There’s a quiet cost to the world we’re building — a world where tearing down earns more clicks than lifting up and shouting earns more attention than listening. We can feel it. In the heaviness that hangs in our conversations. In the fatigue and disillusionment that follows every round of public outrage. It’s as if we’ve forgotten that strength and civility can coexist . That it's possible to stand unapologetically for what we believe in, while refusing to destroy others

Published in the Cincinnati Enquirer June 2025 There’s something special about this corner of Ohio we call home. It’s not just the neighborhoods and schools, the ballfields and grocery aisles—it’s the people. Hardworking, hopeful, generous people who show up for each other, day in and day out. Our families are doing their best to raise kids, care for aging parents, run businesses, and build lives that matter. They deserve a state government that shows up, too—not with noise o