Tamara Hoke

Education We need to create opportunities to keep our bright, creative, and innovative young people in our state and in our communities. That means, embracing new technologies that will move us forward. The best way to get young people excited about and feel ownership in their community is to ask them to take part in visioning. Economy We need to diversify our economy and bring jobs of the future to the area. We can no longer expect the local paper mill to provide large numbers of good paying jobs. Those jobs have been in a steady decline for a long time. I want to work to bring good paying jobs with benefits to the local area. The best way to move forward is to bring opportunities to this area. Education Strong public schools are the backbone of any community. They prepare young people to become active citizens, taxpayers, and workers. The children of today are the adults of tomorrow. They are the future and we must invest in them.