Currently reside: Sheridan, WY since June 2015. Born: Wenatchee, WA

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I'm a small business owner, mother, and Sheridan neighbor who believes the best government is the smallest one, and the one closest to home. For over a decade, my husband Nate and I have built our life here including two small businesses and children who love Wyoming as much as we do.

As owner of Whirly Girl Flowers, I've learned to listen first, work with what's available, and tend to the details that matter. My professional experience includes budgeting, bookkeeping, and hands-on operations for human services non-profits, practical skills suited to representing District 29.

I hold an AA from Pikes Peak Community College and a BS from Colorado State University, and I'm active locally with WY Vote Sheridan County, and the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce.

I'm an independent Republican, registered since 1998, accountable only to my neighbors in Sheridan. I bring no fixed agenda, just a readiness to listen and serve.

Wyoming's biggest challenges are also its greatest opportunities: a revenue base tied to extractive industries, rising healthcare costs, and the pressure to grow without losing what makes Wyoming worth living in. The opportunity is that we get to thoughtfully choose what comes next,

As a legislator, I'd focus on responsible economic diversification that builds on what's already rooted here. I'd work to remove regulatory burdens that stifle small business growth, support working families, and ensure that any new development fits who we are and serves Wyoming people, not outside interests.

The best decisions come from listening first. I don't arrive with a fixed agenda. I come prepared to problem-solve with the resources available, set honest priorities, and make hard calls without losing sight of what matters most to the families I'd represent. Wyoming's strength has always come from people who show up and do the job. I want to bring that same ethic to the legislature.

Every Wyoming family deserves access to honest, affordable care; whether you're self-employed, ranching an hour from the nearest clinic, or quietly struggling in ways that don't always show. As a small business owner without employer-sponsored insurance, this isn't abstract to me. I've navigated those costs firsthand.

The Legislature can help by removing barriers to recruiting and retaining qualified medical professionals, supporting rural access through telehealth and community health infrastructure, and examining licensing and regulatory barriers that limit provider options. Real solutions will be practical, locally informed, and sustainable, not ones that look good on paper but break under Wyoming conditions. I'll listen to providers, patients, and rural communities to find approaches that meet people where they are.

Wyoming's public lands are part of what makes this place worth protecting. They support ranching, hunting, recreation, and the rural way of life that defines us. I do not support broad efforts to sell or transfer federal public lands out of public ownership. Once that land is gone, it's gone, and the people who lose the most are everyday Wyomingites, not outside buyers.

That said, land management decisions should be made locally with Wyoming's interests at the table, not dictated by federal agencies disconnected from local realities. I support giving communities and counties a meaningful voice in how nearby public lands are managed, and I'd work to strengthen that relationship rather than sever it.

Good stewardship means watching over the natural beauty and resources that make living in Wyoming so rich, and passing them on intact to the next generation. That's a responsibility I take seriously.

Property tax policy has to reflect that different communities have different resources available and needs to fill. I believe in keeping the government as close to home as possible which means local communities should have real input into how relief is structured and how revenue needs are met.

Property taxes have risen faster than many families' ability to absorb them and we need to continue working together to provide relief where possible while also acknowledging the real cost of simply cutting taxes. Relief has to be paired with honest conversations about what it funds: schools, roads, emergency services, and how we backfill those needs responsibly.

Wyoming's economy is strongest when the government gets out of the way and lets hardworking people build. My role as a legislator isn't to pick winners or engineer outcomes, it's to remove unnecessary barriers, protect property rights, and create conditions where entrepreneurs and small businesses can thrive.

That said, the Legislature does have a role: investing in infrastructure, supporting workforce development, and ensuring our mineral, agricultural, and tourism industries have a stable foundation to operate from. I'd also look at thoughtfully diversifying our revenue base so Wyoming isn't perpetually at the mercy of commodity cycles.

Economic development that fits Wyoming should grow from what's already rooted here, honor our values of independence and hard work, and serve the people already living and working in our communities, not outside interests looking to extract value and move on.

I'm accountable to my neighbors in Sheridan, no one else. That principle shapes how I approach campaign donations. I've focused on building a grassroots campaign funded by people in this community who know me, trust me, and want a representative who answers to them.

There’s opportunity for reform and transparency as more outside interests pour money into Wyoming through campaign expenditure accounts. The people of Wyoming deserve to know who’s trying to influence their vote