Local control means local control all of the time, not just times when it is politically convenient. As your next State representative, I will work hard to put our communities on a path of independence from state and federal influences. As Mayor of Rice Lake, I became well aware of the expensive, redundant, time-consuming hoops that villages, townships, cities, and school boards must jump through as they seek to improve the lives of their friends and neighbors. The leaders of our individual communities have their fingers on the pulse of the public. I will work to return decision-making power to the local level.