As a person whose worked most of his life, I know what it’s like to watch the cost of everyday life keep climbing while paychecks struggle to keep up. In Senate District 20, families are feeling the squeeze—from higher grocery bills and housing costs, to rising healthcare and energy prices. Affordability isn’t a talking point; it’s about whether working families can actually get ahead.

It means making sure people who work hard can afford a place to live, put food on the table, and take care of their families. It means lowering the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, so no one has to choose between paying the bills and getting the care they need. It means tackling rising housing costs and investing in infrastructure and energy policies that bring down everyday expenses.

And it means standing up for workers—protecting good-paying jobs, defending the right to collectively bargain, and making sure the economy works for the people who keep our communities running.

In Augusta, I’ll fight to lower costs, strengthen the middle class, and make sure families in the Senate District 20 can afford not just to get by, but to build a better future.