The future of Harrison and the legacy we pass to our children depends on the seriousness with which we approach our civic responsibility. It is well past time to abandon the high school mentality of voting for candidates based on familiarity or popularity. This is not a race for Homecoming Court.

Our ancestors paid the ultimate price to establish not just a right, but a sacred privilege to vote. We must honor that sacrifice by refusing to dilute our power to the “laziest common denominator” of simply choosing a friend.

As the saying goes: Vote the Same, Get the Same.

I ask you not to vote for me because of friendship, but because you are convinced I represent one of the strongest choices to take on the responsibilities that lay ahead.

Let’s secure Harrison’s future with serious, responsible votes.