1. People should vote for me because I bring a young and fresh perspective to the race from Generation X, and as a former educator I will bring a common sense approach that can help us communicate better with the board of education in making our schools become the best in the state.

1. I have enjoyed a wonderful quality of life in Bowie, and our children and grandchildren deserve the same opportunities I had growing up in Bowie. That is why I continue to mentor our disadvantaged children and teens, showing them how they can set and obtain goals to achieve a better life. That is why I am involved in Boy and Girl Scouting programs, to...