I have lived in East Cobb for 21 years. My wife and I put our life savings into our home here in 2005. We are raising our daughter here. This is home.
I am not a career politician. I have spent 30 years in business solving problems and getting results. That is what I want to bring to the county.
I am running because Cobb needs local leadership, not politics. My focus is simple. Keep Cobb affordable. Keep Cobb safe. Keep Cobb united.
I was born and raised in Georgia. My mom was a public school teacher. My dad was a Vietnam veteran and an architect. I watched both of them work hard to take care of our family. They taught me responsibility, service, and what a strong community looks like. I met my wife, Kalen, at Oglethorpe University. We married in 2002.
Affordable Cobb. The county should spend your money the way you spend your own. That means smart budgeting and proof that a program works before we grow it. It means using better technology so services get faster without costing more. And it means cutting red tape so small businesses can open and grow here. When they grow, they help carry the tax load.
Safe Cobb. Police, fire, and 911 crews should be paid enough to live in the county they protect. Well staffed departments respond faster. On our roads, I want to use crash data to decide which intersections get fixed first. That includes people walking and biking, not just people driving.
United Cobb. Everyone in Cobb pays for county services, so everyone should have a voice in how they work. I want real two-way communication. Town halls. A community cabinet. Clear updates before decisions get made, not after.
Bringing people together is not new for me. I did it in student government at Oglethorpe. I did it fighting the push to turn East Cobb into its own city. I did it as Cabinet Lead on Commissioner Richardson’s Community Cabinet. I do it every day in my job, where I get people to agree on shared goals and practical answers. I will bring that same approach to public service.
I will be ready on day one. Cobb is growing fast. We need a Commission focused on keeping up with that growth, making it easier to deal with the county, and building a better future for all of us and for the next generation.
