If you're reading this and we haven't had a chance to meet yet, I hope this gives you a real sense of who I am; not just as a candidate, but as your neighbor.

My love for Madison County started long before I actually lived here. Back in 1977, my family drove through Asheville on a vacation, and something about these mountains just got into my bones. I never forgot it. In 2000, I bought land out in the Grapevine community, and in 2008, my husband Rick and I made it official and we moved here for good. That wasn't a small decision after 25 years in Indiana, but it turned out to be one of the best ones we ever made.