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Reasons I’m Running

Our rural communities need active representation on our rural electric co-op board. Here’s why I’d like to help represent you!

for Practicality

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for People

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for Place

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for Practicality ⚡︎ for People ⚡︎ for Place ⚡︎

Share your thoughts!

  • I’ve been wanting to get involved in leadership like this for a long time- but it never meshed with my work schedule. With the flexibility of my current career, I finally have the availability. And with expenses and issues coming thick and fast at the working people of my community, I feel that it’s my RESPONSIBILITY to put the work in.
    I’m ready. We need this representation. The time is now!

  • Sitting in on SMPA Board meetings. Attending regional energy planning gatherings. Interviewing SMPA line workers, current board members, and staff. Visiting regional infrastructure sites. Meeting with regional political leaders, land conservation leaders, ranchers, ecology groups, and lots of regular electricity co-op members and owners like you and me.

    I’ve been putting in the work. You’ve been telling me what you need. Now it’s time to put that work into representation.

  • Rural communities are under growing pressure. Our towns are expanding, infrastructure is aging, and outside development—from data centers to large-scale energy projects—doesn’t always serve local needs. At the same time, rising costs and unreliable imported power are driving demand for more resilient, locally controlled energy. In District 3, concerns about wildfire risk and outages in remote areas add urgency.

    Local cooperatives like the San Miguel Power Association are uniquely positioned to respond—working directly with members to improve infrastructure, support local energy solutions, and keep costs manageable. To me, serving on the board means supporting practical power for people and place through thoughtful, community-driven solutions.

  • We need thoughtful energy development that values the irreplaceable land around us. I’m opposed to predatory outsider development in wild spaces- Our mountain viewscapes, agricultural lands, recreation access, and wildlife corridors are a key factor for what we care about here. Instead, I support brown-land infrastructure development, rooftop solar, and projects that utilize existing infrastructural spaces to bring us the energy updates we deserve.

    Wild land shouldn’t be the first choice for development. And infrastructure built here should serve our communities directly.

  • Electricity is pricy, and getting pricier. There’s no magical way to solve this, but with intentional representation that supports the safety, reliability, and affordability of our power, we can all benefit. Energy co-ops have always been about power for the people, by the people- and one way to achieve that is by electing representatives who go to bat for our everyday needs. I hope to serve our communities by staying involved, hearing on-the-ground feedback, and listening perpetually to the real folks who make up our district’s membership.

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