About Me

I was born in rural Bonneville County in 2003. I grew up running through cornfields, feeding horses through the barbed wire fence, and spending every second my mom allowed me to outside.

I distinctly remember making the 4 hour drive (which feels like 8 when you’re small) to Mountain Home often to visit my grandma.

I remember running around the track with my dad and siblings, swimming in the old city pool, and being dragged through the thrift stores and garage sales by my mom.

In 2013, my family moved to Post Falls, Idaho where I attended high school, ran track and cross country, strengthened my appreciation and passion for the outdoors, and later attended college at North Idaho College in Coeur d’ Alene.

In 2022, I made the move to Mountain Home, Idaho. Trading lakes and pine trees for sagebrush and desert, I didn’t yet know how much I would grow to love this community.

I began working in Mountain Home as a barista at a local coffee shop, and took a job reporting at the local paper. A year later, I became the editor of the Mountain Home News.

Working at the newspaper, I covered local meetings, local sporting events, ribbon cuttings for local businesses, and our town’s staple events like Air Force Appreciation Day, Crazee Days, the Daniel Dopps Rodeo, and our summer Farmers Market.

Before long, I knew that this is the place I wanted to be, a place with something special worth protecting.

After four years here, I am more invested in this community and the people who live here than ever before.

I’ve been working since the age of 14 (before that if you count picking up cherry pits in my great grandma’s backyard for $0.50).

I know what it’s like to work while juggling several other responsibilities. For the last several years I’ve worked multiple jobs simultaneously while attending school.

I’ve been a cleaner, a host, a server, a running store employee, a barista, a deli worker, a reporter, a photographer, a newspaper editor, an attache for the Idaho State Senate, and a campaign manager.

Now I work on communications for the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, bringing people of all ages to our state parks and public lands. I’m also in the candidate program for the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department.

Through my work experience, I have adopted a broad range of skills, and worked with individuals from several work sectors. I have also witnessed firsthand the struggles that working families are facing in our community.

I have also developed a deep passion for public service, which has driven me to seek this office and work so that our community can be my next employer.

I’m a proud product of Idaho’s public schools.

After graduating high school, I began my college studies studying secondary education with the goal of becoming a teacher, then, I changed my major to environmental science with the hope of studying our public lands.

Finally, after my experience at the Mountain Home News watching our local government firsthand, from planning and zoning meetings to county commission meetings, I decided to study and get my Associate of Science in Political Science from North Idaho College.

Now I am continuing my education in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Boise State University, and working towards acquiring my EMT Certification.

My education path has been shaped by my experiences, and reflect my passion for public service.

As a lifelong Idahoan, there are several values that shape my beliefs, and I want to share a few of them with you.

All people deserve safety, happiness, and opportunity in Mountain Home.

Mountain Home needs leadership that puts community investment over ego and self-interest, that means bottom up government, not top down.

Mountain Home deserves passionate leaders who will make the tough decisions while honestly communicating with the community about why they make them.

The youth in Mountain Home are our future. They deserve affordable housing, a healthy job market, and opportunity for growth and recreational activity.

Mountain Home has the capability through local businesses, contractors, and residents armed with knowledge to handle growth responsibly.

Mountain Home’s traditions are unique and timeless, and its natural resources invaluable, they are what makes the community special and I will fight to conserve them.

We must address the mental health crisis facing our community, it is our responsibility to protect our neighbors.

Mountain Home is worth fighting for at the county, state, and federal level.

These values are non-negotiable. They will guide my decision making as your city councilman.