I live in Cheyenne. My life in Wyoming started when I attended UW in 2011. My wife and I moved to Colorado in 2018, but always knew we would come back to Wyoming. In 2023, we moved our family to Cheyenne. We proudly call ourselves Wyoming converts. I was raised in Parker, CO.

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I am a husband, father of three wonderful kids, a teacher, and a strong conservative. I have been a teacher for eight years and know firsthand many of the issues in our public education system. My initial degree was in political science and I have experience working as a legislative aide in the Colorado capitol. I will bring my experience as a teacher, father, and dedicated resident to the position of representative.

I am optimistic for Wyoming.

With education, the legislature got a lot right in its recent recalibration. There are still many issues facing education and I will bring the unique perspective of an educator to the discussion. To provide a robust public option, curriculum needs to be efficacious and knowledge based. School choice and parental rights will be focuses of my policies.

As a legislator, I will fight for our staple industries. That will involve empowering natural gas, oil, and coal extraction as well as enabling the resurgence of uranium.

In conversations with constituents, data centers have been main concerns I have heard and discussed. While the business of Wyoming is business, Mainstreet shouldn't be diminished for the sake of Wall Street or Silicon Valley. I'll work to maintain Wyoming as the best state to start a business in while working with local governments to ensure that the quality of living and water/energy resources aren’t disregarded in the process.

Transparency for medical bills should be continued and further emboldened. The Hospital Price Transparency Act was a step in the correct direction with that regard, but SF 57 took its teeth out. Healthcare access and affordability is a nuanced issue with no singular or direct answer, but I will further explore expanding telehealth services as well as policy to encourage and educate people regarding HSAs. I will consider policies that would integrate HSAs with telehealth, direct primary care, or wellness incentives—building on recent federal changes.

Nearly half of Wyoming is under federal control. I support Wyoming lands being in Wyoming hands. That doesn't mean the full privatization of those lands, but I believe that interests and stakes are greater for those with a closer connection to the land than a bureaucrat in Washington. With red tape and confusing or redundant regulation, when it comes to management of forests and open spaces, the federal government is not the best steward of lands; local or state governments would have leaner, more direct means of managing the lands in the best interests of Wyomingites.

In my conversations with hopeful constituents, nearly all have expressed appreciation for the reduction of property taxes. Several also have brought up that property taxes feel arbitrary with home values and thus property taxes increasing often outside of their control. Who can say to own their land or property if they are continually paying taxes that feel like rent to the government? I am in favor of maintaining or expanding property tax relief, especially for those on fixed incomes. And, to address any resulting shortfalls, I will first pursue fiscal management approaches such as requesting an expansive audit for glut or redundant programs and pursue spending restraints like capping the growth of state appropriations or overall spending to population growth plus inflation (PGI). I would not rule out the possibility of tax swapping.

Saying that the government ought to play an active role in facilitating economic sounds nice and, in some circumstances, it might be done altruistically in practice. However, it can seem as if publicly funded institutions that seek to play an active role in economic development end up choosing winners and losers. I believe the best role a government can play when it comes to economic development is ensuring that there are no laws or rules that make the playing field uneven for anyone and otherwise getting out of the way and allowing for personal innovation and business growth.

I consider campaign donations as an extension or form of the First Amendment. A private individual or association of individuals in the form of PACs can choose to use their money to indicate whose voice/what issue they support in the public sphere. Regarding monitoring campaign donations, I believe that the current system is sufficient but should continue to be quick and accurate in its reporting. The secretary of state's website allows for the viewing and scrutinizing of donations and expenditures that each campaign receives and makes.