The Kane County Board is in need of new leadership who will listen to taxpayers. That is why I'm running and working hard to earn your vote this November 3. Kane County is one of the collar counties in the state and we want to keep it growing and moving in the right direction. We can't do that if we have highly partisan politicians at the county level concerned about their "party politics" instead of the citizens they were elected to represent. Taxpayers are working hard every day to provide for themselves and their families and often times I hear them say "the politicians are out of touch with us." 

  In April 2025 hardworking taxpayers defeated a Kane County Retail Sales Tax Proposed by the County Board, who then turned around and quietly passed a gas tax increase on Kane County at the pumps. You now pay a tax on a tax.Watch this video we put out explaining it.

This action alone shows the elected politicians in the county are TONE DEAF. Taxpayers are burdened by rising costs at home, including energy costs, food, health, real estate taxes, tolls, school, etc. and they are forced to make cutbacks and adjustments to stay afloat. How come our county government can't do the same? Because we need more board members who will stop to listen and understand what is going on and then stop voting for the spending frenzy. 

  I saw the last few years that the board continued to vote to raise their salaries, continued to grow the size of government, (even while the county population was declining,) and spending in the county soared since 2020. The Kane County General Fund budget which covers day-to-day operations grew from $65 million in 2020 to about $127-$131.6 million in the 2026/2027 cycle. That is about an 87%-102% increase for routine operations (that was reportedly driven by labor market adjustments, inflation) but also the unfunded mandate that Springfield partisan politicians passed called The SafT Act, which has cost Kane County taxpayers millions more and has NOT delivered more safety. In fact, violent crime in Kane County, according to the Kane County State's Attorney herself, "...is higher in Kane" than in the more populous DuPage County.

   Perhaps we need to look at the data on crime in the county more objectively and review whether the unfunded mandate, the SafT Act, needs to be repealed by lawmakers in the general assembly. Why should taxpayers be on the hook for a social experiment that is NOT PRODUCING SAFETY and SECURITY for the county? Not to mention that this has caused the Kane Sheriff's office to spend millions more beyond their budget, as reported widely by local news sources this summer.

  Then we hear how the county has to dip into reserves generated by the Treasurer to balance their annual budget. Sorry, that is not really a balanced budget when you are spending more than the county is taking in. We are in need of spending reform. And we must be looking at serious ways to implement efficiencies across our county government, by streamlining services, using technology, conducting audits, audits, and more audits to root out any mismanagement of our tax money.

  Review our government contracts, and that means review of how the Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO) that the county now follows, to see if that has contributed to higher costs. RBO sets strict rules for companies bidding on public projects. There are critics that point out that these rules HURT local counties by limiting or shutting out competition, including local smaller businesses, to bid for government contracts. Let's start there! Yes, we agree we want to protect taxpayer money through higher quality work. But we also need the competitive bidding process too to achieve the final FAIR price for public works. Let's review these contracts and make sure we are getting the best competitive price for our taxpayers too.

It is outrageous to just think and assume taxpayers will just continue to generously open up their wallet simply because politicians, (who take lobbyist, special interest and crony money), propose and demand it for new projects, initiatives and pet projects that "groups" or "donors" want. All of it needs to be reviewed, audited and exposed much more closely now. The people are demanding it.

I have heard the current District County Board member say "we need new revenue sources..." every year. You know what that really means when he says it? "We need to increase taxes." All while residents are saying "WE NEED TAX RELIEF!" My opponent has voted to raise taxes every single time it was proposed, including the Retail Sales Tax and the Gas Tax increase that went into effect in July.

So I'm out there listening and have made it my mission this campaign to restore OUR 23rd District Voices on the County Level if elected. That is my top priority. To respect taxpayers and listen. Then deliver. You will have a seat at the table with me.