I've spent my career working on issue like these which are central to creating jobs. As State Director for South Dakota's tech schools and President and CEO of the Associated General Contractors, I worked with business leaders around the state to ensure that our workforce was adequately trained to fill jobs. We live in a competitive economic environment with other states competing for some of the same must ensure our workforce is trained to meet the challenge. I want to leverage my experience and will be able to hit the ground running as an effective advocate for District 14.