Education & Parental Rights

Our Children, Our Choice

My husband and I, along with our late son, are all graduates of Greenleaf Friends Academy. We chose a school that reflected our family's values — and that choice shaped our lives. Every Idaho parent deserves that same freedom.

I believe parents know their children better than any bureaucrat in Boise or Washington, D.C. I'll fight to protect and expand parental choice in education, ensuring that families — not government — decide what's best for their kids. That means supporting school choice, demanding transparency in what's being taught in our classrooms, and making sure our tax dollars are actually reaching students and teachers, not bloated administrative offices.

Quality education is the foundation of strong communities. As your representative, I'll work to ensure every child in District 11 has access to an education that prepares them for life — whether that's in a public school, a private school, a charter school, or around the kitchen table.

Fiscal Responsibility & Limited Government

24 Years of Watching Every Dollar

This isn't a talking point for me. It was my job.

For 24 years, I served as the City Clerk of Caldwell, where I was responsible for managing public records, overseeing city finances, and ensuring that every taxpayer dollar was accounted for. I didn't just talk about fiscal responsibility at campaign events — I practiced it every single day, in a real office, with real consequences.

I've seen firsthand what happens when government grows beyond its purpose. Budgets expand, accountability shrinks, and the people paying the bills are the last ones anyone thinks about. That's backwards.

In the Idaho Legislature, I'll bring the same discipline I brought to Caldwell's city hall: read every line, question every expense, and never forget that it's your money, not the government's. Idaho doesn't need more spending. It needs more stewardship.

Honoring Our Veterans & Military Families

This One Is Personal

My husband Norm is a retired Army Chaplain. For years, our family lived the military life — the moves, the deployments, the sacrifices that only military families truly understand. I've sat with Gold Star families. I've held the hands of veterans who needed someone to listen. And during my time as Caldwell's City Clerk, I had the privilege of serving as project manager for a military honor project right here in our community.

This isn't a policy position for me. It's the story of my family's life.

Idaho is home to thousands of veterans and active-duty families, including the men and women of our Idaho National Guard. They deserve a state government that fights for their benefits, protects their services, and honors their sacrifice — not just on Veterans Day, but in every budget and every bill. I'll make sure the Legislature never forgets what our military families have given and continue to give.

Public Safety

Standing With the People Who Protect Us

In 24 years at Caldwell City Hall, I worked alongside our local police officers and firefighters. I know them. I know their families. I know what they deal with every day to keep our community safe, and I know how tight their budgets already are.

Our law enforcement and first responders don't need politicians who use them as props. They need representatives who will make sure they have the resources, the training, and the support to do their jobs — and who will push back against any mandate from Boise that puts more strain on local departments without funding to match.

Safe communities don't happen by accident. They happen because good people put on a uniform every day and go to work. I'll always have their backs.

Transparent, Accountable Government

Your Representative Should Answer to You

Transparency wasn't just something I valued as Caldwell's City Clerk. It was my responsibility. For 24 years, I managed the public records that ensured our local government operated in the open, accountable to the citizens it served. I believe that's how all government should work — including the Idaho Legislature.

You deserve to know exactly what your elected officials are doing, how they're voting, and who's influencing their decisions. You deserve a representative who earned this job through your trust, not through an outside organization's checkbook.

I'm running this campaign the way I'll serve in office: openly, honestly, and accountable to the people of District 11 — and nobody else. No outside groups chose me. No special interests are pulling my strings. I'm your neighbor, and I'm asking for your vote the old-fashioned way: face to face, door to door, conservative to conservative.