I live in Buffalo, Wyoming. I have lived in Buffalo for over 30 years. I was born in Worland, Wyoming.

I will be 71.

I am a lifelong Wyomingite, raised in Johnson and Sheridan counties, where I learned the values of hard work, personal responsibility, and service to others. I raised my children in Buffalo. I understand how important it is to keep Wyoming a place where future generations can live, work, and raise their families. For three decades, I have served Wyoming through public service and community leadership, including a Johnson County Commissioner, a CNA, AEMT, Public Health Response Coordinator, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Public Information Officer for local fire districts. These experiences have given me firsthand insight into the challenges facing Wyoming families, farmers and ranchers, healthcare providers, emergency responders, and local governments. I am running to bring practical experience, fiscal responsibility, and conservative Wyoming point of view to the Legislature while protecting our freedoms, strengthening our communities, and securing Wyoming’s future.

Wyoming's greatest challenge is ensuring long-term economic stability. As markets change and federal policies continue to impact industries, we must protect our core economic drivers while encouraging responsible diversification and innovation.

Another challenge is retaining and attracting young families, skilled workers, healthcare professionals, and first responders. We must create opportunities that allow them to stay and succeed here.

Protecting Wyoming's water is another challenge. I would support our agencies with additional resources to meet this challenge.

Wyoming can capitalize on its strong work ethic, independent attitude, abundant natural resources, low-tax environment. I will support policies that strengthen our energy and agricultural sectors, promote responsible economic growth, improve workforce development, and ensure state government lives within its means.

I will focus on practical solutions, local control, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

Wyomingites struggle with rising insurance costs, long travel distances for care, and shortages of healthcare professionals.

We must support rural hospitals, clinics, EMS services, and long-term care facilities that are often the backbone of healthcare in our communities. Also, we should continue reducing barriers to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals, including nurses, physicians, mental health providers, and emergency responders.

We should review regulations and mandates that unnecessarily increase healthcare costs. It is also important to support the efforts of the Wyoming Department of Health to manage and distribute the Rural Health Transformation funds.

My work experience has given me firsthand insight into the challenges facing patients and providers. As a legislator, I will work to strengthen Wyoming's healthcare workforce, support rural healthcare infrastructure, promote innovation.

Wyoming's public lands support ranching, energy production, recreation, wildlife habitat, tourism, and the outdoor traditions that define our way of life. I do not support broad efforts to sell public lands that would reduce public access or limit opportunities for future generations.

As a legislator, I will support multiple-use management that balances responsible energy and mineral development, healthy forests and rangelands, wildlife conservation, and public access. I also support stronger coordination among federal agencies, state and local governments, and private landowners to ensure decisions reflect local knowledge and Wyoming values.

The goal is balanced stewardship. By emphasizing local input, responsible management, and long-term planning, we can ensure Wyoming's public lands continue to benefit the people who live here today and future generations.

Property tax relief is warranted, but it must be balanced with the reality that counties, cities, schools, and special districts rely on those revenues to provide essential services. As a legislator, I will support a thoughtful approach that provides meaningful tax relief while carefully evaluating the impact on local governments and taxpayers. I would advocate for a state backfill or stabilization framework to mitigate revenue losses in counties with limited alternatives, particularly those without strong mineral production or tourism-based economies. Any property tax relief should be accompanied by transparency and accountability regarding how lost revenue will affect services such as public safety, roads, senior services, and local infrastructure. We must avoid simply shifting costs from one group of taxpayers to another or creating long-term budget shortfalls. Wyoming taxpayers deserve both tax relief and responsible government that lives within its means.

The Legislature should not attempt to direct the economy but instead create the conditions for private-sector growth, support local decision-making, and ensure Wyoming remains a place where businesses can invest, expand, and create good-paying jobs. The Legislature should focus on maintaining Wyoming’s competitive advantages—low taxes, reasonable regulation, reliable infrastructure investment, and a strong commitment to property rights. These factors are essential for attracting and retaining businesses and families. The Legislature can help by investing in workforce development, career and technical education, and partnerships between schools, community colleges, and industry. A skilled workforce is one of the most important factors in long-term economic growth.

Wyoming’s campaign finance system should be regularly reviewed to ensure transparency, public trust, and fairness in elections. Overall, I believe voters have a right to know who is funding political campaigns and how money is being spent. If improvements are needed, they should focus on modernization, efficiency, and clarity so that Wyoming voters can easily see who is influencing elections and make informed decisions at the ballot box.