As a nurse and an advocate for both patients and nurses, I have had a front row seat to watch the impact of the dysfunctional politicians in Jefferson City in damaging our communities’ fragile healthcare systems and the people they are meant to serve.

Our healthcare policy should be determined by experts like nurses who work on the front lines of our healthcare systems and interact most directly with both the patients we serve and the consequences of the dysfunction and red-tape coming from Jefferson City. 

I am running as a proud union member to fight for Columbia’s working families and their small businesses to ensure they have an ally for the resources they need to grow and thrive.

I am running as a parent and fierce advocate of our public education system to protect Columbia Public Schools and address issues within our public education system. My children are students at Columbia Public Schools, which my wife and I are very big fans of.