I’m running because our community deserves to be heard, supported, and given every opportunity to thrive. My commitment to public service comes from the people I’ve met along the way — neighbors whose resilience inspires me, and families who deserve leaders who truly listen and act.

My journey back to New England, to my husband’s family home in Dalton, was more than a homecoming. It was a call to serve. Not long after we arrived, my mother‑in‑law volunteered me at my first Town Hall meeting to help get Dalton’s website up and running. From that moment on, I found myself saying “yes” whenever I saw a need.

Over the years, I’ve served our town in many roles:
• Supervisor of the Checklist — helping neighbors register to vote and ensuring every voice is counted
• Planning Board Secretary
• Trustee of the Trust Funds
• Library Trustee
• Dalton’s School Board Representative

I’ve continued my work as Supervisor of the Checklist for more than sixteen years, gaining a front‑row seat to the challenges and triumphs that shape our community. These experiences have shown me what’s possible when people come together — and where we must do better.

Through this work, I’ve seen the growing struggles many of our neighbors face. Families making impossible choices just to get by. Seniors rationing medication. Young families moving in with relatives because housing is out of reach. Parents worried about shrinking school funding and rising property taxes. These aren’t numbers on a page — they’re our friends and neighbors, and their stories stay with me.

At community events, conversations always circle back to affordability. Gas prices continue to rise because of a war none of us asked for. Essentials like groceries, healthcare, and housing become harder to afford each week. People with disabilities are losing services they rely on. And state decisions are shifting more of the burden onto local property taxes while public school funding declines. When I see our community’s concerns drowned out in Concord, it strengthens my resolve to step forward.

The promise of reduced taxes has not materialized for everyday families. Instead, reductions to revenue‑generating taxes — like the business profits tax and the repeal of the Interest and Dividends Tax — have shifted the burden onto property owners and increased state fees. I’ve watched our community wrestle with these changes, and I know we deserve better.

I’m running to be a representative who listens, who remembers the stories shared with me, and who fights for policies that put people first. I believe our district is strongest when we look out for one another — and that our best days are ahead if we work together.

I invite you to join me in building a community where everyone can afford to stay, to thrive, and to have their voice heard.