I am an advocate for small and local businesses and will do everything I can to promote legislation that supports and is conducive to small business growth. I believe in protecting worker’s too and in raising the standard of living so there must be a sensible balance between these two interests. I will always look […]

Everybody should have access to affordable basic medical coverage. Is the current system working for you? Please share with me what your issues are concerning the Healthy Indiana Plan, Medicaid, lack of coverage or private insurance. I want to know what the shortcomings are so that I can advocate for you.  

I will never knowingly support legislation that disadvantages veterans. If you served our country in the armed forces, you deserve our absolute gratitude. I will promote any effort that assists veterans with healthcare, jobs and housing. No Hoosier Veteran should ever go homeless, unemployed, or untreated for medical or mental health related issues. Let me […]

Children are the future and therefore we should invest in them by providing a robust education to pave the way for productive citizenship, leadership and innovation. I support the following: 1. providing competitive salaries to teachers. Our wages must meet or exceed the national average because talented teachers make all the difference in a child’s […]

I have had pleasure and privilege of working with some fine law enforcement officers from the Bedford Police Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, Mitchell Police Department, Oolitic Police Department and the Indiana State Police; overall, they have thoroughly impressed me with their professionalism. With a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and graduate certificate a […]

Government is the source of law and justice and therefore there must be absolute integrity within the civil service. Hoosiers deserve nothing less! Government is a top-down bureaucracy. We cannot expect field-staff to operate with integrity if the mechanisms are not in place to hold the management of our civil service accountable to the highest […]

For the better part of a century we were misinformed about the dangers of marijuana, which was for a time given the same level of treatment as heroin, methamphetamine and other hard drugs. We now know that the marijuana plant (cannabis sativa) and its extracts and compounds likely pose less risk to public safety than […]