What I'm Fighting For

The mountains, the river, the trails — they're why we're all here. A changing climate puts all of it at risk. Bend can lead on climate solutions, and I'm committed to making that happen.

What I'll work toward:

• Supporting the Climate Impact Fee, which ensures new development helps fund the infrastructure needed to reduce emissions
• Reducing the city's carbon footprint through smarter land use, transportation, and building policies
• Preparing Bend's infrastructure for climate-related risks: wildfire, drought,      extreme heat
• Aligning growth with long-term environmental stewardship, so future generations inherit a Bend worth inheriting

Climate action and economic growth are not at odds. Smart environmental policy is smart economic policy and I'll fight to prove it.

  A car shouldn't be required to live a full life in Bend. Yet for too many residents — workers, seniors, students, families — that's exactly the reality. Our transit system needs investment, expansion, and a long-term vision.

What I'll work toward:

• Expanding transit routes and frequency so buses are a reliable option, not a last resort
• Improving connectivity between neighborhoods, job centers, and essential services
• Supporting multimodal infrastructure such as sidewalks, bike lanes, and safe crossings that make every way of getting around better
• Leveraging state and federal transportation funding for Bend's benefit

Better transit isn't just a quality-of-life issue. It’s an economic development issue. When workers can get to jobs, businesses grow. When visitors can move around without a car, our local economy thrives.

Bend is growing — and how we grow will define who gets to stay. I support compact, walkable neighborhoods that create affordable homes for our unhoused neighbors, working families, and everyone moving to this region. Done right, density isn't a threat to Bend's character. It's how we preserve it.

What I'll work toward:

• Supporting zoning reforms that allow missing-middle housing — duplexes, triplexes, and apartments — in more neighborhoods
• Prioritizing infill development that puts homes near jobs, transit, and services rather than pushing growth to the urban fringe
• Reducing car dependency by building neighborhoods where daily needs are walkable or bikeable
• Ensuring new housing development includes affordable units accessible to a range of incomes
• Treating housing as a climate issue — compact communities mean lower emissions per household

Affordable housing and climate action aren't separate fights. Compact, connected neighborhoods deliver both — and every Bend resident deserves access to one.

Bend has changed an change brings the risk of leaving people behind. I believe every resident deserves a voice in our city's future, and that the council should reflect the full diversity of who lives here.

What I'll work toward:

• Centering equity in housing, transportation, and development decisions
• Ensuring community engagement processes reach all Bend residents, not just those with the most time and access
• Building an inclusive Bend where newcomers and longtime residents alike can thrive
• Ensure that as Bend grows lower income residents have access to what makes Bend great

Growth is only good if it benefits the people who live here. I want an economy that creates opportunity broadly for workers, small business owners, and families across the income spectrum.

What I'll work toward:

• Using transportation investment as an economic development tool, connecting workers to jobs and businesses to customers
• Supporting local small businesses with policies that reduce barriers and increase access
• Ensuring that economic growth translates into real opportunity for Bend residents, not just rising costs
• Coordinating with Deschutes County on infrastructure planning that supports the whole region.