A newfound sense of service

  I’ve been a member of the Eugene community now for over 25 years. For many of those years, I’ve been concerned about the average day to day of modern life. I’ve had an overall apathy when it comes to politics, thinking only in terms of what was fed to me by the national news and problems that I had no real reason to think that I could do anything about. Over the years, I’ve changed that stance. Rejecting apathy, and realizing that the only way to make change was to actually do something, that’s how you start. I know that when you get together with the fellow humans around you, that’s how you make a difference.

  • Grew up in the great university town of Athens, Georgia. Found a better university town on the other side of the country at age 18, and have been happy in Eugene ever since!

  • 1997: Cedar Shoals High School Graduate, Athens GA.

    2008: Lane Community College Associate Aviation Science

  • Handcrafted Wines:2016-Present

    Sales Rep in Eugene and South Coast.

    Market of Choice:2009-2016

    Meat Department, and Wine/Beer Steward

    Before 2009: Lots of different jobs and levels of experience. Inquire for more detail.

Endorsements

  • Eugene Education Association

    Local Teacher’s Union advocating for teachers in both 4J and Bethel.

    https://www.eugeneteachers.org/

  • Democratic Party of Lane County is the Local arm of the statewide Democratic Party. Mostly involved in local outreach and get out the vote campaigns

    https://www.dplc.org

  • Young Democrats of Oregon Caucus is mostly involved in outreach to the younger generations and advocating for their ideas. Also part of the statewide Democratic Party.

    https://dpo.org/caucuses/young-democrats-of-oregon-caucus/

  • Not going to say much here, other than I’ll answer any question you have. Not dogmatic about anything other than doing the most good for the most people. If you need clarification, please send me an email!

  • Education is the foundation of democracy. An informed and educated populace is the only way we can move forward as a society

  • Education needs to be a priority at all levels of government. We need more dedicated resources to increase education standards. However, with increased resources, increases in accountability needs to match.