These past couple of years have shown us great challenges due to a pandemic of historic relevance.

Our lifestyles and general way of life were disrupted. Because of fear and uncertain direction of how to deal with the virus we do the best we can to overcome the obstacles we face. Many new ideas as well as a vaccine were developed in efforts to protect lives and livelihoods. Yet, we witnessed liberties, freedoms, and constitutional rights exploited for the sake of power and political manipulation, thus, dividing and alienating our friends and family members. I as your representative will fight to protect individual rights and uphold the constitution and never let government officials take crisis to use as a political tool to malign or distort for political agendas. In fact, I will support legislation that will protect small businesses from overreach from government mandates that are unduly implemented. I will support and protect small and family-owned businesses from the “Big Box” stores and franchises which profited from the pandemic.  If you support small community businesses, then I’m your man.

 Safety for students, parental rights, and transparency are paramount to educational systems within communities.

 I have worked in security for over twenty years. The safety of students and our schools should be first and every student should go home to their families safely.  I do support teachers, believing they are the mentors and role models of our children and their futures. I support parents’ right to transparency and should always have a voice in their local school agendas.  School Boards shall never believe they are more important than the parents when it comes to raising a child. Because of the pandemic, our educational institutions have seen many changes in the way students are taught. Virtual teaching has been under scrutiny and pediatricians and child psychologist have voiced the concern of not having social interactions and stimuli which has left many students behind. Not only that, but it is also now being learned that in some cases it is unhealthier to be confined. I support “in school learning” vs virtual learning.  If you want an advocate for your child’s education and safety, then I’m your man.

I support the men in Blue and those first responders who are our pillars of our communities in the services they provide.

As we have seen because of the pandemic, crime has escalated within the county and abroad. Many good officers are leaving because of the demoralization and scrutiny involved with being a law enforcement officer. The court systems are overwhelmed, and dockets are stacked up. Jail systems were hindered because of Covid and indirectly giving criminals a green light. My father is a retired state police officer and U.S Deputy Marshal and has been a wonderful resource in the operations and life as an officer and understanding the justice system. For the past twenty years, I have worked Security for the U.S Department of Homeland Security (8yrs) and currently the St. Louis Blues and which is now the Enterprise Center (12 yrs.). I work with the STLPD and discuss with them their concerns and problems facing law enforcement. 

We must have competent law officers and legal systems if we are to have safe communities.

I believe law enforcement officers should be held to the highest standards of the law and be held accountable in cases when an individual’s constitutional rights are violated. I realize there is a fine line when it comes to enforcing the law and putting your life on the line. All officers just want to go home to their families at the end of their shifts.  I do believe officers need to be fully engaged within their communities. Young people must not fear yet respect the jobs these men and women do when they put on that uniform. 

Taxes: 

If elected, I will work to lower or eliminate some taxes for those over the age of sixty years or those with unforeseen financial hardships.  Concerning to me that somebody who has worked most of their adult lives should have to fear losing their property or forfeit basic needs in order to pay their taxes. Taxes are vital to services and infrastructure yet should be structured fairly and responsibly and not penalize those who have shouldered them for two thirds of their working lives.

Addiction and Mental Health: