I will be the first licensed foster parent to serve on the commission. I am a single Clark County foster parent, who has devoted his life to help shelter and raise higher-level of care and at-risk youth. I have fostered 15 youth ranging from 9 years old to 17 years old. In 2018, I adopted my first son and this past November I adopted my second son.

I will be the first combat veteran to serve on the commission in more than 20 years. I am a disabled combat veteran who spent nearly a decade in the US Army with deployments and service in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

I served as Director of Community Outreach for Congresswoman Dina Titus. Over half a decade with her office I organized over 100 community events, helped thousands of Southern Nevadans find social and mental health services and brought back more than $2 million worth of federal benefits to those I helped.

I will be Clark County's first openly LGBTQ commissioner who received my first national endorsement from the LGBTQ Victory Fund. After the repeal of don't ask don't tell, I helped LGBTQ veterans apply to upgrade their less-than-honorable military discharges that were based on sexual preference.

I will be Commission District C's first African American commissioner. I have worked to bring resources and services to the African American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), senior, economically disadvantaged, disabled and immigrant communities.

• It is time that Southern Nevada has a commissioner who is focused on the under-served communities and not solely focused on the billion dollar projects.
• It is time to see diversity on the commission. I will be the first licensed foster parent, first openly LGBTQ, first African American for District C and first combat veteran to serve on the commission in nearly 30 years.
• There is more to the county commission than zoning and sales taxes. The Commission has significant authority over Clark County which means creative projects and innovation should not be an idea for some distant time, but rather for today.

Top on my priority list are the youth of southern Nevada. Working with foster parents, educators, and youth programs, along with state and county agencies, I have heard there needs and developed innovative ideas to implement within the Department of Family services, after-school within the Clark County School District, and the Juvenile Justice system, all of which the Commission plays a large role within.

Currently there are no Veterans services on the county level. My Fellow Veterans have answered the call for the defense of our nation and there should not be a struggle to find resources in Clark County. We can provide Veterans with a department dedicated to listing services such as mental health, housing, employment, business, etc on the county level.

My first job was signing up for the US Army and month after the attacks on Sept 11th, 2001.

Commissioners are know for there powers of grant gaming and liquor licenses. However, many people do not know that the commissioners also oversee the foster care program, juvenile justice, public defenders and public guardian office, along with many Southern Nevada rural services and dozens of other glamour-less but vitally important organizations.

I believe it is important that our commissioners are not-career politicians who see this seat as a stepping stone of birth right. We need a wide diverse group of commissioners who can bring a unique prospective to the county.