I am running for office to preserve the individual freedoms of Laramie Citizens and their businesses.
I spent 6.5 years in the Wyoming Army National Guard, mostly in leadership roles, becoming a Non-Commissioned Officer after just two years of service. That experience taught me how to organize and lead complex groups for a common goal.
Currently, I work at Tungsten Parts Wyoming as a Production Manager. This job allowed me to demonstrate my quick ability to learn new systems and optimize their flow and productivity.
My top three priorities are to provide Laramie Citizens with greater transparency on city affairs and listen to their concerns, review and reallocate the city budget, and lastly, to revise and repeal city code that hampers business. These are my priorities because, I believe that Laramie Citizens are being ignored in favor of out of state experts, are funding programs that do not benefit them, and are forced to build outside the city due to code restrictions.
I do not wish to add any more tax burden to the population and defeat the point of the property tax cut for citizens, and with that government programs will have to get cut. I am also a large proponent of personal responsibility, I believe citizens should be able to support themselves in all areas of their lives. However, this is not possible for all people. My priority will be to keep alive the programs that protect and help get the most vulnerable demographics back on their feet. Laramie's Maternal and Child Services, specifically non-profits like the Laramie Breastfeeding Coalition will be the last to feel the tax cut. However, we are fortunate enough to have a very efficient government that is already lowering spending.
Rental Housing Code LMC 8.80 needs attention, I do not believe that private transactions between individuals should be subjected to rental housing codes.
15.14.050 should be amended for its landscaping and sidewalk standards, it puts too much burden on the property owner, consumes too much water and does not solve biking and walking transportation well.
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307-286-4790
As a native of Laramie, I decided I would like to use my experience to assist my community through service on city council. My basket of experience includes mediation and collaboration with diverse groups that sometimes have conflicting ideas or goals. I have degree in accounting and always have appreciated the analytical tools it offered to look at ideas and issues. My work experience included working with a budget of over 10M dollars. I have been a risk manager dealing with liability and property losses and also a director working with a statewide staff to help people with their problems they encountered with local and federal agencies.
I want to work together and decide what we want our Laramie to look like and to be.
Increase outreach for education, participation and general knowledge of city council issues, priorities and upcoming votes/ordinances and issues that affect everyone.
Hold more public meetings regarding issues and reach out through our community groups; political parties, our services organizations, etc. to get a bigger and broader representation for the education and participation in our community.
Work to better build collaboration with our community partners who employ as well as contribute to the population of Laramie; businesses, University of Wyoming, Wyo Tech, Ivinson Hospital, Albany County School District our county government partners.
What follows from these steps is the "transparency" and "accountability" we all want.
Regardless of whether or not the 50% reduction passes for our state, the City will still have some hard and difficult conversations and decisions regarding budgets.
We need to have conversations with our community as to what their priorities and needs are and some those will be vast and very different from their neighbors.
Government is to provide for the health and safety of its citizens and that will be a core priority for me-ensure that we have the necessary law enforcement and fire protection needed. That includes having streets in good order to provide that access, snow removal for those streets and also to make sure that transportation of students to our schools is not impeded by poor roads.
I'm not sure there needs to be any new ordinances, however, education and outreach regarding the current ordinances on the books that may already address an issue(s) would certainly be helpful.
Depending on the circumstances often public awareness to address a situation or a behavior may be the most elegant solution.
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307-399-1309
I have served on Laramie City Council since 2019 and advocated for many acheivements, including increased funding for infrastructure maintenance, energy efficiency upgrades, basic safety requirements for rental units, more crisis intervention training for police officers, retention of the professional staff, and more. I want to continue this work. I research and analyze complex topics using data and scientific practices. I listen, read, and learn. I've learned one really cannot please all the people all of the time, so I make difficult decisions based on what I conclude is best for our the health and safety of our citizens.
1. Making housing more attainable especially for younger citizens who want a path to home ownership and the long-term benefits that provides.
2. Continuing to improve infrastructure by being proactive with maintenance investments.
3. Reducing our energy costs and carbon footprint.
I don't think priorities in the city would change, because it is a very conservative budget. However, such a loss would hurt the county government budget, and therefore all our citizens, if cuts need to be made to public safety .
I am open to amending ordinances that are obsolete or create excess burdens, but my main focus will always be on public safety. I am not serving on council because I have an ax to grind pertaining to a specific ordinances.
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3077619275
Laramie has been my home for a decade, and it’s time to give back. I’m running to apply critical analysis and ethical leadership to our city's challenges, and I want to help build systems for our community that ensure our neighbors have the opportunity to live fulfilling, flourishing lives. I believe my background in research and science communication will allow me to repay some of what I owe to my community.
My top three priorities are housing and economic development, community engagement and local participation, and technological prudence. However, I don’t plan on being a three-issue candidate; I will apply a systems approach to problem-solving for all the challenges in front of me.
Laramie has, prudently, accounted for the People’s Initiative in the FY27 budget. The revenue loss is calculated to be roughly $625,000 per year, as property taxes make up about 7% of our General Fund revenue. To offset this loss, creative investments, economic development, and capital improvement projects with high return on investment may be solutions.
My focus is on housing ordinances. Laramie has made great efforts through tools like a Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay (15.08.040), incentivizing accessory dwelling units, and introducing innovative financing solutions. I want to continue this. I am also looking at limiting the expansion of historical horse racing (HHR) machines. We can potentially hinder growth by updating Ordinance 9.12.090 or by strengthening local zoning laws. Finally, the pressure of hyperscale data centers demands updates to our Unified Development Code (15.14) and the prohibited activities within the Aquifer Protection Overlay (15.08.040.A). We must establish standards to send a clear message that our community is not merely a means to someone else's ends.
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