10/12/2026
🇺🇸 Let's talk about transparency. 🇺🇸
In a 2022 column, the Tribune Chronicle's repeated difficulties getting responses and interviews from my opponent Mike Loychik, including questions about legislation and requests for election coverage.
“It is he who has fallen short on the deal. And that means he's fallen short on his constituents.”
— Brenda J. Linert, Tribune Chronicle, August 28, 2022.
What does transparency require of an elected official when journalists and residents ask difficult questions?
I believe in being available to everyone, even when the questions are tough or the local press coverage isn't favorable.
When you run for public office, answering difficult questions comes with the job. You don't get to pick and choose which questions you want to answer.
Transparency isn't just something we should say to get elected. It's something we should practice. It's what I've done during my entire public service, and it's what I will continue to do.
Read the original column:
In my newsroom, we take whatever pitch is thrown at us each day and we swing at it. Whether we connect with a bunt single or a home run, it’s always our goal to report accurately and balanced. Unfortunately, in the starkly divided society in which we now live, our readers — and even our […]
