Previous Offices Held
Ran for student representative on the Augusta School Board and served 2008-09.
Top Three Priorities
1. Addressing homelessness and housing affordability 2. Improving transportation infrastructure, increasing public transportation and active transportation opportunities 3. Improving communications with the community and growing community engagement
Why are you running?
I am running as a lifelong Augusta resident and now business owner who loves my hometown. I’ve grown concerned with the process by which large decisions are made, and I believe my perspective could help make thoughtful changes to many issues in the city.
What is the biggest challenge facing your town/county? The biggest opportunity?
Augusta faces many concerning issues, and one of the largest is setting the city up for future-focused fiscal responsibility. Augusta’s greatest opportunity is its inherent natural beauty.
If you could change one thing about how the town/county functions, what would it be and why?
I would like to help the city government become proactive in its decision-making rather than reactive. Too often city leaders fail to anticipate challenges as they are arising, and then they delay actual solutions. This tendency exacerbates our problems and increases costs for taxpayers.
Do you support more development – i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town/county? Why or why not?
I fully support business development that attracts living wage jobs and grows the city’s tax base. I also fully support housing development. Both are needed in the community and are crucial to support.