I've had some great conversations with folks in neighborhoods throughout the district about their ideas for the city and our district. I'm struck by the common theme across the many issues we've discussed: we all care deeply about our community. I've heard great ideas about how to clean up our lakes, how to deal with traffic, what Warner Park should look like in the future, how to support small businesses - just to name a few! I look forward to refining and sharing these ideas around the district. I truly believe that an elected official's first job is to listen to her constituents, and so far that's been the best part of the campaign.

It's also really nice to "do politics" face to face. I talked recently with a neighbor about my campaign and she told me how refreshing it was, after an acrimonious state election, to hear from someone running for office who actually had a positive vision, rather than just a list of complaints about the status quo. That's good to hear, and I'm excited to find nearly everyone I've had the pleasure of speaking with more often has ideas than complaints. I have a vision for our neighborhoods and our city as and I look forward to continuing to develop that vision as we continue to talk throughout the campaign.