Wrapping up preparations for the legislative session

As I finish preparing for the 2026 Legislative Session, I wanted to take time to keep the district up to date on what policies I’ve been working on these last nine months since session ended. I have authored a very aggressive workload for the session and take your trust in me very seriously.

A message from your state representative

I’m grateful every day for the trust you’ve placed in me to represent you in Pierre.

Customer service has changed me for the better

Customer service has made a huge impact in my life, I have almost six years of experience in it and it was my main source of income until I graduated college. When I turned 16 I got a job as a host at a local restaurant in Burnsville and it was quite an experience for me.

Predictions for the next hundred years

A few weeks ago after discovering an article which ran in the Toronto Star newspaper in 1925, and contained a shockingly foresighted prediction for 2025, I decided to throw a few predictions of my own for the next 100 years into the annals of history in case one or a few come true.

QUEOTE OF WEEK

W eek“When you notice things from the past continuing to weigh on your mind, when you’re having responses to situations that feel disproportionate if something upsetting happens and you’re completely shutting down, right when you’re noticing those kind of reactions I would say it might be time to...

Farewell 2025, hello to 2026

My heart is full. As another calendar year comes to a close, I’m trying to figure out exactly how to feel. This year has been full of some of the biggest challenges I’ve ever faced in my life as well as some of the biggest blessings I’ve ever received.

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What Christmas means to me

Christmas hits differently now that I’m a mom.I’m a Christian who grew up in the church. I hardly remember a December where I wasn’t either cast as an actor, worked as set help, authored the script or served as director for the annual Sunday School Christmas pageant.

What makes a good teacher

As someone who has always had a desire to learn and practice skills I have had several teachers and mentors over the years, some of them better than others.

A love confession... for raccoons

My definition of a raccoon: the greatest living creature to walk this planet.I might have a small obsession with raccoons, if you couldn’t tell by my feeling towards them in my aforementioned definition. My phone is filled with litterally thousands of photos of raccoons.