In Kanawha County alone this year we are going to lose 140 teaching jobs in public education, not to count countless more positions that were funded by federal funds. Our public schools need better funding, better resources, and better facilities for the future of our children and our teachers.

West Virginia is a health care desert. Health insurance is now expensive enough to send the majority of West Virginians into poverty, and for what? Just to pay a deductible you'll never meet. I would like to draft a bill to make West Virginia the first state to provide universal healthcare for all residents.

No matter your gender, the color of your skin, sexual orientation, or the religion you follow, our government has no place in taking your rights away from you. I will fight every day to block any legislation put forward that would interfere with your rights as an American citizen.

It is already illegal for non US citizens to vote in our elections. We do not need more legislation making it harder for US citizens to vote. I will vote against any and all bills that make it more difficult for any citizen of West Virginia to legally cast their ballot.

Accountability has to be returned to the public utilities servicing West Virginia. Utilities providers request rate hikes on what seems like a daily basis, and yet many parts of our state are lacking reliable utilities and clean drinking water. These companies make record profits year after year while our citizens continue to suffer from poor service and record high bills.

West Virginia's coal is the best in the world to make steel, but we are more than coal mines. The people of West Virginia are skilled and hard working, our elected officials just need to give investors a good reason to come to our state. I intend on finding creative ways to bring quality, safe jobs to our state and putting forth legislation to slow AI from taking what we have.

My career is in transportation engineering and West Virginia has one of the largest road networks, and highest number of bridges of the 50 states. Getting residents from the hollows and the ridges to the towns is increasingly difficult. I intend on bringing bills that will increase our public transportation network and better maintain our roadways.

West Virginia needs housing! To get that though needs investment and diversification. Corporations own large numbers of rental properties throughout the state with rental rates double that of a mortgage. We need to limit how many properties a corporation can own to give single home buyers a chance at owning their first home.