My path to seek public service isn’t “normal,” but not much about me is. I know the value of hard work – because I’ve done it. I can appreciate the concerns and fears of people facing challenges – because I have had some of my own, and I know that I can work for the people of District 18 – because I do that every single day at work. I may not be a normal politician because of my past, but that’s exactly why I think I can do this job for folks of District 18.