VOTE411 Voter Guide

My entire professional career has been in market research, where I specialized in digging beneath surface-level information to challenge assumptions and uncover actionable facts. I regularly helped clients question long-held beliefs that were limiting their success – even when those assumptions were deeply cherished. As a state representative, I will bring that same independent, fact-driven approach to public service. Whether an assumption is held by Republicans or Democrats, I will follow the evidence wherever it leads rather than chasing money, popularity, or party lines. My commitment is simple: I follow the facts, not the crowd.

1. Property Taxes. Cap property tax revenue growth. I will pursue this from two directions: first, a strict top-down cap on total revenue with minimal exemptions to prevent it from becoming legislative Swiss cheese; and second, moving county, city, and school board elections to even years. 2. Data Centers. Pause new projects long enough for the state to develop comprehensive guidelines. 3. Education Funding. I will support targeted increases aimed at replicating the Mississippi Miracle in early-grade reading interventions.

I honestly have no idea - I'm all ears.

Yes, I would support targeted changes to Kansas election laws and voting systems. Sound election laws are essential, but it's also important they are perceived as reasonable by an average person. Public trust depends on both security and the perception of that security. When people lose confidence in the process, democracy suffers.

I ran for office, because I want to end the gun violence crisis. I have worked hard throughout my first three terms to support public education, public safety, and to provide financial relief. My constituents value hard work and civility; I have proven that I represent those ideals in Topeka.

-Fund public education to provide the best schools for all students including special education funding, the Blueprint for Literacy, and safe and secure schools grants. -Health and Safety - stand for school vaccine schedules based on science and backed by pediatricians, bolster food safety to protect our food supply, pass Medicaid Expansion, fund emergency response for disasters, protect reproductive rights. -Financial relief - Kansans should be able to support a family with their wages and benefits and retire with dignity. I joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers to eliminate the state food sales tax and social security tax. I support an increase in the minimum wage and legalizing the cannabis industry.

I hold monthly town halls so that my constituents have direct access to me and to the happenings in Topeka. The "Gut and Go" is a tool for the minority party to be able to bring our ideas up for debate. Gutting bills and replacing them with different content can make it harder to follow a bill through the legislative process, so we must ensure that the new content is swiftly updated online.

We have seen continued efforts to implement barriers to voting. I support easy access to elections, and I believe that voting is a right. I will continue to fight against bills that make it harder for Kansans to access the polls.