Our roads in the Northern Panhandle are falling apart. They are dangerous to drive on and cause unnecessary and expensive damage to our vehicles.

I will make sure our roads are timely repaired and I won’t let Charleston forget about us.

We need to make sure accessibility is available to the people of the Northern Panhandle by way of roads and fast internet. 

We must ensure that we have enough opportunities for all people in the Northern Panhandle.  One way to do that is through economic development.  But we also have to make sure we are training our citizens for the jobs that this region is known for.  

Nationally, we face a school security issue. This is completely unacceptable. My day one priority, if elected, is to make the schools safer. We do this by retrofitting security systems that are directly tied to local law enforcement departments, as well as hiring and training veterans to serve as security personnel who will protect our precious children.

I will also work toward ensuring that every school has a dedicated mental health professional to help our children realize that violence is never an answer.

As a mother of two, my heart breaks every time I hear of another tragedy. We need to make sure this doesn’t happen to any child in West Virginia.

We have the best schools in the Northern Panhandle because we have the best and most dedicated teachers. Decisions regarding education should continue to be made on the local level between teachers, our elected school boards and families.

Our teachers in the Northern Panhandle spend their own money on classroom expenses. That is why I propose our teachers be given a tax credit to assist with those unreimbursed expenses.

Our children need additional tutoring to help stop the learning loss our children faced because of the COVID shutdown. Our schools must never close again. We need more career training at the high school level. Our teachers and children deserve small class sizes!

High inflation is a problem throughout the country but we can do things here and now to combat the effects of inflation and put money back into the pockets of Northern Panhandle families.

The legislature can pass meaningful tax reform legislation to help alleviate the crushing effects of inflation. There are 9 states with no income tax. Why aren’t we one of them?

We have an almost 1.4 BILLION dollar surplus in Charleston. That money belongs to the people of West Virginia. It does not belong to Charleston. We can afford to cut taxes, including the personal income tax, during these tough economic times. We are taxed enough!

Gas and utility prices are out of control. I support West Virginia Energy to help lower gasoline prices and the cost of utilities.

I will propose a law mandating Seniors be given the lowest possible price for prescriptions.

Men and women have fought, and some have died, protecting our freedoms.

We need an effective health care facility for veterans in the Northern Panhandle so that they don’t need to experience the bureaucratic run around. I will work with federal officials to accomplish this.

As the daughter and granddaughter of veterans, I spent many of my childhood years on an army base. My great-grandfather is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. I truly understand the trials and tribulations facing our men and women of the armed forces and I believe we owe our veterans and service members the utmost respect.