I’m not a politician. I’ve never run for office before, and I’m still getting over the fact that I’m actually doing this. It’s been a lot of late nights, zoom calls, and breaking out of my comfort zone. But I want to bring Better Outcomes for the State of Indiana.

A Lifelong Hoosier

I’ve lived in Indiana my whole life, aside from 4 years of college.

I was raised on a small farm outside Pendleton, IN – the one with the horses on the barn roof. I learned the value of hard work, and saw the long hours and hard days that come with farming. Then my parents moved to the west side of Indianapolis, where I got to experience a truly wonderful range of cultures among my classmates.

I went to college in eastern Ohio, where I bumped into a pretty girl on my way out of German class, and the rest is history… Since college, I’ve worked as a technical writer, writing repair instructions for anything from airplane engines to hospital beds. My wife and I live in Greensburg with our two kids, and several cats.

I’ve watched for the last decade as life has gotten harder for the factory workers and farmers around me. I’ve watched our roads crumble from lack of maintenance. I’ve watched good teachers leave Indiana because they aren’t paid enough to live. I’ve watched Indiana become one of the lowest literacy states in the country. I’ve watched elected officials ignore a room full of people begging to be heard, and then vote for their own interests. I’ve watched my own bills go up and up, while my pay barely comes close to keeping up with the bills.

I’m done watching.