With smart planning and partnership with our community, we can build a city where people can access jobs, arts and culture, nature, schools, and shops close to home. I’ll work to incentivize complete communities with neighborhood amenities, revitalize our core area, support our historic downtown, and lead our growth planning with an emphasis on creating an affordable, sustainable future.

The work we’ve done on the City Council to lift people out of homelessness and turn the tide on housing prices has made a difference. But we need to do more to ensure we’re providing the stability and opportunity everyone needs to thrive in Bend. I’ll support our economy by investing in diverse business sectors with good-paying jobs, providing small business grants and supports, and supporting the work to build the supply of homes we need, including more income-restricted homes for people who are struggling to get by.

To keep Bend a safe and welcoming place, we need to not only build resiliency for emergencies like wildfire, but also support community members who are being unfairly discriminated against and targeted with federal overreach. I’ll continue to stand up for the rights and freedoms our Constitution guarantees to everyone in our city while making effective investments in policing, wildfire preparedness, and emergency response efforts. 

Creating neighborhoods where residents can connect with each other no matter their background or income level doesn’t just help us build community, it fosters upward economic mobility. I’ll keep working to connect our city through building better East-West connections, improving transit, and supporting mixed-income neighborhoods where everyone feels at home and can connect.