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Training and Experience
Production Supervisor, Toledo Molding & Die (2003-present); Tiffin City Councilman, 1st Ward (2024-present); U.S. Army, Airborne Infantryman, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment - The Old Guard (1991-1995)
Every eligible voter should be able to cast a ballot without jumping through hoops. Working people shouldn't have to choose between a shift and their vote. I support expanded early voting, accessible drop boxes, and adequately staffed polling places. I also believe in transparent, auditable elections — both parties should be able to trust the process. What I won't support is making it harder for working families to participate. When more people vote, elected officials have to be more accountable. That's good for everyone.
Ohio's tax system puts too much of the burden on working families and small businesses while large corporations collect breaks they don't need. I'd focus on property tax relief for homeowners and renters squeezed by rising assessments. I'd oppose giveaways to out-of-state corporations that don't create good local jobs. And I'd push to close loopholes that let profitable companies pay next to nothing while my neighbors struggle to keep up.
I see it every day — people working harder than ever and still falling behind. We need to focus on what actually moves the needle: bringing down healthcare costs, protecting good-paying jobs, and making sure wages keep up with prices. I'll push to strengthen Ohio's manufacturing workforce, where I've spent 20 years, and oppose policies that ship jobs out of state. Relief has to be real and felt at the kitchen table, not just on paper.
Every kid in Ohio deserves a fully funded public school — whether they live in a wealthy suburb or a small rural town. Too many districts are being starved of resources. I'll fight for fair, adequate public school funding. I also believe in expanding vocational and technical training — not every path runs through a four-year degree, and we need to stop treating it like it does. Skilled trades built this state and they still can.
I've spent over 20 years on a factory floor alongside Republicans, Democrats, and everyone in between. We don't always agree, but we show up, do the work, and treat each other with respect. That's the model I'll bring to Columbus. I'll listen before I vote. I'll return calls regardless of party. And I won't take my cues from outside groups or party bosses — I'll take them from the people of District 88.
Drastically lower restrictions for third parties to participate, there are far too many barriers to entry.
I also support and would implement Ranked Choice Voting.
At the very least, halt all tax increases. State sales tax in Ohio was originally a temporary measure, and it was 3%. It is now 5.75% not including county sales tax. Income tax was originated in the same way, as a temporary measure.
Lowering taxes doesn't solve the root cause though, the root cause of requiring high taxes are all of the inefficiencies that come with government programs, along with excessive meddling with the "free" market. Everything the government meddles in, invariably causes those sectors to be more expensive, healthcare, insurance, home ownership, education, transportation, etc etc.
It is self evident that the #1 cause of inflation is the federal government's unrestricted spending habits. National debt per US citizen is ~$113,000, per US Taxpaying citizen it is over $200,000. That is unsustainable and causing the US dollar to continuously lose value. We must reign in spending to reign in the rising cost of living.
Since the inception of the Department of Education, not one metric has improved. We must bring curriculum's back to a more local level, a state level, where the citizens can hold more accountability. This one size fits all does not work for education. We truly have not allowed the public schools to innovate; think about it, the classroom looks exactly the same as it did 100 years ago. In addition to bringing education control back to the state level, I am fully supportive of school choice and open enrollment. The parents must have more control over their children's education. School choice allows parents to more easily support the schools that they believe are better, more efficient, schools that actually care about every student.
Libertarians in general bring a voice of reason to the table, a voice of focus back to why we are here. Being a politician is not about the individual politician, it's not about party affiliation, it's definitely not about re-election, it's about the constituents and doing right by them. I'm not sure I alone can bring back respectful discourse about the issues, but I can try by pointing out all of the opportunities to help being overlooked by those too busy quibbling about insignificant, superficial issues.
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