Too often, Salem takes a one-size-fits-all approach to communities with very different needs. I’ll keep fighting for policies that work here: safe neighborhoods, good schools, reliable roads, and an economy that gives our kids a reason to build their futures close to home. Whether you live in town or out on a country road, you deserve a representative who listens, shows up, and puts our communities first.

Oregon has landed at the bottom of almost every national ranking by prioritizing agendas over results. We have some of the worst schools, slowest job growth, the highest costs of living, and worsening homelessness. We can't afford to keep going down this path. 

Albany, Millersburg, Tangent, Marion County, and the farms and small communities around them deserve a strong voice in Salem. This is where I grew up, where my family built our businesses, and where we’re raising the next generation. Our communities succeed when local businesses, agriculture, and working families can thrive.

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community—whether they're taking their children to the park, walking through their neighborhood, or supporting a local business. Safe communities start with strong law enforcement; this means standing behind our police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, and first responders by ensuring they have the resources and support they need to do their jobs.

Oregon has restored criminal penalties for drug possession, but changing the law was only a first step. We need accountability that offers meaningful access to addiction treatment and mental health services that leads to lasting recovery and protects the public.

I’ll keep pushing for accessible addiction and mental health care, consequences for drug dealers, and the tools local communities need to keep parks, sidewalks, and public spaces safe. Compassion means helping people rebuild their lives—not accepting addiction and homelessness as permanent conditions.

Oregonians deserve safe communities, effective treatment, and solutions that deliver real results.

As a mom, farmer, and small-business owner, I know firsthand what it means to make tough decisions to balance a budget. Families and businesses don't have the luxury of spending money they don't have, and rising costs only make those decisions harder. Whether it's groceries, fuel, utility bills, or the everyday expenses of running a business, those costs add up quickly.

I believe state government should be held to the same standard as the hardworking Oregonians who pay the bills. That means living within its means, setting priorities, making responsible spending decisions, and being accountable for every taxpayer dollar.

I fought Governor Kotek’s transportation tax increases because Oregonians' pocketbooks cannot afford to be Salem’s first answer to every budget problem. Voters sent that same message when they rejected Measure 120.

I’ll keep opposing tax hikes that make everyday life more expensive, demanding accountability for state spending, and pushing back on unnecessary regulations that drive up the cost of housing and doing business. Our goal should be simple: let working Oregonians keep more of what they earn.

Agriculture isn’t just part of our local economy—it’s the backbone of Oregon. My family grows hazelnuts and grass seed and bales grass straw for export. I understand firsthand what it takes to make a living from the land, meet a payroll, and keep a family business going from one generation to the next. 

I’ll keep fighting for solutions that help not hurt those who feed us. This includes reliable access to water, crop inputs, affordable fuel and tax policies that help families keep farming. We must keep pushing for estate-tax relief so passing down a farm doesn’t mean selling off the land or equipment needed to operate it.

Every year we add more regulations that raise costs for farmers, ranchers and loggers. This includes an ever-increasing minimum wage, ag overtime, increased permit fees, increased reporting for employers and the list goes on.

We can protect our natural resources without regulating the people who care for them out of business. Oregon should be a place where the next generation can afford to farm—not just inherit the challenges.

I am a trucker’s daughter and an owner of a trucking company. This has taught me that transportation is about more than getting from one place to another. It literally drives the economy. It’s how our crops reach the dinner table, our stores stay stocked, and working families get to their jobs. When roads deteriorate, bridges become unreliable, and traffic backs up, everyone pays the price.

I believe transportation funding should start with the basics: maintaining roads and bridges, fixing dangerous stretches of highway, reducing congestion, and keeping freight moving. In 2025, I helped write an accountable alternative to higher taxes that would have redirected existing spending toward road maintenance and strengthened ODOT management. That remains the right starting point: clear priorities, responsible spending, and an agency accountable for results.

I’ll keep fighting for a transportation system that works for the people who use it—and against the assumption that drivers and small businesses should always pay more before government does better.

We are failing our school children and our future. Oregon continually finds itself at the bottom when it comes to reading, writing and math. Yet we spend more money per child than the national average.

I support giving families more educational choices, strengthening early literacy, and ensuring education dollars reach classrooms to improve learning. We should measure success by what students learn—not simply by how much government spends. Oregon needs clear academic expectations, transparent results, and action when students fall behind.

Parents deserve to know how their children are doing, and teachers deserve the support to help students succeed.

I will always support career and technical education that connects students with hands-on opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing, construction, transportation, and other skilled trades. A four-year degree isn’t the only path to a good-paying career. Our schools should help every student find a path that fits their talents and goals.