May 5, 2020 Greetings to you all,Hopefully you’re staying healthy and you’re able to do what you can, to get through the Coronavirus. Currently, the state is using a program called TestIowa, to help get more Iowans tested for the Covid-19 virus. The TestIowa https://www.testiowa.com/ program has been testing in Des Moines and Waterloo and also started...Read More

April 29, 2020 Greetings to you all,I hope everyone is staying healthy and that you are doing everything possible, to make it through this pandemic. What we are facing here in Black Hawk County is a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. Many of the cases are linked to the Tyson’s meat processing plant in Waterloo....Read More

April 20, 2020 Greeting to you all,I hope everyone is going ok and staying healthy and that you and your family are doing everything possible, to make it through this pandemic. As the outbreak of COVID-19 leaves much of the Iowa workforce wondering when they will be able to regain their lives back and there...Read More

April 13, 2020 Greeting to you all,The negative impacts that we all are facing with the Coronavirus, it’s important that we take care of ourselves and make sure our families and friends can deal with the stress caused by the disease. We have people that are dealing with having lost their jobs, business owners who...Read More

April 7, 2020 Greeting to you all,With the Covid-19 pandemic impacting our everyday lives and many of challenges that we all will be facing in the future, will make it very difficult for us all. Governor Reynolds held an 11 o’clock press conference, to discuss some additional changes with the required closures of business. She...Read More

March 26, 2020 Greeting to you all,We are facing some very difficult times ahead dealing, with the Coronavirus (Covid-19 virus). Every state has declared a state of emergency or a public health emergency, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Nine states (including Iowa) have made requests or received approval for major disaster assistance. A statewide...Read More

March 17, 2020 Greetings to you all, Important Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update This week we learned the Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached a new phase, called community spread. Community spread occurs when individuals have been infected with the virus and cannot specifically identify the source of the infection, or do not know how or where they became infected....Read More

March 13, 2020 Greetings to you all, Week nine has brought a lot of change to the Iowa Legislature. While we passed countless legislation this week, the developing situation around COVID-19 around Iowa and the nation has held our attention. While there are very few diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in Iowa, social distancing is recommended...Read More

March 6, 2020 Greetings to you all, Week eight has been extremely busy. In addition to the normal stream of constituents and other visitors, many bills have come to the floor for debate and consideration. I had the pleasure of meeting with union members from the UAW, IAMAW and AFSCME early this week to discuss...Read More

February 28, 2020 Greetings to you all, Week seven brought debate to the floor of the Iowa House of Representatives. With the first funnel finished, it was time to debate bills and to decide if the bill is good for the people of Iowa. Between debate, I had the pleasure of meeting with members of...Read More