Carrie McLeod

I have 2 Master’s degrees in business, and I have years of corporate experience where my work focused on creating optimal outcomes in the most efficient manner. i have also served on numerous community committees and boards, and I have a good understanding of the needs of our community and state.

Supporting law enforcement and veterans.
Healthcare costs and transparency.
Leveraging our natural resources to provide a strong grid and water across the entire state.

Institutional knowledge will be lost with term limits, as our leaders will no longer be allowed to serve this great state. The wisdom leaders will no longer be serving, and new legislators will depend on lobbyist groups to guide them in their decisions. While there are lobbyists with great integrity, there is also a risk when historical perspective is lost. We are a state with great opportunities ahead, and we must be conservative in our spending while driving innovation. Workforce is a major challenge. We are in need of specialty healthcare and must focus on growing that workforce for the future.

If the initiatives have a good return on investment I would support state funding, however there must be a proven positive ROI. I encourage a public/private approach to grow our workforce. Strong partnerships can create a work environment that attracts and sustains a healthy workforce.

I am pro growth. I would support this funding for a limited time and not for extended years. It will depend on what the need is in the state, and what the deliverables will be to address the biggest needs. I believe we have extended incentives for too long in some cases.

I recommend market-rate housing with a low interest rate for first time home buyers and for those who are at the lower end of the FPL. Many older homes could also benefit from modernization to make them energy efficient and affordable for new home owners.

I believe there needs to be a multiple faceted approach to childcare. Our childcare providers must be valued with pay equity that supports a healthy wage. This is an area where our workforce needs help. We must attract more students into the early childcare coursework and build our own workforce of childcare professionals. Parents may receive a larger tax credit to help with childcare costs.

Absolutely. We must secure this water supply as soon as possible. We are at risk of other states wanting to tap into our supply. We should move quickly with this project to help keep the costs from a continued rise over time.

Yes. We have many resources in the western part of our state, but we need a pipeline as well as transmission lines to move the resources to this part of the state. It is the safest way to move the products.