Why I’m Running: A Government That Works for the People Who Live Here

Sammamish is more than where my wife and I live, it’s where we’re building our lives. We walk our dogs at Soaring Eagle, fish at Beaver Lake, and volunteer through the Sammamish Rotary. We can count on our neighbors. Our friends are here. On any given night, an invite will go out on our group chat inviting everyone to the Ale House, La Casita, Sammamish Café, or just to one of our homes for dinner and chats well into the night. During the Bomb Cyclone, we saw neighbors stepping up for one another in ways that made us proud to call this place home.

We wanted a community like this; that’s why we chose Sammamish. I’m running to protect and strengthen it.

We have challenges to solve. Budgets are passed with million-dollar gaps. Road projects are endlessly discussed but rarely delivered. Emergency planning is underdeveloped and inconsistently executed. And when residents raise concerns, they’re met with bureaucracy instead of urgency.

That’s not how local government should work.

Sammamish deserves a City Council that’s focused: clear priorities, real accountability, and practical results.

We need to invest in infrastructure that’s actually built.

We need emergency plans and we need them competently executed when the next storm or disaster strikes.

And we need to fix the budget without pushing out young families and seniors with higher and higher taxes.

I’m a small business owner, former Planning Commission vice chair, and nonprofit board member. I know how to work through complexity, manage tight budgets, and deliver on commitments. Too often, I’ve seen good ideas in Sammamish get buried in process instead of turned into progress. That must change.

My approach is simple: listen first, ask the tough questions, and focus on outcomes that serve the people who live here. 

I’m running to build a city government that works. One that reflects the values of this community and earns your trust every day by delivering results.