Town hall meetings, listening to our constituents, is very important. Meetings with County municipalities, Delegates and Senators will help planning for a better county. As a Delegate, I have great relationships and unlimited contacts, to bring help to Cabell County. A lobbyist, representing Cabell County, attending the legislative session and working for our needs/finances, is important.

Being proactive with our business tax structure. Developing the eastern part Cabell County, along Rt. 2 adjacent to where NUCOR is developing their business, is very important. We can't miss on growing our county from east to west and bringing more job development, which will bring more population. This is what we desperately need.

Huntington has done a terrific job removing dilapidated housing. Meeting with and following Huntington's blueprint for removing dilapidated housing would be my first instinct. Dilapidated housing that is delinquent on property taxes, would be a good start. We, in the legislature, passed a bill, creating a fund to address dilapidated houses and buildings.

1) Decreasing Population. 2) Poor Infrastructure and internet. 3) Lack of good, family supporting jobs.

Improving infrastructure/roads, internet, promoting tourism, and lowering taxes. Increasing population will reduce tax burdens for everyone. Increasing Sheriff's Deputies and EMS workers and their pay, provides a safer county. Fiscal responsibility is also very important as we operate within a limited budget. Quarterly Town Hall meetings is a priority. It's extremely important, to have input from our communities.

Yes, I am very much in favor of increasing the size of the sheriff's enforcement offices. The towns of Culloden and Salt Rock need more representation and attention from the Sheriff's Deputies. It's tough to cover all of the county. Hire more deputies and explore a pay increase.

This is a problem throughout WV. I'd like to see more non violent offenders working in our county, to reduce their jail sentence. We have been working on this in the legislature over the past few years. Enforce the laws and stiffen fines for those caught littering.

In the legislature, we froze the payment for another year, at $47 per inmate. We've also reduced the sentence for non-violent offenders, to lighten the jail population. This will always be an issue. No county, wants to be forced into raising taxes, to pay their county jail bill.

I voted for some, renewable energy legislation. It's vital we have a good mix to provide options when it's not sunny or windy, for days at a time. We will work with companies that require a renewable energy footprint, in their structure of operation. However, we cannot allow our energy grid to become too weak for our needs.