I have lived in the Heights for more than twenty-five years. I raised my family here, built my business here, and made my art here. This is my neighborhood, and the people in it are my neighbors before they are anything else.

That is the idea behind my campaign. Our government works best when the people who represent us listen first, when neighbors know each other, and when we solve problems together. A neighbor, not a career politician.

Listening first is something I practice every week. I knock on doors across the district and I take notes on what I hear. I meet folks on Saturday mornings at 105 Brewing. When Montana’s bankers wanted to talk about fraud hitting their customers, I went and listened, then came back with a plan. When ranchers near Broadview raised concerns about a data center, I paid attention to what mattered to them.

Those conversations cross party lines every single day. Someone who votes differently than I do still wants safe schools, a fair property tax bill, and clean water for their grandkids. When we start from what we share, we find answers that hold up.

I am running because those answers get built at the local level, in our own neighborhood, by people willing to show up for each other. Government belongs to us, and we reclaim it when we show up. The dream is ours to build, and I would be honored to build it with you.

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