10/27/2026
All jokes aside, I personally love seeing a full ballot (and not just because I'm on it this time).
Our government works best when we have multiple backgrounds, inputs, ideas and voices. When we can bring together the experiences of many to best represent the whole.
I have tried my best to vote for people, values, ideas - not a party or a color. Sometimes that means Republican, sometimes it means Democrat, or Independent or other third party options.
I'm not gonna insult your intelligence or agency as a voter and give you a handout telling you who you can vote for. If the rest of your ballot is red, or blue, purple or even empty, that's your call and your right.
I'm Independent because I'm tired of our votes being distilled to black-and-white-one-or-the-other options. It's not a gimmick. I'm your neighbor. I live here with you. My children go to school here, play in the parks here. I drive through our communities to work. The well-being of our county is a community issue, not a party one.
We may not always agree on every issue, but I can assure you your voice will have value with me. We'll do the work to make this the community we ALL want to live in.