District 15 is special. Albany is the 11th largest city in Oregon and is surrounded by rural farm land. For too long, Oregon politics has been dominated by Portland progressives that give little attention to the needs of diverse communities like ours. Growing up in the Albany surrounding area, I've witnessed firsthand the urban-rural tensions. I’ve also witnessed how they can coexist. I want to help bridge this gap and bring a voice to Salem that represents everyone and everything from downtown Albany, growing Millersburg and Tangent, to all the acres of farmland in between.

All Oregonians deserves to feel safe in their community. While violent crime skyrockets in Portland, I’ve stood up against far-left efforts to defund the police. Additionally, we need to address the lack of funds allocated toward the Oregon State Police by reinvesting in public safety.

I’ll also work to amend and fix Measure 110, which failed to live up to its promise to offer more addiction treatment, and is instead resulting in a tragic increase in overdose deaths and homelessness.

The last few decades have been defined by one-party rule. Oregon has not had a Republican governor since 1987. Runaway spending, high taxes, and misplaced priorities have hurt Oregonians at every level. As your state representative, I’ll continue working to reduce taxes and cut wasteful spending, so hardworking Oregonians can afford gas, groceries, and other essentials. We need fiscally responsible leaders who have run businesses to lend a voice to lawmaking. This is my goal in the Oregon Legislature.

Natural resources have long been a primary economic and social pillar to House District 15. Growing up actively farming and overseeing my family farm’s business operations, I offer a strong, authentic voice for the agricultural community in Salem. From transportation issues, skyrocketing inflation, labor shortages, and the widening gap between urban and rural Oregon, the challenges facing our natural resource sectors are all issues I have engaged with on either a local, state, or national level. The years I have spent living these real world problems is why I can effectively serve the wide range of natural resource-dependent jobs and lifestyles in House District 15.

The movement of people and goods throughout the state is crucial to Oregon’s economy, but our transportation system is facing significant challenges. As the owner of Boshart Trucking and co-vice chair of the Joint Transportation Committee, I understand these challenges firsthand. We need lawmakers who understand the importance of managing congestion and adding capacity while ensuring state agencies spend our hard-earned transportation taxes where they belong — on our state highways, roads, and bridges. Whether it’s cap and trade or gas car bans, I’ll continue standing up against harmful policies that would devastate our communities.

Our schools are failing our kids. Oregon’s public education system has ranked in the bottom five in the nation and has consistently been leaving children behind. That’s why I support a parent’s right to decide what educational option is best for their children. In addition to supporting school choice for every Oregon student, I have and will continue supporting investments in career and technical education that will provide opportunities to succeed by giving students hands-on skills our economy desperately needs.