I moved back to Jasper in 2023. Within months, I learned a billion-dollar highway was being pushed through our county — and almost nobody knew about it. The more I dug, the worse it got: no real public input, manipulated polling, costs that didn’t add up.

So I did what I do. I pulled the data. I commissioned a real poll — 636 registered voters, conducted by a professional firm. The result: 81% of Dubois County opposed the project. Not a slim margin. Not ambiguous. Eighty-one percent.

I organized eight town halls across the county. I spoke at council meetings. I presented the numbers and asked for a vote.

Somewhere along the way, I realized this wasn’t just about one highway. It was about a pattern. Decisions being made without the people who live here. Representatives who stopped representing. A government that forgot who it works for.

That’s why I’m running. Not because I’ve always wanted to be a politician — I haven’t. Because the people of District 48 deserve someone who will do the homework, ask the hard questions, and fight for them. I intend to prove it.