I was raised by small business owners and for years, I worked in these small businesses as a youth and I still help my mother at her small business in Plainville.

It is not the role of the government to create jobs. The role of the government is to set the atmosphere and provide services, and as a result jobs are created and businesses thrive.

As Mayor, there will be several things I would do to grow our business base in Attleboro.

• Attleboro has a reputation for not welcoming businesses. My priority would be to make Attleboro a more business friendly environment. If this was a priority, we would see see a different more vibrant downtown.
• Attleboro is not working with the United Regional Chamber of Commerce. How are we going to maximize Attleboro's potential when Attleboro has not had a relationship with the Chamber of Commerce? We can't! That will change when I am Mayor.
• We don't have an Economic Development Director. Economic development is a craft, a trade. We need to hire someone who has experience in economic development.

Some of my work As a State Representative has included:

• connecting constituents with either the DTA, the DUA or the Attleboro Career Center.
• working with the Attleboro Chamber of Commerce and Jonathan's Cafe to find out the source of the Fats, Oils, and Grease mandate, and supporting their efforts to go before the city council. 
• filing a bill to support the investment of funds by fraternal benefit societies
• filing a bill concerning the procurement of products or services by state agencies or authorities (my "Buy Massachusetts goods first" bill)
• filing a bill to include licensed rehabilitation counselors in the definition of licensed mental health professionals
• advancing my $38 million bond amendment out of the House; this bill has funded dozens of jobs across the state
• voting against the Tech Tax
• including one of my budget priorities that the House recapitalize the Brownfield Redevelopment project.