“Talk Is Cheap” -P.T. Barnum
When I ran for office, I promised to focus on public safety, fiscal responsibility, restoring our local economy, and upgrading our infrastructure. I’m proud of my record—here’s what I’ve accomplished.
Health and Public Safety:
- Led coalition to stabilize EMS services
- Led the fight to get rid of Red River and restore reliable garbage service
- Supported police by increasing salary 16% this term
Fiscal Responsibility:
- Steadfast in conservative principles
- Sponsored 95% of all budget cuts this term
- Opposed income tax, wheel tax, and food & beverage tax increases
Neighborhood Improvements
- Quintupled road and sidewalk improvements over last 10 years
- Sponsored sidewalk bill to increase number of highly used sidewalks repaired
- Advocates for more balanced investing in Neighborhoods and Downtown
Job Creation Policies:
- Supports better, smarter economic development deals that benefit the community
- Area employment rate at 97%, wages are growing
- Streamlined economic development policies, which have helped facilitate billions in investment and thousands of new jobs