I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive influence on their lives and read more

I love it when women come up to me and tell me I'm a positive influence on their lives and the lives of their young daughters. That's a great feeling.

I spent over five years fighting crime for the Secretary of State Police on the streets of East St. Louis, read more

I spent over five years fighting crime for the Secretary of State Police on the streets of East St. Louis, earning both a lifesaving award and the Secretary of State's Medal of Honor during that time. We like to think that Macoupin County is safe from the problems of the big city, but unfortunately, violent crimes and methamphetamine production are on the rise in rural areas. My experience working in St. Clair and Madison counties will better able me to confront methamphetamine production and violent crime head-on while still understanding the rural needs of Macoupin County.

They sort of made a point of that, which I thought was right,

They sort of made a point of that, which I thought was right,

I'm extremely proud of each and every one of our kids. All of them refused to lose. Even when they read more

I'm extremely proud of each and every one of our kids. All of them refused to lose. Even when they were outclassed they kept coming back and never gave up.

I kick myself a little bit because I'm always worried. I'm trying to put my insecurities away in the sense read more

I kick myself a little bit because I'm always worried. I'm trying to put my insecurities away in the sense of just letting things take their course.

I always think I'm feeling it, but unfortunately I haven't had too many great shooting nights this season. But I read more

I always think I'm feeling it, but unfortunately I haven't had too many great shooting nights this season. But I just kept hanging in there. It's a huge win for us.

It was the worst pain I'd ever felt in my life. I didn't want to go to school. I dreaded read more

It was the worst pain I'd ever felt in my life. I didn't want to go to school. I dreaded going to the training room every day because I knew what was going to happen. It was a lot of pain, but I wanted to come back.

It's nice to get everyone playing time,

It's nice to get everyone playing time,

We went to some clear-out plays to attack and try to draw some fouls on them. I didn't know if read more

We went to some clear-out plays to attack and try to draw some fouls on them. I didn't know if that was going to work, but eventually it did.