I am a proud Montanan who has served overseas in Syria, fought wildfires, and responded to the January 6th insurrection all in my capacity as a Montana National Guardsmen.

Since I was a kid, I always desired to live my life in service to my country and my community. I've always believed in that, it’s what I've always felt was my purpose in life. I was content helping from an operational place, on the sidelines, as a soldier in the guard and a volunteer for non profits that helped our local community.

However, it wasn't until after four years of working in the Montana Legislature as a nonpartisan staff member, that I realized what I was doing just wasn’t enough. I became a first hand witness to the dysfunction of the current state of Montana politics.

The ostracization of lawmakers who did not conform to the will of the few powerful individuals at the top, the attempts to pass laws that infringed on our rights, and the lack of action towards the increasingly urgent housing crisis in Montana convinced me I had to step up. All this is doing more damage to our state and local community than I could ever negate by fighting a wildfire, or volunteering a few extra hours to a nonprofit.

That’s why I have to step up now. I mean to effect change and fight for the residents of Montana’s House District 68 to have affordable housing, secured water for the future, rights without government infringement, and proper representation. If no one fights for change, nothing ever changes, and that’s the truth of it.