We didn’t have much, but I learned the value of hard work at a young age. I learned responsibility. That is something that political elites will never understand.
As a former triage nurse, I have always been passionate about serving others in my community.
However, everything was tested when a suicide bomber in Iraq permanently blinded my husband, Scotty, and I was told his service was over.
The suicide bomber may have taken my husband's vision, but he didn’t take away our determination and drive for service over self.
That’s how I found myself running against a 30-year Democrat incumbent because we deserve better.
With empty grocery shelves and unprecedented crime, I couldn’t sit on the sidelines any longer.