The place I call home has a deep connection to our natural world.
Southeast Missouri is a land of breathtaking natural beauty--boasting the rolling hills of the Ozark Plateau, vast, green expanses of Mark Twain National Forest, and the banks of over two hundred miles of the muddy Mississippi. Fertile soil, swimming holes, and some of the best scenic views in the Midwest can be found in my District.
Appropriately, people here have an intimate understanding of the environment as a part of our daily lives. Generational family farmers rely on a strong harvest, so they know what effects destructive floods and hotter summers will have on their crops. Small towns know how large-scale CAFO operations have decimated their local economy, and they know all about the groundwater pollution these operations produce. And parents, grandparents, and young people here understand the looming threat of climate change that, left unchallenged, threatens to upend our way of life.
I believe we must take on that challenge. I believe in conserving our cherished landscapes, developing good, local, green jobs, and protecting our right to clean air, clean water, and clean soil.
Today, I’m asking you to consider making a contribution to support The Sierra Club in their efforts to protect sustainable local economies and our earth.
We are all rooted in this district, so we deserve elected leaders who understand what’s happening to the land we live on, and are willing to act on it. I can promise you that I’m ready to do just that.
Sincerely,
