Community Service

  • Lifelong member of Little River Presbyterian Church

o Served as Elder, Decon, and Chair of Cemetery Comm.

  • Caldwell Fire Department

o Charter Member

o President of the Board of Directors

o 20-year volunteer firefighter

Political Experience

  • Commissioner 2010-present

  • Served as Vice Chair and Chair of Orange County Commissioners

  • Co-Chair of Orange County Broad Band Task Force

  • Served on various local, regional and state mandated boards

Accomplishments

  • Worked to defeat light rail and promoting local transportation outlets such as commuter bus routes from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough (which are being offered at no charge to encourage ridership)

  • County-wide broadband service is nearing completion 

  • Meeting and listening to concerned Orange County residents and advocating for their best interests

Goals

  • Resist any tax increase for 2026

  • Advocate for District 2 Interests

  • Complete Broadband Infrastructure

  • Increase funding for schools

  • Support local business

  • Support affordable housing

  • Advocate for living wage salaries

  • Expansion of Homestead Exemption

  • Advocate for watershed protection