1. Why are you running, and what do you hope to achieve in the next legislative term?

I'm running because I love my community and want to see it governed responsibly. I aim to ensure that the services provided by the state or county are delivered efficiently while also finding ways to reduce the burden on local taxpayers.

2. Assess the recent performance of Gunstock. If elected, would you keep it in the same direction or change course?

Gunstock is performing well. I believe the current direction is effective in growing with the market and staying competitive while preserving the character of the mountain that we all love.

3. Given budget constraints for the Belknap County Nursing Home, how would you stretch county taxpayer dollars and still meet our high standards of care?

I have full faith in the current administrator. This year, on the county budget committee, we worked with the nursing home's administrator to prioritize projects, funding the most important aspects and determining what could wait or wasn’t 100% necessary for this budget cycle. This teamwork will improve service while providing good value to county taxpayers.

4. As a member of the Belknap County Delegation, how would you improve county hiring practices to attract the highest quality candidates for our nursing home, public safety, and administrative positions?

Focusing on people who want to be in this area is key. We may never pay the most, but we can offer a stable, healthy, and upwardly mobile work environment and culture to attract individuals who want to put down long-term roots in our community.

5. Should Belknap County manage its own nursing home and county corrections departments, or privatize them? What about Gunstock Recreation Area/Gunstock Mountain Ski Area?

I would make no changes to the county assets management structure.

6. What are your ideas for the former 220-acre Laconia State School property?

I'd like to see a realistic mixed-use development with residential being the focus, based on local input. We need more housing of all kinds in this county, and that is a perfect space.

7. What would you do as a State Representative to improve the opioid and drug problem in the region?

First, ensure our frontline mental health resources have proper funding and support. Then, make sure local law enforcement has the tools to enforce our laws and protect the community from the ills of drug use. Lastly, ensure our county jail has programs available to intervene and hopefully get people on the right track before they end up in our state correction system.

8. What do you think is the most important skill of being a good State Rep, and why?

Being a good listener, because how can you represent a community without listening to the wants and needs of the people? You also have to be able to navigate Concord's political landscape because, in the end, you can have the best intentions in the world, but if you can't get anything done, what's the use?

9. What do you see as the biggest needs of Belknap County, and what would you do to fill that need?

Housing, childcare, and lower property taxes. Cutting red tape or barriers to doing business would address the first two. For the third, the state and county need to review their budgets, work to cut costs, and make departments more efficient to create growth so everyone's share of the burden is less.

10. What percentage of your campaign funding comes from outside the county? How much from out of state?

So far, all of my campaign funding comes from organizations with local interests.

11. Do you think our current county government should be smaller, larger, or stay the same?

Stay the same.

12. What distinguishes you from the other candidates?

My local focus and my ability to listen to both sides and then work with both sides to come up with solutions.

13. What endorsements have you received?

I have not sought any endorsements other than this group's endorsement for the 2024 campaign.

14. How long have you lived in Belknap County?
Four years