Let's build the next chapter together.

We've grown from around 8,000 people to more than 11,000 in a little over a decade. That growth isn't going to stop, and pretending otherwise isn't a plan. The question is whether Cambridge shapes its growth or gets shaped by it.

I've served for years on the Isanti County Planning Commission, and I've learned that a town's character isn't decided in big dramatic moments. It's decided in zoning hearings and staff reports, one approval at a time. As mayor, I'll insist that major development decisions get measured against real data on what Cambridge needs, not just what a developer proposes. Our own housing study tells us, for example, that senior housing is one of our largest unmet needs. When we know that, we should build toward it.

Growth done right pays for itself, respects the neighborhoods around it, and leaves Cambridge feeling like Cambridge.

I've spent my career as a financial advisor helping families make careful decisions with their money. I'll bring that same discipline to yours. Every levy increase, every bonding decision, and every long-term obligation the city takes on should be able to survive a simple test: would you make this decision with your own household budget, knowing everything the council knows?

That doesn't mean saying no to everything. It means knowing the difference between spending and investing, being honest about tradeoffs, and never treating tax dollars as abstract numbers on a spreadsheet. They were earned by someone.

Nothing else on this page matters if families don't feel safe in their homes, on our trails, and in our parks. I will back our police and first responders with the resources and the public support they need to do their jobs well, and I'll work to keep the relationship between law enforcement and residents strong. Safety in a town our size is built on trust in both directions.

Becca and I have five kids, and family bike rides are one of our favorite things to do together. So I know firsthand which stretches of Cambridge feel safe on two wheels and which don't.

Parks, trails, and sidewalks aren't luxuries we get to after the important things. They're part of what makes a town a community instead of a collection of subdivisions. As Cambridge grows, I'll push for trail and pedestrian connections to be evaluated as part of development approvals from the start, so our neighborhoods, schools, parks, and downtown actually connect to each other.

Ask around and you'll hear the same thing from a lot of parents: there isn't enough for young people to do here, and too many of our kids grow up planning to leave. I take that seriously.

I won't promise a specific facility that no mayor can deliver alone. What I will do is make youth amenities a genuine priority in our long-range planning, pursue partnerships that could make bigger projects possible, and put young people at the table when we plan the town they'll inherit. Cambridge's future should be something our kids help build, not something that happens to them.

This is the heart of my campaign. Too often a gap opens up between residents and the people who represent them, and it gets filled with rumor and frustration. Closing that gap takes more than posting agendas online. It means explaining decisions in plain language before they're final, showing up in person, answering your emails, and being willing to say “I don't know” or “I was wrong” when that's the truth.

If you email me during this campaign, you'll get a real answer. If I'm elected, that doesn't change.

My Christian faith, my family, and this community are the center of my life. I don't expect everyone in Cambridge to share my beliefs, and a mayor serves every resident regardless. But you deserve to know what shapes the person asking for your vote. For me, leadership is service, integrity isn't situational, and the measure of a decision is whether it's right, not whether it's easy.