OPINION — We are at a critical moment in Arizona. We face reduced water allocations, rising costs, and rapid advances in artificial intelligence. How we respond to these challenges will shape the future of our state and the opportunities available to our children. We can’t continue to kick those cans down the road.
With our busy lives, it's easy to tune out elections. I've heard the questions: Aren’t all candidates the same? Do I just vote by party? Does my vote really matter? The truth is that local elections matter tremendously. The decisions that most affect our daily lives are often made close to home. And this year, voters in our district have an important choice to make.
I chose to run for the State Senate seat in Legislative District 14, which includes most of Gilbert and portions of Queen Creek and Chandler, not because politics has appealed to me (it hasn’t!), but because I believe we all have a responsibility to use our talents and experience to serve our communities.
