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Lower Cost of Living • Local Control • Opportunities

My Commitment

People over politics: I will work for YOU. 

Lowering the cost of living including utilities and healthcare.

Clean, reliable water sources.

Good roads and safe communities.

Quality education and opportunities for our children.

I will lead by listening and put my community first.


Lowering the Cost of Living

Community Control & Responsible Development

Community Control & Responsible Development

  • Freezing electricity rates for residential customers
  • Protecting ratepayers from subsidizing large corporate energy demands
  • Expanding affordable housing through smart public-private partnerships
  • Increasing access to quality, affordable child care so parents can stay in the workforce

Community Control & Responsible Development

Community Control & Responsible Development

Community Control & Responsible Development

  • Local governments must have meaningful input
  • Infrastructure costs must not be shifted onto residents
  • Transparency and long-term planning must guide decisions
  • Community benefit must outweigh tax incentives
  • Protecting ratepayers from subsidizing large corporate energy demands
  • Expanding affordable housing through smart public-private partnerships
  • Increasing access to quality, affordable child care so parents can stay in the workforce

Serving the community

Community Control & Responsible Development

Serving the community

  • Operating local small businesses that create jobs and attract tourism
  • Supporting students and educators as a substitute teacher
  • Leading the West Virginia Agritourism Association
  • Partnering with WVU Extension and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture
  • Hosting educational and community events
  • Leadership starts with serving the community

education

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

Serving the community

  • Strong classroom resources
  • Support for teachers
  • Expanded career and technical education
  • Workforce pipeline partnerships
  • Keeping decision-making local

healthcare access

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

  • Protecting rural hospitals
  • Expanding access to primary care
  • Addressing provider shortages
  • Preventative care initiatives
  • Policies that protect families from devastating medical costs

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

Growing Jobs from the Ground Up

  • Small business development
  • Agritourism expansion
  • Workforce training aligned with real job opportunities
  • Marketing initiatives that spread tourism dollars into rural communities
  • Keeping farmland and property in family ownership

Strengthening Local Food & Farm Infrastructure

Strengthening Local Food & Farm Infrastructure

Strengthening Local Food & Farm Infrastructure

  • Deer exclusion fencing
  • Irrigation systems
  • Weed control improvements
  • Access to shared equipment
  • Cold storage and small-scale processing
  • Expanding market access
  • Regional branding and collective advertising initiatives
  • Cooperative marketing models
  • Shared aggregation and distribution systems
  • Incentives for existing farms to host community gardens
  • Public education on the economic value of buying West Virginia-grown food


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