Candidate for Washington House of Representatives - District 20, Position 1 in 2026 Washington Primary Election.
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Get StartedThrough industrial hemp I intend to create many thousands of new jobs, bring many new businesses to the region, and bolster the viability of struggling farmers and rural communities in Southwest Washington. All this while providing an enormous net environmental benefit. Learn more
Outdoor recreation and tourism are among Washington’s largest economic drivers, yet our rural communities are unable to benefit as much as they should from this huge and sustainable source of revenue. Mt. Rainier National Park, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and practically every other piece of public land in Washington is packed to capacity for much of the year, with campsites persistently booked-full many months in advance. Yet small towns are passed over and forgotten. We need to give our rural communities the tools they need to draw in hikers, sightseers, and vacationers. Learn more
It is also time we fight back in earnest against predatory tech companies taking advantage of rural communities to build wasteful, unnecessary data centers which are driving up our bills, sucking up vast quantities of water, and causing excessive noise pollution upon the communities upon whom these facilities have been forced. If elected, I will introduce legislation to place a statewide moratorium on the construction of new data centers, prohibit data centers from running generative AI or crypto-currency programs, mandate that data centers pay higher fees for utilities than other customers, ensure that in the event of a shortage of power or water, data centers are the first to be cut off, and implement measures which require that data centers to drastically reduce noise pollution. Learn more
With each rural community possessing its own large park with significant recreation opportunities, people would come not only to visit a particular town, but to spend time exploring multiple towns, each with their own unique and exciting park to visit. Our rural communities lie far closer to big cities and airports than do our federal public lands. By making our communities into desirable destinations we can both solve overcrowding of National Parks, while also generating immense prosperity for rural communities. Learn more
Where viable, I aim to provide every community in Western Washington with a large park capable of providing visitors with a wilderness experience, and locals with expansive new options for outdoor access. These parks are to be rustic, designed for low-upkeep and minimal time and expense to build and open to the public. The goal would be for each to offer 5 miles of hiking trails of varying lengths, a 5 mile long mountain bike trail, a picnic area, and 3-6 tent campsites. Learn more
We must halt the paving over of our fields and forests with suburban sprawl. We cannot afford to exchange local production of food and materials, as well as our beautiful natural landscapes, for cookie-cutter subdivisions, strip malls, or data and distribution centers. Instead, we need affordable housing and small businesses within community centers. Endless growth as an economic model can only end in disaster, and I don’t believe most folks here in Southwest Washington want to see our home transformed into Pugetopolis or Los Angeles. Instead, our goal must be a thriving and prosperous steady-state economy. Learn more
Improving our communities and making them more affordable places to live also entails investing in transportation here in Southwest Washington. I aim to introduce new train service to small towns along our remaining active rail lines from Vancouver to Olympia, with stops at new stations in towns such as Castle Rock, Winlock, Woodland, Kalama, Ridgefield, Napavine, Bucoda, and Tenino. With improved bus access to more remote communities, we will enable folks to live car-free if they choose, and thus save themselves what is on average the 1000 per month cost of car ownership in the U.S. Learn more
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