ISSUES

As a lifelong resident of North Georgia, I recognize that all areas of District 11 have great needs. Whether that need is affordable housing or economic stability, … I SEE YOU! 

We the People of District 11 deserve to be placed above special interest groups, business tax exemptions and billionaire bailouts. 

I take the pledge here before you the citizens of District 11 to support campaign finance reform while in office and to fight to get corporate money out of politics in america.
 

Social security, MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND VA BENEFITS

18.5 percent of adults in District 11 are age 65 or older. That number is rapidly rising. In just ten years it has SIGNIFICANTLY JUMPED — over 100 percent in Cherokee County alone.  THIS JUMP SHOWS NEED FOR AN ELDER CARE PLAN TO BE IN PLACE FOR DISTRICT 11 CITIZENS. 

Most of our seniors rely on Social Security benefits completely, while others access the benefit as a supplement to other coverage they may have. 

It is our civic duty as representatives of the people to ensure that what CITIZENS invest for their future is never placed onto the chopping block again. We owe this to EVERY CITIZEN that has paid into their BENEFIT, and they desrve that return.  

A single income earner should never have to make the choice between food on their table OR taking their child to the doctor. Making rent or covering exorbitant, life-saving, medical expenses for a parent or loved one. 

AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, I WILL WORK TO FACILITATE REINSTATEMENT OF THOSE BENEFITS THAT WERE CUT BY THE PASSAGE OF THE “BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL”. Our Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits programs will be prioritized as they belong to the people of our nation.

AFFORDABLE &FAIR HOUSING

A recent housing study completed in District 11, identified a significant need for a greater diversity of housing options, especially more affordable choices.
While the District's high-income residents have access to more options, roughly 45% of the District's households with incomes below $75,000 are having increasing difficulty in finding suitable and affordable housing within our District.

As seen with other communities, a lack of affordable housing can cause a range of negative impacts, including increased homelessness and poverty, poorer physical and mental health outcomes for residents, decreased economic growth and tax revenue for the community, and reduced workforce diversity and stability. 

It forces people to make difficult trade-offs, spend too much income on rent, or live in substandard housing, which harms individuals, families, and the entire community's well-being and prosperity. Together, we will work to heal our communities shortage of affordable housing and encourage economic growth that benefits us all. 

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Tariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods imported from another country. 

Tariffs are an unnecessary trade barrier that raises prices FOR CONSUMERS, as well as reduce quantities of goods and services available to us. 

This further creates economic strain on small businesses in our communities.  Especially if the local business is burdened with the cost of importing supplies to create their goods, or parts to fulfill a service.  
It is important to ensure continued diversification of employment opportunities through attracting small busineeses to meet the needs of our residents occurs. Having tariffs in place does not encourage economic grwoth on the community level... where we live, play and work everyday.  

It is a key focus for me to open more opportunities for OR SUSTAINABLE economic development AND GROWTH that does not harm our citizens nor the land upon which we live. TARIFFS STOP THIS GROWTH COLD.

Many small businesses in our district have been significantly effected by this exonomic barrier.  Everything from local retail shops and restaurants having to close, to auto-mechanics having to turn away customers because they are unable to service a part that needs to be replaced on a vehicle. They all feel the pain of the tariffs. 

ECONOMIC RELIEF FROM TARIFFS IS NEEDED.