Safe. Moving. Affordable.
Castle Rock is a great place to live. My focus is protecting what works, fixing what doesn’t and keeping local government focused on the everyday issues residents actually feel.
Protect the community.
Strong public safety without giving up the individual liberties that make Castle Rock worth protecting.
Castle Rock should remain one of the safest communities in Colorado. That means making sure our police officers, firefighters, paramedics and emergency personnel have the people, equipment and support they need to do their jobs well.
Public safety also requires public trust. New technology can be a valuable tool, but technology such as license-plate cameras should operate under clear policies, meaningful oversight and strong protections for residents' privacy.
Support first responders.
Maintain strong police, fire, emergency medical and emergency response services as Castle Rock grows.
Use technology responsibly.
Technology like Flock license-plate cameras can help police investigate serious crimes and locate dangerous suspects. But public safety should never become an excuse for unlimited surveillance.
See my Flock privacy planKeep public safety accountable.
Support the people doing difficult jobs while expecting transparency, measurable results and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.
Local reporting on the issues behind this priority.
Keep Castle Rock moving.
Traffic problems are predictable. Our response should be too.
Anyone who has lived here has seen what happens when I-25 shuts down. Traffic pours onto local streets, intersections back up and trips across town that should take minutes can take hours.
We cannot control every crash or interstate closure. We can control how prepared Castle Rock is when one happens. That means better coordination, smarter signal management and an emergency traffic plan designed around the way vehicles actually move through town.
Prepare for I-25 closures.
Develop and continuously improve traffic-response plans for major interstate closures before gridlock reaches neighborhood streets.
See my I-25 traffic planMake our signals work smarter.
Use traffic data, coordinated signal timing and active traffic management to move vehicles through major corridors more efficiently.
See my District 3 traffic planMake infrastructure keep pace with growth.
Water infrastructure, roads, intersections, and public-safety capacity should all be part of the growth conversation before congestion and service demands become a crisis.
See my growth planCrashes and hazardous-material incidents have repeatedly shown how quickly an interstate closure can overwhelm local roads.
Fatal I-25 crash exposes gaps in handling major traffic emergencies
A shutdown lasting more than four hours gridlocked the area and flooded local roads as drivers searched for alternate routes.
Read the storyHazmat spill on I-25 backs traffic through Castle Rock
A diesel spill after a crash near Castle Rock Parkway reduced northbound I-25 to one lane, backing traffic through town and overwhelming alternate routes during the morning commute.
Read the storyRespect the household budget.
Castle Rock should remain a place where local government remembers every public dollar started in somebody else's pocket.
The Town of Castle Rock has historically maintained a remarkably low property-tax burden. That fiscal discipline is worth protecting.
But the Town tax bill is only part of what homeowners experience. Many District 3 residents also pay substantial metro-district taxes, fees and debt obligations. Those costs deserve more sunlight and easier-to-understand information.
Property Tax Lookup See what you actually pay to the Town — and your metro district. Check your addressProtect Castle Rock's low-tax culture.
Continue demanding disciplined budgets, responsible spending and a clear justification when government asks residents for more money.
Fight the metro-district debt trap.
Families in The Meadows should not be stuck paying into a financial structure where the debt never seems to disappear. Residents deserve a clear accounting of what is still owed, who benefits, how much has already been paid and when the debt finally ends.
Meadows Metro District: residents deserve answers.
See my Meadows debt planLook at the total cost of growth.
Development decisions should account for the roads, water, infrastructure and public services needed to support new residents without quietly shifting those costs onto existing families.
See my growth planLocal reporting shows why transparency around taxes, debt and the cost of growth matters.
The Meadows faces $434 million in metro-district debt
A CBS Colorado investigation examined how decades-old bond debt grew while Meadows homeowners continued paying metro-district property taxes.
Read the investigationDozens of Castle Rock homeowners run for metro district boards to tackle $434 million in bond debt
After learning more about The Meadows' massive bond debt, dozens of homeowners stepped forward to run for metro district boards and push for greater representation and transparency.
Read the follow-upPractical local government.
Listen first.
The people living with an issue every day usually understand something about it that government does not.
Do the homework.
Read the numbers, ask questions and understand the tradeoffs before making a decision.
Focus on results.
Local government should solve problems, deliver basic services well and remain accountable to the people paying the bills.
What am I missing?
Traffic. Public safety. Metro-district costs. Growth. Something completely different. I want to hear what matters most to you and your neighborhood.
