I’m a mom, a Marine veteran, and a proud, born-and-raised Minnesotan. For most of my life, ever since I was five years old, I’ve lived in SE Minnesota. I went to college at Winona State University to study Mass Communications, and later enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2011 as a linguist where I studied the Pashto language and Afghan culture. But after my enlistment, my husband and I moved back home to Spring Valley to start our own family, and I used my G.I. Bill to get my Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. I've been a working mom, stay-at-home mom, and everything in between since then, and now I'm ready to take on a new service role as the representative of District 26B.