Pasadena City Council District G Candidate:

 

I previously ran in the last cycle 2 years ago and by God’s grace, I made the runoff with our currently council member. I decided to run again because I am committed to my district, and I look forward to continuing serving my community in a greater capacity as a council member.

 

I also have experience with crisis response. On the day of the tornado, January 2023, my daughters and I handed out 10 cases of water to nearby neighbors who were out cutting down fallen trees. We then drove to Baker Ripley and helped set up cots for displaced members of our community. Being there at that time, allowed me to be the connection between the American Red Cross and Revive Church, and we were able to open a shelter at the church for almost 2 weeks. With the help of fellow church members, we were able to serve our community.

Also, in speaking to another officer, they mentioned how imperative it is to separate the benefits of our law enforcement officers from civilian city employees. This is important because it would help reduce costs for everyone, including the portion paid by the city for all employees.

Another idea would be to create Facebook groups for every district so that the citizens can contact their council member directly and voice any questions or concerns.

Lastly, with my heart for churches and families, I would request the support of council to establish a zoning ordinance for smoke shops. Currently, I would say we are behind the curve, as other cities in Texas (Dallas, Sugarland, Sherman, etc.) already have something like this in place.

I am committed to upholding conservative values. Along with that, comes defending and advocating for keeping taxes low, and I am all about bringing unity and remaining transparent with my constituents. I often tell people, what you see, is what you get.

 

I love our local businesses and Pasadena thrives, when our local and small businesses thrive. I look forward to working closely with the chamber to make sure that other qualified local and minority/women owned businesses understand the benefits of being involved with the chamber. We need to be a city that encourages the expansion of local businesses, as well as, a city that brings in new businesses in to our community.

 

I believe the improvements that are already happening around our convention center will encourage more events in our great city and therefore, will become a large part of revenues coming into our city. This will enable us to continue with the much-needed infrastructure improvements and good and safe roadways, will encourage more businesses to come. 

 

As stated before, we need our local businesses. We can’t make it so difficult for them to open their doors, that we become a less desirable city to do business in. For many years, I’ve been hearing the complaints of local business owners that have become really frustrated with the permit process. Some have felt that the goal post is moved every time the goal is met, and that needs to be addressed before we lose more local businesses.

 

I believe we really need to work together as a community to be moving in the direction of making Pasadena great for every district. This includes addressing the most urgent infrastructure needs first, no matter what district they are in. I would like to see every citizen of Pasadena, feel heard and seen and the way we do that, is by addressing every community issue, fairly and expeditiously.

 

I believe there is always room for improvement. Let’s establish rapport with other great cities to see how they are managing efficiency. We should have the very best helping us in these issues to become the best city in Texas to live in.

 

I will do the same for our Fire Department as well. They need to know that we always have their best interest at heart.

We are pretty blessed to have multiple hospitals in our city and a variety of other healthcare services. As with any business, we need to continue to make Pasadena a desirable place to do business.

 

I strongly believe in partnerships with our local schools and training and development centers in our area. We need to promote organizations that are already focused on these goals. Let’s get Pasadena businesses employed.