Casper, WY, HD59, I have lived five years in Wyoming, all in Casper. Business owner in the district over 10 years. I was born in Milwaukee, WI.

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I am a trucker and small business owner. I bring a commitment to fiscal responsibility, transparency, and practical problem-solving that is grounded in real-world experience and a strong understanding of how government policy affects everyday people. I’ve worked for a living and built a small business on the side, so I understand both what it means to work for a paycheck and what it takes to take risk, create value, and deal with the costs government decisions place on working people.I have also served the public as a municipal garbage man, doing the kind of honest, essential work that keeps our communities functioning and gave me a deep respect for working people, taxpayer funded services and the value of public service.

Affordability, Inflation, and Trust in government. Addressing the affordability challenge by working to eliminate the corporate welfare that is plaguing this state and return the taxes to the taxpayers. Money is best spent by the people who earned it, not the government. Political insiders and special interest are getting our tax dollars for increased profits while the taxpayers take the risk and losses. The taxes can be used to reduce property taxes, upgrade infrastructure, fund Department of Transportation roadside checks to bust illegal truck drivers and hire more State Troopers. Inflation can be reduced on the state level by lowering regulations. State spending is also a major issue, and it must be managed with greater discipline, transparency, and accountability to taxpayers. More trust in government can be obtained by maintaining a 100% open, transparent, and accountable government. This is vital in a free society. Also, encouraging greater public participation in government.

The Legislature can make healthcare more affordable and accessible by focusing on competition, price transparency, and reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers that drive up costs. When government overregulates healthcare, it limits providers and raises prices for patients. Focus on workforce shortages, consumer choice through Health Savings Account expansion, and a more competitive insurance market. Also, meet with healthcare professionals and discuss opportunities Wyoming has to make a better healthcare system in the state of Wyoming.

I do not support broad sales or transfer of Wyoming’s public lands out of public hands. However, I do support shifting decision-making power closer to the people who actually live with the consequences of those decisions. The goal is not to lock land away or sell it off, but to ensure Wyoming voices carry more weight in how Wyoming land is used and managed.

Eliminate the corporate welfare that is abundant in this state. One department alone gave away $255 million of our tax dollars to big business insiders and special interests for increased profits while the taxpayers take the risk and losses. The taxes would be better spent for local revenue needs instead of corporate welfare.

Set a level playing field, reduce regulations and get out of the way. The current corporate welfare system distorts the free market. Also, promotion of Wyoming to recruit individuals, families and business to move here to grow the tax base without increasing taxes should be a role of the Wyoming Legislature.

If someone likes my platform and wants to donate to that campaign that is okay. I think more reporting instead of reporting once before the election would be a great reform.