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Owner/Operator, Freshly Cut Media Limited Liability Company, 2015-present

Former Information Technology Support Technician, Bank Midwest Operations Center

Owner, Zac's Computer Sales, 2007-2015

Information Systems Night Operator, First Dakota National Bank, 2013-2014

Senior Computer Support Specialist, University of South Dakota, 2013-2014

Editor-in-Chief, University of Sioux Falls Newspaper, The Vessel, 2011-2012

Assistant Manager, University of Sioux Falls Radio, KCFS 94.5FM, 2009-2012

Music Director, University of Sioux Falls Radio, KCFS 94.5FM, 2009-2012

Therapeutic Recreation, Saint Lukes Lutheran Care Center, 2008-2009

Radio Announcer, KBEW 98 Country, 2007-2008

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Father's Name:

J.R.

Mother's Name:

Ann

Priority Issues:

Climate Change
-Home/Business Energy Improvement Discounts and Subsidies
*Improve and expand available funding options
-Conservation Efforts
*Protect fun-offs and watersheds, increase reforestation and wildlife refuges
*Curtail dumping and wastewater drainage to rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds
-Ban Fracking and High-Risk Mining Operations
*Extra protections for boundary waters
-Energy Alternatives
*Set requirements on sustainability and carbon footprints for new structures
*Lead the charge for change
~Utilize the benefits of being rural to more quickly implement changes and improvements
*Explore viable alternatives in Greater Minnesota
~Wind
~Solar
~Biomass
~Geothermal

Education
-Increase Funding for Pre-K Through 12
*Infrastructure upgrades
~Better internet access
~Minimum bandwidth levels
*Technology improvements
~Devices, tools and skills to prepare students for the modern workforce
~Classroom instructional improvements
*Increase teacher pay and compensation
~Lower shared healthcare costs
~Increase funding for professional development and advancemen
-Fix Higher Education
*Lower college tuition and fees
*Lower interest rates for student loans
*Better refinancing options for current student loans
-Improve Local Job and Workforce Training Programs
*Leverage small business professionals
*Low-cost, local area programs for common certifications
*"Farm in" jobs, not out

Healthcare
-Ease of Access to Affordable Care
*Simplify the process for obtaining services
*Increase mental health programs and funding
*Adequately fund supplemental community programs
-Paid Parental Leave
*Institute paid parental leave for both parents
~Regardless of age, sex, orientation, race, ethnicity, or religion

Infrastructure
-Broadband Internet Access for All
*Affordable access to broadband internet for all
*Crackdown on poorly regulated telecommunications monopolies
*Target rural areas and communities where infrastructure and competition are poor
-Transportation
*State-wide transit/transport plan
~Repair and rebuild roads and bridges
~Increase safety
+Target high-risk stretches of roads and intersections
+Adopt a much stricter cell phone usage law
+Higher-visibility areas for pedestrians and bikers
~Accessible transport for all
+New ideas for rural transport
*Stricter requirements for future improvements
~Mandatory biking lanes, sidewalks
~In-depth safety studies
~Increase incentives for economical modes of transport
-Housing Development and Affordable Housing
*Address the increasing cost of living
~Costs are growing much quicker than wages
*Investigate programs for renting alternatives
~Ease the transition to home ownership
-Vacant Properties
*Utilize spaces that are currently unoccupied
~Create "value adds" for the community
*Revitalize dilapidated properties for community use
~Look for potential low-income housing opportunities
*Proper usage of vacant spaces/lots after teardowns
-Increase Local Government Aid and County Program Funding
*Maximize local unit efficiency
~Fix immediate issues and problems concerning the health, wellbeing, and economic hardships of citizens
~Decrease micromanagement and overhead to curb funding delays

Political Reform
-Reduce Barriers to Entry
*Ease entry for new "politicians"
*Set term limits
-Rein in PAC, Lobbyist, and Special Interest Group Campaign Contributions
*Lower the exorbitant influence wealthy individuals/organizations have on the political process
*Make PAC, lobbyist, and special interest group contributions more readily accessible to voters
-Increase the Ease and Access of Voting
*Automatically register voters when renewing driver's license
*End "registered party" voter system
~Allow citizens to attend any election and vote however they want
~Increase ease of voting
~End voter suppression
*End voter disenfranchisement
~Allow those with felony convictions to vote after completing their sentences
-Mandate Superdelegates to Vote Proportionally to the Popular Vote