As a citizen I encourage the development of small businesses, the backbone of our country’s free enterprise system.

Through my life I have started and run businesses of different sizes. Knowing what is takes to keep your books balanced, knowing what it means to be responsible for making payroll for your employees who depend on you for their income, and knowing what it takes to be competitive in a competitive work place are vital to understanding small business.

I have done all of those things and have experienced the rewards of a successful business as well as its disappointments. In order to promote small business you need to experience being a small business owner. I can understand the struggles of our small business owners and I can help them.

We need to lower our taxes. Our county must learn to live within its means.

Create a Job Friendly Environment

With a more efficient and focused government we can lower your taxes, provide necessary services and make our county a more favorabledestination for businesses and jobs as well as a better place to live.

Provide Transparent and Accountable Government

Our county needs to be open and listen and respond to its citizens. I will keep you informed, seek your input, and voice your concerns.

Protect our Natural Resources

Our natural resources are an important economic driver. Preservation of our resources is vital for a successful Wakulla County. Our environment attracts businesses, tourists, and people.

We live in a shared region and we are impacted by the actions or inactions of our neighbors. How we grow affects our common quality of life.

I care about the quality of life in our region and you can trust me to work hard to preserve that quality of life and the natural resources we all value and share.

The concept of a bike pedestrian path, Capital City to the Sea Loop, that will cover 120 miles and bring not only people but jobs to our area as it continues to be developed, is a concept I brought forward while serving on the Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency. Healthy sustainable jobs supporting healthy and sustainable activities; that is just one example of a healthy way to grow.