This is the issue I care about most, because it’s the foundation for everything else —
and it’s where being a CPA isn’t just a nice credential, it’s the whole point.
Right now, most people have no real idea how their county spends their money. That’s
not acceptable. You shouldn’t need an accounting degree to understand your county
budget — but it helps to have a commissioner who has one.
Here’s what transparency and accountability will look like with me on the board:
Plain-language budgets. I’ll push the county to publish its budget and spending in
clear, understandable terms — not just dense documents almost no one reads. Where
your money comes from, where it goes, and what it buys, in language a normal person
can follow.
Real accountability for results. I’ll ask the questions a good auditor asks: Is this
program working? Is this the best use of the dollars? Are we measuring outcomes or
just spending? Government should have to show its work.
No surprises. Taxpayers should never be blindsided by how their money is being used.
I’ll be a consistent voice for openness, honest reporting, and treating public money with
the seriousness it deserves.
Reform, transparency, and results aren’t just my campaign slogan. They’re the standard
I’ve held to my entire career — and the standard I’ll hold Jefferson County government
to.
