Transportation is a constitutional mandate to our legislature. We need to make transportation a priority in our budget. We must integrate our roads, rail and transit into a system. Our current transportation system is not integrated and operates as separate entities. Having served as an Army Transportation Officer for over 20 years with assignments all over the world gives me a unique understanding of what is takes to operate and maintain a transportation system. I have served on the Transportation Finance committee and will be an advocate or transportation funding that serves our entire state to include our rural area.