brighton, where my great-grandfather moved to 100 years ago, to Westminster, where I grew up. I love our community and have lived here 26/35 years of my life. This perspective is invaluable and motivates me to protect our land, water, and society just like others did for me and my generation.

My twenty years of experience in politics prepare me well to navigate our current political climate. I've already worked with those who disagree with me to pass policy. I also have a decade of experience in higher education, leaving me deeply in tune with the needs of working-class voters like educators. As a scholar of technology, I understand hot-button issues like A.I. and data centers, and I am the most prepared to make decisions about these topics.

My combination of deep roots and deep understanding mean that I am prepared to do this job on day one. I've already managed large budgets and dealt with the political blowback. I am prepared to fight for working people like my grandparents and great-grandparents, and protect their interest just like they protected mine.